Archive for September 11, 2021

Pope Francis meets with deacons and their families at the Vatican on June 19, 2021?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: A family that remains open to life builds history

“Dear friends, the family is alive if it finds itself united in prayer," the pope said in a message ahead... Read more

Father Tom Colucci.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

How 9/11 led a first responder to the priesthood

Father Tom Colucci says he actually sees a lot of similarities between the priesthood and the fire service. Read more

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest on Sept. 11, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Erdö: Our world today is in burning need of a united Christianity

"This unity is the will of Christ Himself, who prayed that His disciples may be one, that the world may... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at this Angelus address on Aug. 22, 2021?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Pope to interfaith summit: If we want peace on Earth, “we cannot lose sight of Heaven”

“I would like to reiterate that if we want to preserve fraternity on Earth, ‘we cannot lose sight of Heaven.’” Read more

Abimael Guzmán after his capture in 1992.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown,David Ramos

Peruvian terrorist leader dies in prison; archbishop urges prayers for his soul

“The Lord Jesus has asked us to love our enemies and on the cross he has given us an example... 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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