Archive for January 23, 2018
Belgian deacon on trial for murder
Ivo Poppe, a 61-year old Catholic deacon in Belgium, went on trial this week under the suspicion of killing at... Read more
Dairy farm to the episcopate: Stockton gets a new bishop
On Tuesday the Vatican announced that Bishop Myron Joseph Cotta, who grew up on a dairy farm and has until... Read more
Economic models should be centered on human dignity, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis encouraged global delegates at the 2018 World Economic Forum to promote economic models that create the proper conditions... Read more
Interview with an exorcist- 'The Devil and Father Amorth'
A documentary on the ministry of Father Gabriele Amorth, popularly known as the “Vatican exorcist,” will be released this spring.... Read more
Which Catholics oppose abortion? A closer look at the data
A recent Pew study shows that support for legal abortion varies widely among religious groups, with Catholics falling somewhere in... Read more
'Rambo' the hero: Dog saves nuns from fire
A dog named Rambo lived up to his “action hero” name, when his barking alerted sleeping religious sisters that a... Read more
The complicated case of China’s Catholic bishops
The Vatican’s efforts to resolve the split between underground Chinese bishops and the government-recognized Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association face another... Read more
Pence in Israel: US is committed to persecuted Christians, peace process
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reaffirmed America’s commitment to both peace and persecuted Christians during his four-day trip to Israel... Read more
