Archive for May 2, 2016

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square after the Wednesday general audience, May 7, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

The Holy Spirit gives strength amid persecution – Pope Francis

It is the Holy Spirit who gives Christians the ability to be witnesses of the Gospel in their daily lives,... Read more

Damaged temples in Bhaktapur, Nepal, following the April 25, 2015 earthquake. Photo courtesy of the Nepal Jesuit Society.?w=200&h=150

Nepalis show resilience one year after devastating earthquake

Members of the international Catholic aid agency Caritas visited Nepal last week to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake... Read more

Prolife marchers walk through Dublin, July 2, 2011, for the Fifth Annual All-Ireland Rally For Life. ?w=200&h=150

Use your vote to protect life: a message from Northern Ireland's bishops

Northern Ireland’s voters should use their vote to uphold the right to life, not violate it, the Catholic bishops of... Read more

Pope Francis meets with members of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, May 2, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Cling to divine mercy, Pope Francis urges Mercedarian Order

Pope Francis on Monday met with representatives of a centuries-old Marian order of priests and brothers dedicated to mercy, encouraging... Read more

A young girl lights a candle at a Marian grotto in Pakistan. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

The world became more dangerous for religious believers last year

The right to exercise religion came under sustained assault around the world in 2015, according to a new report from... 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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