Archive for September 12, 2016

Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court of the Unite States after oral arguments for their case against the HHS mandate, April 14, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

US Bishops to government: End legal standoff with the Little Sisters

The United States government has an opportunity to end its legal battle with the Little Sisters of the Poor and... Read more

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Woman charged in foiled attack on Notre Dame cathedral

A woman was charged over the weekend by French authorities in connection with an alleged terrorist plot to attack Notre... Read more

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in 2010. ?w=200&h=150

How Pope Francis' 'new joy' surprised Benedict XVI

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has said he is satisfied with the papacy of Pope Francis and sees “no contradictions” between... Read more

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

In Hungary, anti-Christian persecution prompts government action

The Hungarian government has established a new office on the persecution of Christians to address both persecutions of Christians in... Read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knights of the Knights of Columbus, speaks with CNA June 26, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

The next US president must aid persecuted Christians – Knights' head

Christians can’t be second-class citizens if they are to remain in the Middle East, and the next United States administration... Read more

Image from new film, "Jesus VR - The Story of Christ." Courtesy of Paul Lauer.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Virtual reality film lets users experience the life of Christ

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to have been there when Jesus preached the Sermon on... 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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