Archive for January 13, 2020

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square Sept. 21, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican: Pope Francis not in favor of optional priestly celibacy

A Vatican spokesman said Monday that Pope Francis’ position on priestly celibacy is “known,” quoting the pontiff’s remarks in a... Read more

Cardinal George Pell arrives at Melbourne County Court on Feb. 27, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Pell transferred to new maximum-security prison

Cardinal George Pell has reportedly been transferred out of the Melbourne prison in which he has been incarcerated for more... Read more

Archbishop Carlos Castillo of Lima. ?w=200&h=150

Lima archbishop offers 'clarification' on controversial Eucharist remarks

After controversial remarks last week, the Archbishop of Lima said Thursday that he did not intend to undermine the importance... Read more

Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria, whence four seminarians were abducted Jan. 8, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

Four seminarians abducted in Nigeria

Four seminarians, between the ages of 18 and 23, were abducted Wednesday night from their seminary in Kaduna, in northwestern... Read more

Pope Francis greets Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Dec. 21, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

Analysis: On celibacy, what Benedict cannot say and Francis mustn't hear

What the two reactions to a new book from Benedict point to is a fault-line, not for or against Pope... Read more

The Texas capitol. ?w=200&h=150

Texas bishops urge governor to reconsider refugee resettlement

Texas' 16 Catholic bishops on Friday responded to Governor Greg Abbott’s announcement that the state will not participate in the... Read more

Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly. ?w=200&h=150

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Northern Ireland

Same-sex marriage is now legal in Northern Ireland, after a deadline set by the UK Parliament Westminster in July 2019... Read more

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Cardinal Sarah: Claim that Benedict did not co-author book on celibacy is 'defamation' of 'exceptional gravity'

The publisher of a new book on priestly celibacy, written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect... Read more

Fire and rescue personnel before a bushfire next to a major road and homes near Bilpin, New South Wales, Dec. 19, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Sydney archbishop encourages relief donations amid Australia fires

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney urged Mass attendees Sunday to pray for an end to the Australia fires, which have... Read more

Kansas Capitol. ?w=200&h=150

After 'grotesque' court ruling, Kansas pro-lifers continue push for ballot measure

Pro-life legislators and advocacy groups in Kansas, joined by the state’s Catholic bishops, are working to send a constitutional amendment... Read more

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“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather discusses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

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Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

The Supreme Court of India.

Church leaders will appeal Indian Supreme Court order for tax on salaries of clergy

Argentine President Javier Milei walks past President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How will Trump impact abortion, gender, and migration policies in Latin America?

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