Archive for May 18, 2023

Actor, director, screenwriter, and producer Emilio Estevez talks with Raymond Arroyo in a May 11, 2023, interview on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo.”?w=200&h=150

By Tina Dennelly

Missed the rerelease of Emilio Estevez’s ‘The Way’? There’s still a chance to see it

If you missed the one-day-only rerelease of “The Way” on Tuesday, May 16, you will still have another chance to... Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 17, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis offers condolences after 9 die in northern Italy floods

Thousands have been evacuated from the worst-hit areas, which include Ravenna, a city famous for its churches’ sixth-century Byzantine mosaics. Read more

Pope Francis opens the Holy Doors at St. Peter's Basilica to begin the Year of Mercy, Dec. 8, 2015.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Rome prepares for 35 million pilgrims during 2025 Jubilee Year

The Vatican and the city of Rome are expecting an estimated 35 million people to flock to the Eternal City... Read more

Pope Francis speaks in St. Peter's Square on March 8, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Analysis: What does Pope Francis’ new ‘Fundamental Law’ mean for Vatican City State?

In some ways, the new constitution moves the Vatican City State closer to the model of a modern, secular state. Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

Study: Most American corporations receive failing grades in religious freedom, free speech

A report that reviewed the policies of 75 major American corporations found rampant disregard for religious freedom and free speech. Read more

Staff at a new facility in the Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia, that helps people recover from drug addiction.?w=200&h=150

By Eduardo Berdejo

Church in Bogotá and Bergamo join together to help drug addicts recover

The Church in Bergamo, Italy, and Bogotá, Colombia, have recently joined together to help people who have fallen into drug... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

Catholic bishops, educators ask regulators to reject transgender sports rule

The proposed rule would amend the current regulations set by Title IX to restructure how schools must address transgender issues... Read more

After receiving criticism a Manhattan Catholic church has changed the name of an art display from the title “God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey” to “A Queer Spiritual Journey.”?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

‘God is trans’ exhibit at New York Catholic church gets new name, and it’s ‘queer’

Following concerns expressed by the Archdiocese of New York, a Manhattan Catholic church has changed the name of an art... Read more

St. Anne's Gate?w=200&h=150

By Shannon Mullen,Courtney Mares

Guard opens fire as man drives car into Vatican; suspect in custody

An unidentified man is in custody after driving a car at high speed through a gate at the Vatican Thursday,... Read more

Map of the four routes that will make up the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in summer 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage announced with four major routes: Here’s how to join

The pilgrimage will consist of four cross-country eucharistic processions, collectively traversing the entire continental U.S. during the summer of 2024. Read more

Universidad Católica Inmaculada Concepción of the Archdiocese of Managua (UCICAM).?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

Nicaragua dictatorship announces ‘voluntary dissolution’ of university forming seminarians

The Immaculate Conception Catholic University of the Archdiocese of Managua was a formation center for seminarians from the Nicaraguan capital. Read more