Archive for December 17, 2022

Pope Francis celebrated his 86th birthday with the Missionaries of Charity, honoring three people who care for “the poorest of the poor” with the Mother Teresa Award on Dec. 17, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis honors people who care for ‘poorest of the poor’ on his 86th birthday

The pope presented three people with the Mother Teresa Award on his birthday. Read more

Wiktoria Ulma with six of her children.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

A married couple with seven children to be beatified by the Catholic Church for martyrdom by Nazis

Józef and Wiktoria Ulma can now be beatified with the couple’s seven children (including one unborn). Read more

Pope Francis celebrated his 86th birthday with the Missionaries of Charity, honoring three people who care for “the poorest of the poor” with the Mother Teresa Award on Dec. 17, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

4 things to know about Pope Francis on his 86th birthday

As Pope Francis turns 86 on Dec. 17, his 10th birthday as pope, here are four things to know about... Read more

Father Frank Pavone?w=200&h=150

By Shannon Mullen,Joe Bukuras

Vatican dismisses Father Frank Pavone from priesthood

The Dicastery for Clergy issued the decision on Nov. 9 for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of... Read more

Pope Francis on Nov. 30, 2022, during the weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Eduardo Berdejo

Pope Francis: Resignation already signed ‘in case of medical impediment’

In a recent interview, Pope Francis said he has signed his resignation in case his health prevents him from continuing... Read more

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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.

Supreme Court to hear Catholic Charities case on whether serving the poor is religious act

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Cardinal Cupich asks Catholics ‘to receive holy Communion standing’ in Chicago Archdiocese

Pilgrims attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12, 2022, to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn.

Archbishop Cordileone wants to encourage a devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe in U.S.

Pope Francis meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2021.

Overturning Nancy Pelosi’s Communion ban: It’s too late for an appeal, expert says

Pope Francis blessing a baby during a general audience.

Vatican opens first day care for employees’ children

Statue of St. Lucy at the New Chapel of St. Lucy in Pampanga province, Philippines.

Pope Francis: St. Lucy is an example of female leadership in the Church

Michael P. Warsaw, chairman and CEO of EWTN Global Catholic Network, presents the 2024 Mother Angelica Award to Curtis and Michaelann Martin, co-founders of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, on Dec. 12, 2024.

FOCUS co-founders receive 2024 Mother Angelica Award

Father Augustus Taylor.

Father Gus Taylor, co-founder of Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, dies at 84

Pope Francis stops for a brief prayer in front of the Bethlehem Nativity in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall during its presentation and a meeting with some of the people involved in its creation on Dec. 7, 2024.

Bethlehem artist defends presence of Palestinian keffiyeh in Nativity scene after backlash

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