Archive for September 2, 2023

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By Daniel Payne

As a new school year begins, Catholic groups draw battle lines in culture war

Several Catholic organizations and activist efforts are working to push back on the extreme ideologies in much of public schooling. Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Labor Day means ‘radical solidarity’ with working families, U.S. bishops say

On Labor Day, the U.S. bishops call for economic policy and community advocacy to prioritize working families. Read more

Pope Francis meets with local priests and religious of Mongolia, which includes only 25 priests (19 religious and six diocesan), 33 women religious, and one bishop — Cardinal Giorgio Marengo — in Ulaanbaatar’s Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul on Sept. 2, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Rachel Thomas

Pope Francis tells Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community that ‘God loves littleness’

“Brothers and sisters, do not be concerned about small numbers, limited success, or apparent irrelevance,” Pope Francis assured missionaries in... Read more

Khamba Nomun Khan, the head of the Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, accompanied Pope Francis as he made his entrance at the interreligious dialogue event at the Hun Theater in Mongolia on Sept. 3, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis quotes Buddha at interreligious event in Mongolia

Pope Francis said Sunday that interreligious dialogue is “not antithetical to proclamation” but helps religious traditions to understand one another. Read more

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Pope Francis blesses small mobile medical unit being donated to Ukraine.

Pope Francis sends special Christmas gift to the people of war-torn Ukraine

The faithful adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament at Adoration Sodality Day at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Mother Angelica’s Blessed Sacrament Shrine marks 25th anniversary

The U.S. bishops designated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year on Dec. 17, 2024. 

U.S. bishops designate National Shrine as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site

A mom and her baby whom the St. Raymond’s Society helped.

State tax credit for donations to maternity homes is a money saver, study shows

Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. 

Louisiana priest sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to rape of teenage boy

“Roadmap to Reality: Carlo Acutis and Our Digital Age” is a new documentary film exploring the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis and the lessons he offers young people regarding the challenges of the digital world that will be coming to theaters in the spring of 2025.

‘Online to get people offline’: Experts show how Carlo Acutis modeled faithful use of tech

The moment a man tries to steal a consecrated host in Honduras.

Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras

A confirmation Mass is held at St. Mary Parish on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Franklin, Massachusetts.

Lower confirmation ages, stronger catechesis: Dioceses seek to strengthen faith of youth

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Canada launches ‘national consultation’ on ‘advance requests’ for euthanasia

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for meetings at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reassures pro-life senators with policy plans

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