Archive for July 21, 2016

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By Kevin J. Jones

Why pray after tragedy? This Sandy Hook mother has an answer

Some people have difficulty seeing the point of prayer in times of trouble. But for Magnificat magazine columnist Jennifer Hubbard,... Read more

Father José Aumenté presents Pope Francis with a reflective vest of the Spanish bishops' highway ministry. Photo courtesy of Fr. José Aumenté.?w=200&h=150

This priest encourages drivers to 'be merciful on the road'

As more drivers hit the roads in the U.S. and Europe for summer road trips, a priest in Spain is... Read more

World Youth Day in Brazil, July 28, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

The powerful witness of Iraqi young people at World Youth Day

Among the swarms of pilgrims registered for World Youth Day in Poland next week is a large group of Iraqi... Read more

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Minn. archdiocese apologizes for failures, as prosecutors drop abuse charges

Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as its present and past archbishops apologized... Read more

Republican VP candidate Mike Pence at the RNC in Cleveland, Ohio on July 20, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena,Matt Hadro

Where are the values at the Republican National Convention?

As the 2016 Republican National Convention draws to a close, some Catholics are concerned about a perceived lack of priority... 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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