Archive for October 7, 2023

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By Peter Pinedo

A saint and a sea battle: How the rosary saved Christian Europe

The victory of Christian Europe against the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto has been credited to the power... Read more

Polish dancers at the reception following this year's World Day for Migrants and Refugees Mass at St. Paul’s Parish in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Sept. 23, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Nicholas Elbers / The B.C. Catholic

Migrants and refugees Mass in Canada celebrates universality, vibrancy of the Church

A Mass celebrating the annual World Day for Migrants and Refugees was held Sept. 23 in Richmond, British Columbia, showing... Read more

Cars are seen on fire following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on Oct. 7, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Dozens killed in surprise Hamas attacks on Israel; Netanyahu says country ‘at war’

Surprise attacks by Hamas on Israel early on Saturday killed at least dozens of people. Read more

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By AC Wimmer

Police: Suspect in theft of Benedict XVI’s pectoral cross arrested

A 53-year-old suspect has been arrested in the theft of Pope Benedict XVI’s pectoral cross. Read more

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, archbishop of Kinshasa, speaks during a press briefing on the Amazon Synod at the Holy See Press Office on Oct. 22, 2019. Speaking at a press conference for the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 7, 2023, the Congolese cardinal said the initiative is providing “new ways to address problems, whatever they are” with “a spirit of synodality.”?w=200&h=150

By Jonathan Liedl

Outcome of Synod will be welcomed as the ‘will of God,’ says African cardinal

Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu described synodality as “a new way of being a Church.” Read more

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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

Demonstrators in support of Israel gather to denounce antisemitism and call for the release of Israeli hostages on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023.

U.S. bishops, Jewish advocacy group release Catholic guide to combating antisemitism

Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from the San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Report: Policy of immigration enforcement treating churches as ‘sensitive areas’ could end

Actress Noa Cohen as the Blessed Virgin Mary in Netflix’s new film “Mary.”

Netflix’s ‘Mary’: Catholic director says he wanted to ‘pay great reverence’ to Blessed Mother

The sun rises over the island of Corsica, France.

5 things to know about popular piety and Pope Francis’ trip to Corsica

The city of Concord, New Hampshire, which is the state capital, issued a permit for a Satanic display, pictured here before it was reportedly vandalized.

Satanic display in New Hampshire battered, removed after three days

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 12, 2024.

Pope Francis: Throughout your life, listen to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi after a Mass held at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 12, 2024, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Broglio presides at U.S. Capitol Mass, meets with Pelosi

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