Archive for November 28, 2023

Outside a homeless shelter.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here are 14 Catholic organizations to support this GivingTuesday

First created in 2012, GivingTuesday is a day when people everywhere are encouraged to do something good for others. Read more

Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Here are Pope Francis’ liturgies for Christmas 2023 at the Vatican

As the season of Advent draws near, the Vatican has published the schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgies for Christmas through... Read more

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By Diego López Marina

5 things to know about the debate on euthanasia in Ecuador

The discussion started Nov. 20 when Ecuador’s constitutional court began to evaluate arguments regarding the request of a woman to... Read more

Cardinal Raymond Burke at EWTN's studio in Rome during the canonization of St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII.?w=200&h=150

By Jonathan Liedl

Pope Francis reportedly takes Vatican apartment, salary from Cardinal Burke

The pope reportedly said that Cardinal Raymond Burke was a source of “disunity” in the Church. Read more

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, Germany, (left) and Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki of Poznań, Poland.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Confronting controversy: German-Polish bishops’ dialogue highlights synodal way tensions

A public dispute between the German Bishops’ Conference president and his Polish counterpart took another turn on Monday. Read more

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie during a visit to Unbound's headquarters in November 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie partners with child sponsorship charity for special milestone 

The Catholic child sponsorship charity Unbound announced Tuesday that Roumie, of “The Chosen,” has partnered with them to sponsor their... Read more

Pope Francis pictured on Nov. 27, 2023. The pope felt well enough to keep his scheduled appointment with the president of Paraguay on Monday morning as he recovers from the flu.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Vatican cancels Pope Francis’ trip to climate conference in Dubai, citing ongoing illness

The Vatican indicated the Holy Father will still attempt to participate in the conference in some fashion. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

When an Oregon town told a church to limit its meals to the homeless the DOJ stepped in

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings, Oregon, has for years regularly provided meals for homeless people in the area up... Read more

Voting booths on Election Day.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Some pro-life lawmakers urge new approach amid electoral results

Some pro-life lawmakers are trying to moderate their position on abortion in response to these results, but others are doubling... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the Spanish bishops at the Vatican on Nov. 28, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The pope didn’t summon Spain’s bishops to ‘chew them out,’ Cardinal Omella says

Pope Francis met with Spanish bishops at the Vatican today to inform them of the conclusions of the apostolic visit... 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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