Archive for August 13, 2023

The altar and tabernacle of Corpus Christi Priory in Springfield, Illinois.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

California community of Norbertine priests establish new priory, institute in Illinois

The new priory and institute “represent the fruition of an almost 20-year vision for the growing Norbertine community.” Read more

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By Diego López Marina

Peru congressman: Abortion lobby using pregnant rape victim to try to legalize abortion

“What I see is the utilization of this case by the abortion lobby,” said Peru Congressman Alejandro Muñante. Read more

Pope Francis gives his Angelus address June 29, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Jesus conquers ‘death, sin, the devil’

“The powers of evil that frighten us, that we cannot master, immediately take on smaller proportions with Jesus,” the pope... Read more

Pope Francis blesses the crowd from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the end of his Sunday Angelus address Aug. 13, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘An open wound’: Pope Francis decries thousands of deaths in Mediterranean Sea this year

The U.N. Refugee Agency estimates that 2,175 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea in 2023. Read more

Burned houses are seen adjacent of Maria Lanakila Catholic Church on Aug. 11, 2023, in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

‘For us, it’s like a miracle’: Catholic church appears to survive devastating Maui fire

The death toll from the disaster, which stood at 93 on Aug. 13, is expected to rise as search crews... Read more