Archive for November 16, 2023

The cover of Raymond Arroyo's album "Christmas Merry & Bright."?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

EWTN anchor’s Christmas album climbs the charts

Popular TV host Raymond Arroyo says Christmas music is “a touchstone of joy in the midst of chaos, gloom, and... Read more

A woman sits with a child by drying laundry outside a classroom at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 14, 2023, where internally displaced Palestinians have taken refuge amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Relief Services calls for ‘immediate cessation of violence’ in Gaza to allow aid

CRS is supporting four churches in Gaza where “they are running out of food, running out of water, and are... Read more

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 15, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis: ‘The fullness of love’ is the ‘path of holiness’

Pope Francis on Thursday addressed participants of the study conference “Community Dimension of Holiness,” which had gathered in Rome Nov.... Read more

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By Diego López Colín

FACT CHECK: Did an Our Lady of Sorrows statue in Mexico really shed tears?

Local Mexican media reported that a 9-year-old boy was the first to see what appeared to be tears flowing from... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Oklahoma Supreme Court says superintendent can’t intervene in Catholic charter school suit

State Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit last month against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. Read more

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By Joe Bukuras

National Eucharistic Congress releases schedule, offers scholarships and weekend passes

As many as 80,000 Catholics are expected to attend the event from July 17–21, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium, home... Read more

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By Diego López Marina

Catholic leaders in Costa Rica oppose bill forcing priests to break seal of confession

A group of Catholic leaders from Costa Rica recently laid out the position of the Church regarding a bill that... Read more

John Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

U.S. bishops express strong support for proposal to name Newman a doctor of the Church

Bishop Robert Barron was among several bishops who spoke passionately in support this week of a proposal to name St.... Read more

Washington Surgi-Clinic on F St. NW in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Elderly pro-life activist with ‘significant medical issues’ convicted on FACE Act charge

Paulette Harlow of Kingston, Massachusetts, 75, was convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Read more