Archive for June 22, 2017

Charlie Gard. Photo courtesy of Connie Yates.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Euthanasia mindset looms over disabled baby's legal fight, ethicist warns

Legal efforts to bar the parents of a British baby born with a disabling medical condition from seeking treatment overseas... Read more

Stephanie Gray's 'Talk at Google' April 20, 2017. Screenshot.?w=200&h=150

This pro-life talk at Google's headquarters was a hit

A pro-life activist walks into Google’s headquarters and delivers a speech so compelling that within 24 hours, the online video... Read more

Pope Francis meets with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at the Vatican June 22, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis meets Dutch king and queen, returns long-lost stick

On Thursday Pope Francis met with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, as part of the visit returning... Read more

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Youssef Absi elected Patriarch of Melkite Greek Catholic Church

The synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church elected on Wednesday Archbishop Youssef Absi as the Church's new patriarch, who... Read more

The USS Fitzgerald returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka following a collision with a merchant vessel, June 17, 2017. US Navy photo by MC 1st Class Peter Burghart/Released.?w=200&h=150

US military archbishop prays for victims of USS Fitzgerald collision

On Wednesday the Archbishop for Military Services, USA offered his prayers and condolences for the sailors who perished on USS... Read more

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Stop sharing fake news, Filipino bishops implore

Fake news is a problem everywhere, including in the island nation of the Philippines.  Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Calif. court drops 14 charges against Planned Parenthood investigator

A California court on Wednesday dismissed 14 of 15 criminal charges against an undercover journalist behind the video exposé of... Read more

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The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.

U.S. President-elect Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

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