Archive for August 12, 2016

Relics at St. Anthony's Chapel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Sale of saint relics on eBay sparks Catholic outcry

Ryan Scheel was shopping for a rosary on eBay when one listing caught him off guard.  Read more

The Great Mosque of Aleppo, as it appeared in 2010. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Muslims who interpret Quran peacefully 'find a strong ally' in the Church

A Vatican bishop spoke out last week stressing that while few Muslims are terrorists, there are passages in the Quran... Read more

Pope Francis meets with former prostitutes assisted by the Pope John XXIII Community in Rome Aug. 12, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Former prostitutes get special visit from Pope Francis

Pope Francis has visited a special community for women freed from prostitution and violent abuse as his latest ‘Mercy Friday’... Read more

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Ben Hur: An epic remake

For the first time in nearly 55 years, one of the greatest stories ever told will be retold on the... Read more

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Who's turning 40? One of America's largest dioceses!

Major celebrations are set to mark the 40th anniversary of California’s Diocese of Orange, one of the largest dioceses in... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

How Baltimore's Catholics are still working to heal their communities

After the Justice Department issued a scathing rebuke of Baltimore’s policing abuses, local Catholic leaders maintained it must be a... 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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