Archive for May 7, 2024
Global fertility rates: Here’s how majority-Catholic countries rank against rest of world
Catholic populations have for years been associated with high fertility rates — but that has changed. Read more
Deaf Catholic community in Maryland grows with new chaplain, retreat, Eucharistic Congress
Father Michael Depcik, the chaplain for the Deaf Ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is building up Catholic communities for... Read more
Justice Samuel Alito to address record-breaking 2024 class at Franciscan University
Justice Samuel Alito is scheduled to give the commencement address on May 11 to a record 896 students in the... Read more
Vatican to publish new document on Marian apparitions next week
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will unveil new norms for discernment regarding “apparitions and other supernatural phenomena.” Read more
Pope Francis appoints new bishop to Diocese of Knoxville
The Holy See Press Office announced that Father James Mark Beckman, 61, will be installed as the new bishop of... Read more
Why Tom Brady and Garth Brooks will be at the Vatican this weekend
Tom Brady, Garth Brooks, and other celebrity guests will meet Pope Francis in an audience on May 11 as participants... Read more
Prayers, processions, and seminars mark first anniversary of bloodshed in Manipur, India
According to the government’s estimate, as many as 230 died in the bloody ethnic conflict that engulfed Manipur beginning on... Read more
Uganda’s Catholic dioceses notified of limited stock of altar wine for Mass
Catholic dioceses in Uganda have been notified of a limited stock of wine for Masses due to delays in shipping. Read more
Minnesota bishops urge opposition to ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester warned that the proposal constitutes “an imposition of the sexual revolution on the people of... Read more
Federal grant fund for security at houses of worship boosted by $400 million
The program received $305 million in federal funding last year, but with the $400 million addition it will receive more... Read more
Conference in Rome addresses dangers of AI and child pornography
The conference grappled with the fact that youth are increasingly exposed to platforms that contain tools “that can lead to... Read more
Florida sues Biden administration over rule requiring ‘dangerous, irreversible’ gender procedures
The lawsuit is meant to halt the White House’s attempt to “force the state to pay for puberty blockers and... Read more
U.S. abortion law is ‘far more permissive than the vast majority of the world’
U.S. abortion law makes it “a global outlier in a shared category with human rights abusers like China and Vietnam,”... Read more
Pope Francis welcomes Vatican’s new Swiss Guard recruits
Pope Francis received the Vatican’s Swiss Guard Corps on the occasion of the swearing-in of the new guards on May... Read more
Judge blocks referendum to enshrine abortion in New York Constitution; state to appeal
A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that a referendum to enshrine a right to abortion in the state’s constitution... Read more
