Archive for February 21, 2020

Pope Francis prays during the Good Friday Via Crucis in Rome April 19, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis prays for victims of German shooting

Pope Francis prayed Friday for the victims of a shooting in Germany that killed nine people at two hookah bars.  Read more

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Syria’s Hidden Victims - Samer Hanna

Marginalized for centuries, persecuted by ISIS, afraid to attract any attention from the West, Syrian Christians remain, by most accounts,... Read more

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By Perry West

More than 207,000 sign petition to shutter porn website after trafficking violations

Underage pornography and trafficking videos have been found on the online pornography platform PornHub.  Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: Canon law revision project is concluding

Pope Francis said on Friday that canon law can be like medicine, because justice is healing for the entire Church.... Read more

Victims of clergy sexual abuse, activists, and lawyers gather in Rome, Feb. 21, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Argentine clergy abuse victims in Rome, one year after Vatican summit

One year after the Vatican hosted a summit on the abuse crisis, three former students of an Argentine institute which... Read more

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith outside his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 13, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Sri Lankan cardinal calls for full investigation into Easter bombings

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has called for a full investigation into the bombing attacks on... Read more

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appoints judges to Miami's Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, March 27, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Fla. bishops laud parental consent for abortion bill as it goes to governor

The Florida bishops applauded Thursday the passage through both houses of the state legislature of a bill requiring parental consent... Read more

Repair scaffolding on Notre-Dame de Paris, November 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Parts of Notre-Dame plaza, crypt expected to reopen this spring

French officials are hopeful that parts of the plaza of Notre-Dame de Paris, as well as the church’s crypt, will... Read more

Pope Francis meets with bishops of the USCCB's Region XIII at the Vatican, Feb. 10, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

Santa Fe archbishop weighs in on papal discussion of Fr. James Martin

Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe has offered his recollections of a meeting between Pope Francis and the American Southwest,... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

After LGBT teachers resign, Seattle archbishop says teachers must be Gospel witnesses

After students at a Catholic high school in Washington state staged protests in support of two teachers who resigned their... Read more

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Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, knocks on the door of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Cathedral, in central Paris, on Dec. 7, 2024.

Notre Dame Cathedral ‘back in the light’ after glorious reopening  

Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica with visible bruising on his face, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the Pope suffered a contusion after hitting his chin on a bedside table the previous morning.

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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