Archive for November 14, 2019

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis names Spanish Jesuit head of Vatican's economy secretariat

Pope Francis Nov. 14 appointed Spanish Jesuit Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves as prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy,... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square Nov. 13, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis urges dialogue in face of ongoing jihadist violence in Burkina Faso

Pope Francis urged interreligious dialogue in Burkina Faso Wednesday as ongoing violence by jihadist groups has killed more than 750... Read more

Pope Francis greets his second cousin, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, in 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope’s cousin, a Salesian missionary, to join papal entourage in Thailand

Salesian Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, Pope Francis’ second cousin who has been a missionary in Thailand for over 50 years,... Read more

Pope Francis hosts a pizza party for sick children in Vatican City on Dec. 17, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Tech companies have a responsibility to protect children

In a speech to the head of major global tech companies, Pope Francis said Thursday that protecting children from evils... Read more

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

'We need to become an evangelizing Church,' says new USCCB VP

Archbishop Vigneron was elected vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday after a third-ballot run-off.  Read more

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. ?w=200&h=150

Congressional committee examines state pro-life measures

A House of Representatives committee will hold a hearing on Thursday to investigate restrictions on abortion clinics passed in pro-life... Read more

Children queue outside a shelter in Guatemala after a 2018 volcano eruption. ?w=200&h=150

Catholic identity carefully guarded at CRS, bishop says

Adhering to Church teaching is a priority for Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and policies are in place to ensure it... Read more

Kenya's pro family activists deliver over 68,000 signatures to the President of Kenya to remove support for the ICPD25 in Nairobi, Nov. 11, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Statement of 11 nations opposes 'reproductive rights' focus of Nairobi Summit

On the sidelines of the Nairobi Summit, the US and 10 other nations delivered a joint statement Thursday indicating their... Read more

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Planned Parenthood launches web tool to promote abortion clinics

Planned Parenthood is already the largest abortion provider in the U.S., and its new web tool aims to direct more... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Sept. 16, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Church in Mexico hails election of Archbishop Gomez as USCCB president

Bishop Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola, auxiliary bishop of Monterrey, has welcomed the election of Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles... Read more

Bishops pray during the Fall General Assembly of the USCCB. ?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

Analysis: The USCCB 'abortion debate,' and what came after

On Tuesday, 69 U.S. bishops voted against the inclusion of a paragraph in a letter they plan to soon publish.... Read more