Archive for November 13, 2022

Michelle Duppong, about whom the Diocese of Bismarck has opened an investigation with a view to a cause for beatification.?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

Meet the 3 women the U.S. bishops are considering for sainthood

The U.S. Catholic bishops are preparing to vote on whether to advance the causes for sainthood for three American women. Read more

A priest administers the Anointing of the Sick.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

A new book of prayers for laypeople ministering to the sick could be on its way

The bishops are considering publishing a new prayer book for laypeople who want to minister to the sick, especially when... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the World Day of the Poor Nov. 13, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: ‘Light candles of hope in the midst of darkness’

The poor were special guests at Pope Francis’ Mass for the sixth World Day of the Poor. Read more

Pope Francis at the Angelus on Nov. 13, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Perseverance is a reflection of God’s love, Pope Francis says

“Let us ask ourselves: how is my perseverance? Am I constant, or do I live faith, justice, and charity according... Read more

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

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

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