Archive for September 18, 2024

The Vatican on Sept. 16, 2024, unveiled a commemorative stamp to mark four decades of diplomatic relations with the United States. ?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Vatican unveils commemorative stamp on 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations with U.S.

U.S.-Vatican diplomatic relations extend back to 1788 when George Washington allowed that the Holy See could freely appoint bishops in... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis says the Catholic Church is ‘more alive’ outside of Europe

In his first general audience since returning from the longest international trip of his pontificate, the pope expressed gratitude to... Read more

Floods severely affected Heiligenkreuz in the Vienna Woods in Austria on Sept. 15, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Deadly floods in Central Europe damage famous monasteries, seminary

Severe flooding across Central Europe has caused widespread damage to historic monasteries and seminaries, with over 20 deaths reported. Read more

The Church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

What has the Catholic Church said about Medjugorje? A timeline

The head of the Vatican’s doctrine office will hold a press conference Thursday about the “spiritual experience” at the Marian... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends a plenary session at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Burgenstock resort near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Parolin: International human rights conventions must be safeguarded in Russia-Ukraine war

Cardinal Pietro Parolin thanked Russia human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova for her role in securing the June 28 release of... Read more

“Sydney is a very multicultural community,” Bishop Danny Meagher said. “We invite people from all over the world to be part of this occasion of grace.”?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

Auxiliary bishop of Sydney: ‘The Eucharist invites us to be part of the mission of Christ’

Auxiliary Bishop Danny Meagher of Sydney is already talking up the preparations for the Australian city to host the next... Read more

Illinois state capitol building in Springfield.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Pro-life group urges Illinois residents to vote no on IVF question

Illinois Right to Life has expressed opposition to the question, noting that “in vitro fertilization is detrimental to the inherent... Read more

The Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Donald Trump and Polish president to visit Catholic shrine in Pennsylvania

Former president Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda will visit a Polish Marian shrine in the suburbs of Philadelphia... Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Abortion pills and medical negligence killed woman, not pro-life laws, doctor says

Dr. Christina Francis says that Amber Thurman’s death “was caused by legal abortion drugs” as well as medical negligence.  Read more

Cross overlooking the Casentino Valley.?w=200&h=150

By Alexey Gotovskiy

PHOTOS: La Verna in Tuscany marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ stigmata

Crowds gathered on Sept, 17 in the Casentino Valley in Italy for the 800th anniversary celebration of St. Francis of... Read more

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St. Benedict Church in Baltimore, Maryland (left) and St. Benedict Church in Richmond, Virginia.

‘Reverently awe-inspiring’: The story behind twin Catholic parishes in Virginia, Maryland

The interior of the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem. In the background, the most well-known depiction of Our Lady of the Milk. According to a Christian tradition dating back to the sixth century, the Virgin Mary was nursing the baby Jesus here, and when, in haste to flee to Egypt, she took him off her breast, a drop of milk fell to the ground, turning the stone completely white.

Bethlehem’s ‘Milk Grotto’: A pilgrimage site of hope for families seeking miracles

Lee Edwares received the VOC Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom, at the opening of the Victims of Communism Museum, June 2022. This medal is the highest honor from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, which he co-founded in 1994.

Lee Edwards, Catholic historian of American conservatism, dies at 92   

Pope Francis greets artists and participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert in the Clementine Hall on Dec. 14, 2024.

Pope Francis calls on Vatican Christmas Concert artists to promote peace, reconciliation

Jack Traynor (next to child on first row) as a pilgrim to Lourdes in 1925, two years after his healing.

The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes

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Christmas 2024: Catholic gifts for anyone on your shopping list

Detail of a 1964 West German postage stamp showing Father Alfred Delp.

The Nazi resister who had one of the most profound Advents ever

A pro-abortion activist displays abortion pills as she counter-protests during a pro-life rally on March 25, 2023, in New York City.

Trump commits to keeping abortion pill available

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.

Supreme Court to hear Catholic Charities case on whether serving the poor is religious act

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Cardinal Cupich asks Catholics ‘to receive holy Communion standing’ in Chicago Archdiocese

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