Archive for September 22, 2018

2015 March for Life in Washington D.C. ?w=200&h=150

By Perry West

Pro-life women say they were overlooked by Netflix documentary 'Reversing Roe'

A new Netflix documentary claims to show both sides of the abortion debate in the U.S., but pro-life advocates say... Read more

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Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring pregnancy centers to advertise abortion

A Hawaii law requiring pro-life doctors and pregnancy centers to advertise for abortion was struck down by a federal district... Read more

Flags of China and Vatican City. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican signs deal with China on bishop appointments

An expected agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China on the appointment of bishops was signed... Read more

Encuentro delegates at prayer. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Encuentro Catholics ‘heartbroken’ by scandals, but unshaken in faith

While the so-called summer of scandals has hit the Church hard both in the United States and throughout the world,... Read more

Pope Francis waves at pilgrims from China at the general audience Sept. 7, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope recognizes illicitly ordained Chinese bishops

After the signing Saturday of a provisional Vatican-China deal on the nomination of bishops, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ recognition... Read more

Bishop Cantu addresses Encuentro participants with a panel the morning of Sept. 22, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Bishop Cantu to Encuentro Catholics: Don't become spiritual tumbleweeds

The Hispanic community in the United States produces many fruits, but must be careful to water the roots, Bishop Oscar... Read more

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Did Pope Francis call himself 'the devil?'

Traveling Saturday to Lithuania, Pope Francis joked that, in the eyes of some, Pope St. John Paul II is considered... Read more

Pope Francis visits the Mater Misericordiae shrine in Vilnius, Lithuania Sept. 22, 2018.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis praises Lithuania’s history of hospitality

During his first speech in the Baltics Saturday, Pope Francis told Lithuanian authorities to take pride in their country’s history... Read more

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By Mary Farrow

‘We’re brothers and sisters in Christ’: For Encuentro Catholics, immigration is personal

When Miriam Joyce of the Diocese of Raleigh talks about immigration, her face folds with concern.  Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

When the Church finds itself in times of trouble, imitate Mary, bishop says

Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, said that the Catholic Church is currently in a “very dark... Read more