Archive for May 16, 2020

Pope John Paul II blesses the pilgrims during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square in 2004. ?w=200&h=150

Polish bishops launch #ThankYouJohnPaul2 campaign for pope’s centenary 

The Polish bishops are encouraging Catholics to share their memories and witness of how St. John Paul II influenced their... Read more

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By Perry West

How a Solanus Casey documentary, and its creator, aim to inspire

An American documentarian says her work is the fruit of a divine calling that began with an encounter with Pope... Read more

Pope Francis during Mass in the Casa Santa Marta May 16, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: The antidote to worldliness is Christ

The only cure for worldliness is faith in Jesus Christ and in his death and resurrection, Pope Francis said at... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican calls attention to growing food crisis from coronavirus

The coronavirus emergency is also causing a food-related crisis, Vatican officials said Saturday, encouraging people to do their small part... Read more

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Jaime Mayor Oreja inaugurates the sixth Transatlantic Summit of the Political Network for Values ​​held in Spain’s Senate.

International pro-life summit: Faith isn’t imposed but doesn’t hide either

Zion Lutheran Church in Long Valley, New Jersey, is one of two churches that have won a victory against county officials who were excluding them from a historic preservation grant program.

Judge says New Jersey county can’t exclude churches from historic preservation grant

Opponents of transgender treatments on children gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices hear oral arguments for a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries and hormones for minors.

Supreme Court seems skeptical of claim that Tennessee’s transgender law is discriminatory

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a legal brief in which he argued that Missouri’s regulations on abortion providers are consistent with Amendment 3 and are justified on grounds of patient safety and informed consent.

Missouri attorney general defends pro-life abortion laws amid legal fight over new amendment

Pope Francis meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talk Ukraine and family policies

Palliative care.

Palliative care doctors in UK say assisted suicide bill rests on ‘misconceptions’

Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. 

New Orleans priest pleads guilty to 1970s kidnapping, rape of teenager

Pope Francis is shown the new popemobile, an electric Mercedes, on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Vatican.

Mercedes-Benz presents Pope Francis with new modified G-Wagon ‘popemobile’

Pope Francis blesses a toddler during his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis: Preaching must rely on Holy Spirit, keep homilies under 10 minutes

Cardinals outside the Paul VI Hall.

21 new cardinals to reflect Catholic Church’s unity amid geographic expansion

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