Archive for January 27, 2019

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Detaining migrant children 'immoral and inhumane,' says Catholic group joining lawsuit

More than 10,000 migrant children still detained by the U.S. government are wrongly being used to lure undocumented family members... Read more

The inside of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Philippines Jan. 27, 2019. Photo: WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Twenty killed in explosions during Mass in Philippines cathedral

At least 20 people were killed and 111 wounded after two bombs exploded minutes apart during Sunday Mass in a... Read more

Pope Francis says Mass at Campo San Juan Pablo II for World Youth Day Panama Jan. 27, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Young people are the 'now' of God

Serving God and his mission is not a passing thing, but can and should be pursued in the present, with... Read more

Pope Francis at World Youth Day in Panama Jan. 26, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Who is your neighbor? Someone who 'inconveniences' you, Francis says

On the final day of World Youth Day in Panama, Pope Francis met with the guests of a home for... Read more

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Prayer gives vitality to all we do, Francis tells WYD volunteers

Pope Francis met with World Youth Day volunteers Sunday, thanking them for their service and reminding them of the importance... Read more

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St. Benedict Church in Baltimore, Maryland (left) and St. Benedict Church in Richmond, Virginia.

‘Reverently awe-inspiring’: The story behind twin Catholic parishes in Virginia, Maryland

The interior of the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem. In the background, the most well-known depiction of Our Lady of the Milk. According to a Christian tradition dating back to the sixth century, the Virgin Mary was nursing the baby Jesus here, and when, in haste to flee to Egypt, she took him off her breast, a drop of milk fell to the ground, turning the stone completely white.

Bethlehem’s ‘Milk Grotto’: A pilgrimage site of hope for families seeking miracles

Lee Edwares received the VOC Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom, at the opening of the Victims of Communism Museum, June 2022. This medal is the highest honor from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, which he co-founded in 1994.

Lee Edwards, Catholic historian of American conservatism, dies at 92   

Pope Francis greets artists and participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert in the Clementine Hall on Dec. 14, 2024.

Pope Francis calls on Vatican Christmas Concert artists to promote peace, reconciliation

Jack Traynor (next to child on first row) as a pilgrim to Lourdes in 1925, two years after his healing.

The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes

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Detail of a 1964 West German postage stamp showing Father Alfred Delp.

The Nazi resister who had one of the most profound Advents ever

A pro-abortion activist displays abortion pills as she counter-protests during a pro-life rally on March 25, 2023, in New York City.

Trump commits to keeping abortion pill available

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.

Supreme Court to hear Catholic Charities case on whether serving the poor is religious act

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