Archive for March 28, 2016

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight en route to South Korea on Aug. 14, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Pope condemns 'cowardly' attack on Pakistani Christians

Pope Francis on Monday mourned the loss of life in Pakistan, where more than 70 people – mostly women and... Read more

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There is no confirmation that Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil was crucified on Good Friday

Reports claiming that a kidnapped priest in Yemen was crucified over the weekend are likely false and irresponsible, the local... Read more

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Survivor of Brussels terror attack writes letter of hope to unborn baby

“...I just want to tell you that life is a wonderful thing, and the world is really full of remarkable... Read more

Benedict XVI holds the paschal candle during the Easter Vigil, at St. Peter's Basilica, April 7, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

Benedict XVI responds to Mother Angelica's death

Benedict XVI had a special response to Mother Angelica’s death falling on Easter Sunday: “it’s a gift.”  Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Horrific Easter bombing seen as a crossroad for Pakistan

Religious freedom advocates have condemned the Easter Sunday bombing in Pakistan that killed more than 70, while insisting upon reform... Read more

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

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