Archive for August 9, 2016

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By Mary Farrow

These two game-changing Olympians are serious Catholics

Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are two of the names to know in this year's summer Olympic games in Rio.  Read more

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By Ann Schneible

Pope sends condolences to victims of Pakistan hospital attack

Pope Francis offered his condolences to those affected by the “senseless and brutal” attack against a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan,... Read more

Japanese pilgrims attend the General Audience address in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 22, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Japan's bishops oppose efforts to abandon pacifism in nation's constitution

In the shadow of the 71st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs and the end of World War... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope offers message of prayer amid violent storms in Mexico

After Tropical Storm Javier and Hurricane Earl ravaged parts of Mexico over the weekend, Pope Francis offered his prayers and... Read more

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Re-trial puts landmark Catholic sex abuse conviction in doubt

A landmark case involving Catholic officials’ response to sex abuse is planned for retrial May 1 of next year. The... Read more

Pope Francis prays before the tomb of St. Filippa Mareri at a Franciscan convent in Borgo San Pietro, Italy, Aug. 9, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Surprise! Pope Francis visits convents on his day off

In keeping with his spontaneous personality, Pope Francis made a surprise visit Tuesday to two convents north of Rome.  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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