Archive for January 11, 2024
Church destroyed by ISIS in Iraq completely restored 10 years later
The Dominican Church of Our Lady of the Hour in Mosul, Iraq, has been completely restored after the destruction carried... Read more
Iowa presents first test of 2024 Catholic vote in U.S.
The first contest in the Republican presidential nomination will take place in Iowa on Jan. 15, and CatholicVote is focused... Read more
Walking in faith: Eight children receive first Communion in northern Gaza
This past weekend, children at Holy Family Parish in northern Gaza received first holy Communion in the midst of war... Read more
Scottish government proposes ‘conversion practices’ ban
The Scottish government this week released a document proposing the criminalization of “conversion practices.” Read more
Irish Medical Council strips directive banning ‘deliberate killing’ of patients
The council changed its directive on end-of-life care to remove a line that said doctors should “not participate in the... Read more
Bishop Barron: Surrogacy results in ‘commercialization of women and children’
Bishop Robert Barron’s statement follows the pope’s speech to the ambassadors to the Vatican in which he called for a... Read more
Vatican announces major restoration project in St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica will undergo a... Read more
African bishops: ‘No blessing for homosexual couples in the African Churches’
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, wrote the bishops’ statement issued Jan.... Read more
French bishops delineate support for Fiducia Supplicans
The Permanent Council of the French Bishops’ Conference offered carefully delineated support for the Fiducia Supplicans declaration on pastoral blessings. Read more
Argentine president formally invites Pope Francis to visit native land
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, anticipated that the possible trip “will bring fruits of peace and brotherhood to all... Read more
