Archive for May 22, 2023
It’s official: Pope Francis will travel to World Youth Day, visit Fatima
The Lisbon trip will mark the 86-year-old pope’s fourth World Youth Day after taking part in the international Catholic gatherings... Read more
A miracle in Missouri? Body of Benedictine Sisters’ foundress thought to be incorrupt
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, died at age 95 on... Read more
A surfing saint? Pope Francis recognizes the heroic virtue of Guido Schäffer
Brazil’s “Surfer Angel” was a seminarian, a doctor, and a surfer who drowned while surfing in 2009 off the coast... Read more
PHOTOS: Rosary procession in St. Peter’s Square honors the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Peter’s Square was illuminated by candlelight Saturday night as pilgrims prayed the rosary in a procession in honor of... Read more
Carmelite priest arrested, others accused in Bolivia on sex abuse charges
In the midst of allegations of sexual abuse against Jesuit priests in Bolivia, a Carmelite priest was arrested recently by... Read more
Massachusetts panel says child abuse laws should protect transgender kids from parents
A state agency is asking for a review of child abuse laws to ensure they apply to parents who won’t... Read more
Exiled Nicaraguans: Dissolving university that trained seminarians was ‘hostile action’
On May 18, the Nicaraguan Ministry of the Interior announced the “voluntary dissolution” of the university run by the Archdiocese... Read more
