Archive for June 28, 2023

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By Tyler Arnold

Gallup poll: Church attendance sees slight uptick; still below pre-pandemic levels

Gallup surveyed more than 1,000 Americans in May, asking if they had attended church, synagogue, mosque, or temple within the... Read more

Caritas Chile has launched a campaign in support of those affected by recent floods in the central-southern areas of the country.?w=200&h=150

By Julieta Villar

Caritas Chile launches campaign to aid victims of heavy rains, flooding

The area has been inundated with heavy rains, causing the Maule River to overflow with at least two deaths and... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 28, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: St. Mary MacKillop evangelized through Catholic education

Commenting on the late June weather, Francis asked pilgrims at the start of the event “to be a little patient... Read more

Members of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) take control of the Women's Social Adaptation Center (CEFAS) prison in Tamara, 25 km north of Tegucigalpa, on June 26, 2023. The government announced last week that military police would assume control of Honduras's 21 prisons for a period of one year starting July 1, as well as train 2,000 new prison guards after a vicious battle between rival gangs left at least 46 women dead in a prison near the capital Tegucigalpa.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

UPDATE: Details emerge on Honduras prison fight that left more than 40 women inmates dead

The massacre was carried out by women belonging to the “Barrio 18” gang against members of “Mara Salvatrucha” (MS-13). Read more

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg in Hesse, Germany.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

German exodus: Half a million Catholics abandon Church in historic departure

With the highest number of departures ever recorded, several German bishops have expressed dismay over the figures. Read more

Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five years.?w=200&h=150

By Agnes Aineah

‘Spiritually transformative’: Nun recalls Mali captivity in new religious freedom report

The Colombian nun narrated her experience in the foreword of the 2023 edition of the Religious Freedom in the World... Read more

Sister Cyril Mooney, an Irish sister who changed education for impoverished children throughout India has died at age 86.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

 Irish nun who changed education for India’s poorest children dies

Winner of the prestigious Padma Shri award, Sister Cyril Mooney’s school model was adopted by the entire country of India. Read more

Young people from Spain will make a pilgrimage for 40 days to World Youth Day in Lisbon on Aug. 1–6, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Close to 100 Spanish youths to walk almost 800 miles to World Youth Day in Lisbon

This pilgrimage will also serve as a fundraiser to restore the chapel of the old Mental Institute of the Holy... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Meet the U.S.’s newest archbishop and leader of the Church in Las Vegas

Archbishop George Leo Thomas will receive the pallium from the pope at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday,... Read more

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By Ana Paula Morales

Mexican bishops demand respect for religious freedom, secular state in Nativity scene case

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in Mexico will debate a case this week about prohibiting Nativity scenes... Read more

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy at the Old Post Office in Chicago on June 28, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

President Biden says ‘not big on abortion’ but campaigns with strong abortion message

President Joe Biden cited his Catholic faith at a campaign fundraiser Tuesday for a reason why he is “not big... Read more

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By Peter Pinedo

Former prioress in Forth Worth admits to sexual misconduct in recording, names priest

In a recording played in a court hearing Tuesday, former prioress Theresa Gerlach admitted to breaking the Sixth Commandment. 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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