Archive for November 27, 2020

"Tolton: From Slave to Priest." Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

By Perry West

'Tolton' play in spotlight as Church addresses racial division

“Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” aims to share an important story for Black Catholics at a moment of racial division.  Read more

A detail from a graphic promoting the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life campaign. ?w=200&h=150

Vatican dicastery urges youngsters to share wisdom of elderly people facing Christmas alone

A Vatican dicastery launched a new campaign Friday urging young people to share wisdom gleaned from the elderly facing Christmas... Read more

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn at the Vatican April 8, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Schönborn deplores attack on rabbi in Vienna

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn deplored Friday an attack on a rabbi in the Austrian capital, Vienna.   Read more

Pope Francis records a video message delivered to a Catholic social doctrine conference Nov. 26, 2020. Screengrab from Vatican YouTube channel.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Avoid the temptation of seeking ‘utopia’ in this world

In a video message to a Catholic social doctrine conference on Thursday, Pope Francis said that remembering our baptism and the... Read more

Fr. Matthew Dajo, who was kidnapped Nov. 22 in Nigeria's Abuja archdiocese. Public Domain?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Catholic archbishop: Pray for priest kidnapped in Nigeria

A Nigerian archbishop has asked for prayers for the safe release of a priest kidnapped in Abuja earlier this week.  Read more

The decapitated statue of the Virgin Mary in the municipality of Marghera, Italy. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Patriarch of Venice calls for prayers of reparation after Virgin Mary statue decapitated

A statue of the Virgin Mary in a public square in a suburb of Venice, Italy, was vandalized Thursday night.  Read more

The beheaded statue at the Jesuit church in Straubing, Germany. Photo ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Artist offers to restore beheaded statue of Virgin Mary in Germany

An art restorer in Germany has offered to restore a decapitated statue of the Virgin Mary free of charge.  Read more

Sr. Laura Mainetti’s vestition ceremony in 1959. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘My Jesus’: Martyred Italian nun saw Christ in young people

A religious sister who knew Venerable Maria Laura Mainetti said the woman, who was murdered 20 years ago as part... Read more

St. Peters Basilica in Vatican City. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

Swiss court orders full access to records for Vatican financial investigation

Vatican investigators have been granted full access to Swiss banking documentation related to long-time Vatican investment manager Enrico Crasso.  Read more

Archbishop Brian Dunn. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

New archbishop takes helm of Canadian Catholic archdiocese

A new archbishop took the helm in the Canadian archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Friday.  Read more

Archbishop Michel Aupetit, pictured in 2015 at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

French bishops launch second legal appeal to reinstate public Masses for all

The French bishops’ conference announced Friday that it would submit another appeal to the Council of State, calling the proposed... Read more

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Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024.

Pope Francis: Notre Dame reopening shows ‘sadness and mourning give way to joy’

Pope Francis places the red biretta on Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, during the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 7, 2024.

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, including archbishops of Tehran and Toronto

Both Chile’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a rule in the national budget to prevent the financing of transgender-focused hormone and surgical treatments for minors in the public health network

Battle over gender policies for minors also rages in Chile

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.

New film on Padre Pio provides intimate look into saint’s life from those who knew him

A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary by laying a wreath of fresh flowers at her statue atop a column near the Spanish Steps at dawn on Dec. 8, 2023.

Immaculate Conception on an Advent Sunday: When to go to Mass?

Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’

When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day

Pope Francis meets with the College of Cardinals on July 1, 2024.

What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?

Left to right: Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe, Archbishop Fernando Chomali, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, and Bishop Mykola Bychok, CSsR, will be made cardinals in a consistory on Dec. 7, 2024.

New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory

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White House backs off enforcing underage contraceptive rule in Texas

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