Archive for July 3, 2024

Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Why are there no papal audiences during July?

The Vatican usually suspends such audiences on only two occasions: during the month of July and the week when the... Read more

The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Caravaggio.?w=200&h=150

By Theresa Doyle-Nelson

St. Thomas the Apostle: more than just a doubter

A closer look at Scripture reveals that there’s a lot more to the story of the apostle who went on... Read more

Mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik are displayed at the shrine in Lourdes, France.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Lourdes bishop wants to tear down Rupnik mosaics — but not yet

The Lourdes bishop’s announcement comes less than two weeks after he met with Pope Francis in a private audience at... Read more

Pope Francis leads the Synod on Synodality delegates in prayer on Oct. 25, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican to publish Instrumentum Laboris for October’s Synod on Synodality meeting

The Instrumentum Laboris, or “working tool” for the upcoming 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, will be... Read more

British media executive Sir Nicholas Coleridge, journalist Fraser Nelson, classical pianist Dame Mitsuko Uchida, author Tom Holland, and human rights advocate Bianca Jagger in a July 2, 2024, letter in the London newspaper The Times called upon the Holy See to preserve what they describe as the “magnificent” cultural artifact of the Catholic Church’s Traditional Latin Mass.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

British lords, celebrities call on Vatican to preserve ‘treasure’ of Latin Mass

In a Tuesday letter, a wide cross-section of English cultural fixtures openly implored the Vatican to refrain from restricting the... Read more

An Israeli army convoy leaves the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on July 3, 2024 in southern Israel.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Israeli embassy criticizes Holy Land Catholic leaders for statement on ‘just war’

In a statement June 30, the Justice and Peace Commission of the Holy Land suggested Israel’s behavior in Gaza goes... Read more

“The disbelief of Thomas has been more beneficial to our faith than the faith of all the disciples,” St. Gregory the Great said.?w=200&h=150

By Abel Camasca

How Doubting Thomas strengthens the faith of Christians, according to three great saints

While a lack of faith, according to three great saints, Thomas’ doubt actually had the benefit of confirming Christians in... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

Baltimore voters to weigh ‘baby bonus’ of $1,000 to new parents

Voters in Baltimore will decide this fall whether to approve a $1,000 bonus that parents would receive upon the birth... Read more

Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, speaks on the Senate floor in favor of his pro-life amendment.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Sen. Lankford calls on Republicans to not back down from pro-life stance

Here are the latest developments related to pro-life issues across the country. Read more

U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Judge blocks Biden administration’s inclusion of ‘gender identity’ in Title IX regulations

U.S. District Court Judge John Broomes issued a ruling that blocks enforcement of the regulation in every school and college... Read more

U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn avoids jail time after FACE Act conviction

Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn has been sentenced to three years of supervised release — but did not receive prison time... Read more

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Pope Francis participates in a meeting at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2024, with bishops, priest, religious, seminarians, and catechists.

Pope Francis invites Indonesia’s Catholics to share ‘joy of encountering Christ’

The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson on the night of Sept. 2, 2024.

Devastating attack on church in France renews concerns over security in places of worship

In 2023, over half a million migrants headed toward the United States crossed the Darien Gap, the inhospitable jungle region between Colombia and Panama.

Catholic experts respond to Pope Francis on repelling migrants being ‘a grave sin’

Pope Francis speaks next to Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a meeting with the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2024.

Pope Francis begins Indonesia visit with call for Catholic-Muslim dialogue

This image grab made from an AFPTV video taken in Maiyanga village in Bokkos local government on Dec. 27, 2023, shows families burying in a mass grave their relatives killed in deadly attacks conducted by armed groups in Nigeria's central Plateau state.

56,000 killed in Nigeria’s ethnic and religious violence; Christians disproportionately affected

Pope Francis at the apostolic nunciature in Jakarta with refugee children.

Pope Francis greets orphans and refugees in Indonesia

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Biden ‘gender reassignment’ surgery mandate blocked

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska bishop calls for ‘developing authentically Catholic schools’ in new pastoral letter

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, now President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, speaks at the Holy See press office, Feb. 4, 2015.

Archbishop Paglia writes new book about old age as a ‘time for inner growth’

Bishop Emeritus Michael Cote of the Diocese of Norwich.

Norwich bishop Michael Cote announces retirement

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