Archive for October 1, 2019

St. Melany Ruthenian Catholic Church, in Tucson, Arizona. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

By Perry West

How this convert 'fell in love with Jesus' through the Byzantine Catholic Church

The scandals, she said, are opportunities to pray for Church leaders who have “fallen away, because there's so much responsibility... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican prosecutors conduct raid on Secretariat of State offices

Vatican prosecutors seized documents and electronic devices in a raid executed Tuesday at the offices of the most senior curial... Read more

Sign outside the Department for Health and Human Services, Washington DC. Via Shutterstock?w=200&h=150

HHS allocates $33m previously meant for Planned Parenthood

The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Monday that is allocating $33.6 million in Title X funding previously... Read more

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge accepting the offertory gifts at the Mass for Persons with Disabilities, Sept. 29. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Catholics with special needs ‘show us the face of Christ,’ says Burbidge

Catholics with special needs are a central part of “who we are and what we do” as a community, Bishop... Read more

Sleeping arrangements at the Downtown Hope Center women's shelter. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

City of Anchorage drops 'gender identity' complaint against women's shelter

The city of Anchorage has dropped a complaint filed with the city’s Equal Rights Commission after a women’s shelter in... Read more

Pope Francis imparts a blessing during the celebration of Vespers for the feast of St Therese of Lisieux in the Vatican Basilica, Oct. 1, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

The Church's Extraordinary Missionary Month begins under the gaze of St Therese

Pope Francis opened the Extraordinary Missionary Month Tuesday invoking St. Therese of Liseux, the patron saint of missionaries.  Read more

St. Peter’s Cathedral in Belfast. ?w=200&h=150

N Ireland religious leaders call for prayer, action against new abortion laws

Religious leaders are calling on Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith to reconvene the region’s legislative assembly, in order to avoid... Read more

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Split ruling for Virginia abortion regulations

A federal judge on Monday overturned two Virginia restrictions on abortion, while upholding several others, saying, “the right to choose... Read more

Tiananmen Square - Entrance to Forbidden City, Beijing, China. ?w=200&h=150

China marks 70 years of communism and human rights abuses

On Tuesday, the People’s Republic of China marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country’s communist regime. While... Read more

Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a June 2018 convention in Detroit. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Michigan governor axes funding for pregnancy, parenting support

Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has line-item vetoed from the state’s budget $700,000 in funding for the Michigan Pregnancy and Parenting... Read more

Moroccan security forces stand guard as a van leaves the court following Hajar Raissouni's sentencing for procuring an abortion in the capital Rabat, Sept. 30, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Moroccan woman sentenced for procuring abortion

A Moroccan journalist, her fiance, and a doctor were sentenced to prison Monday for procuring and performing an abortion. The... Read more

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Christian think tank warns of flaws in Australian religious discrimination bill

Freedom for Faith, a Christian legal think tank, expressed concerns last week over unintended consequences of the Australian government's religious... Read more

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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

Attendees including workers of reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral gather during a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron (center) in the nave of the cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024.

U.S. churches to ring bells for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

The Holy Father's Dec. 2, 2024, letter to Catholics in Nicaragua comes at a critical time for the country.

Pope Francis to Nicaraguan Catholics: Faith and hope work miracles

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