Archive for April 5, 2018

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Los Angeles' newest auxiliary bishop is a cancer survivor

On Thursday Pope Francis appointed Msgr. Marc V. Trudeau, who survived lymphoma in 2008, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese... Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, March 14, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis to issue apostolic exhortation on holiness

Pope Francis will next week publish an apostolic exhortation on holiness titled Gaudete et exsultate, or “Rejoice and be glad”,... Read more

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Bishop calls for prayers after kidnapping of DRC priest

The bishop of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is urging the faithful to pray for a priest... Read more

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Austria considers headscarf ban for young girls in school

The Muslim community in Austria is calling for more dialogue surrounding the government’s recent proposal to ban headscarves, or hijabs,... Read more

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The fertility doctor who impregnated a patient - and the ethics of procreation

A woman who discovered that her biological father is the fertility doctor who helped her mother conceive has filed a... Read more

Saint Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei. Photo courtesy of Opus Dei?w=200&h=150

Opus Dei vicar: We are fully united with the pope

In a letter to the New York Times, the U.S. vicar of Opus Dei said that the personal prelature has... Read more

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Video series highlights the men who are Knights of Columbus

Ordinary Catholic men in the Knights of Columbus can make a big impact in their communities and in people’s lives,... Read more