Archive for August 29, 2021

Bishop-elect Guido Marini walks beside Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday 2021 in St. Peter's Basilica?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis appoints Vatican Master of Ceremonies Msgr. Guido Marini to Italian diocese

Msgr. Guido Marini has been in charge of papal liturgies since his appointment to the role by Benedict XVI in... Read more

Pope Francis speaks during the Angelus prayer.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray and fast for Afghanistan

“In historical moments like this we cannot remain indifferent, the history of the Church teaches us this,” Pope Francis said. Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus message from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Complaining is ‘poison’ for the heart

Complaining and blaming others is a waste of time; the way to defeat evil is to conquer it first within... Read more

Pope Pius XII / public domain?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Expert’s latest investigation dispels myths about Pius XII and Rome's Jews

Pope Pius XII was not silent in front of the Shoah nor inactive. He was, instead, very much committed to... Read more

An Afghan mother and her children rest in a tent at a makeshift IDP camp in Share-e-Naw park in Kabul.?w=200&h=150

By Alejandro Bermudez

5 things you need to know about Christians in Afghanistan now

As the situation in Afghanistan rapidly deteriorates and the U.S. withdrawal date of Tuesday, Aug. 31 approaches, these are five... Read more

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

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

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?

Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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Catholic NASA scientist delves into investigation of potential life on other planets

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