Archive for July 12, 2024

A tapestry of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, hangs in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 16, 2015, in preparation for their canonization.?w=200&h=150

By Father Roger Landry

Church-builders Louis and Zélie Martin: St. Thérèse’s incomparable parents

July 12 was chosen as the feast of Louis and Zélie Martin because it was on this day in 1858... Read more

Cristóbal Ascencio García, the bishop of Apatzingán in the Mexican state of Michoacán, asked the Catholic faithful to pray "that a Mexico [living] in freedom and a Mexico capable of showing its faith and love may not be lost."?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Colín

Communism is ‘imminent’ in Mexico, bishop says

In a Mass celebrated on June 30 the prelate thanked those who remain in prayer for Mexico and pray “in... Read more

"Without God, nothing in life has meaning," says Spanish national soccer team coach Luis de la Fuente Castillo.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Coach says making sign of the cross before game ‘is not superstition, it’s faith’

“I have faith,” said Luis de la Fuente Castillo, coach of the team that will play in the Euro Cup... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk at the Vatican on Aug. 5, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox Church’s ‘foreign minister’ at the Vatican

The pope met Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthony at the Vatican, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church... Read more

Heads of state pose for a group photo during the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on July 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Analysis: NATO summit highlights divergent views on European defense, future

The NATO summit, held July 10–11 in Washington, D.C., marked the 75th anniversary of the world’s most powerful military alliance. Read more

Rose petals fall in St. Mary Major Basilica Aug. 5, 2017 to commemorate the "miracle of the snow."?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis to attend ‘Miracle of the Snow’ commemoration in Rome

Each year white rose petals fall from the ceiling of the papal Marian basilica in commemoration of a miraculous snowfall... Read more

A map of Nigeria.?w=200&h=150

By Silas Isenjia

Catholics in Africa want Nigeria withdrawn from ‘pro-LGBT, pro-abortion’ Samoa agreement

In a July 9 petition CitizenGo Africa say there have been widespread debates in Nigeria compelling the government to withdraw... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

U.S. military disavows presentation that described National Right to Life as ‘terrorist group’ 

A photo circulating on social media this week purported to show a PowerPoint slide as part of a presentation delivered... Read more

Filipino newlyweds dance in the street during a reception in Baleno town, Masbate island province in the central Philippines, April 15, 2007.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Filipino bishops urge nation to ‘take a little more time’ before legalizing civil divorce

The Philippines is the only nation in the world, other than the Vatican, where divorce is still outlawed.  Read more

Pope Francis travels between the conference center and Unità d’Italia Square in Trieste, Italy, with a golf cart during his pastoral visit to the northern Italian city on July 7, 2024. In Trieste, the pope addressed around 1,200 participants in a Catholic conference on democracy for the annual Social Week of Catholics.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Gun found in abandoned suitcase before papal visit to Trieste, Italy

According to Italian press, less than 24 hours after the pope’s arrival, the police discovered a Czech-made semiautomatic pistol inside... Read more

An empty street as Hurricane Beryl hit Kingston, Jamaica, on July 3, 2024. Beryl caused widespread damage in several island nations as it crossed the Caribbean and then hit the city of Houston.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Relief Services mobilizes supplies after hurricane ‘rips through’ Caribbean

CRS said in a press release that it was partnering with aid workers in the Caribbean to respond to the... Read more

Speakers at the panel discussion "Separation of Church and State Has Failed" at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C., July 9, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

At Conservatism Conference, panel challenges philosophy of church-state separation

“A good society educates the young to look above … and not just below,” R.R. Reno, the editor of the... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

House Democrats ask accountability office to investigate pregnancy center funding

Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Maxwell Frost requested the government watchdog conduct a study showing how much federal funding pregnancy... Read more