Archive for September 28, 2024

A photographic copy of the Holy Shroud as displayed at its permanent exhibition at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Ann Arbor, Michigan.?w=200&h=150

By Martin Barillas

Nuclear engineer says latest research confirms first-century date of Shroud of Turin 

“The Shroud of Turin is the second-most valuable possession of the human race next to the Bible itself,” nuclear engineer... Read more

Addressing more than 2,500 priests, deacons, religious sisters, seminarians, catechists, and bishops gathered inside the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels on Sept. 28, 2024, Pope Francis emphasized the urgency of evangelization in Europe.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis in Belgium: ‘Crisis of faith’ in the West requires a return to the Gospel

The pope addressed more than 2,500 priests, deacons, religious sisters, seminarians, catechists, and bishops gathered inside the National Basilica of... Read more

Pope Francis prays on Sept. 28, 2024, at the tomb of Belgian king who chose to abdicate rather than sign an abortion law.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis lauds Belgian king who chose to abdicate rather than sign abortion law

The pope also expressed hope that the sainthood cause for King Baudouin, who ruled as King of the Belgians from... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Prensa

Archdiocese of Denver reacts to expulsion of 10 members of the Sodality of Christian Life

The Peruvian Episcopal Conference announced that on Sept. 25 Pope Francis ordered the Sodality of Christian Life to expel 10... Read more

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A worshiper waves the flag of China as Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience on June 12, 2019, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Vatican-China bishop deal renewed for four more years

A pro-life sign is seen on a roadside in Agnew, Nebraska, on May 14, 2024.

Voters in Nebraska will have a choice between two competing abortion measures

Pope Francis meets with other delegates of the Synod on Synodality at a roundtable discussion in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Oct. 17, 2024.

Live updates: The Synod on Synodality debates the Catholic Church’s future

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day.

5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever

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Saintly superhero: When Marvel Comics told the life story of John Paul II

When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Jerusalem cardinal: Two-state solution to end Israel-Hamas war is now ‘unrealistic’

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance listens as Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

JD Vance at Wisconsin faith rally says Catholics ‘feel abandoned’ by Biden, Harris

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024, advocating against Amendment 3, which would dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri if passed in November.

3 states pick up abortion pill lawsuit against Food and Drug Administration

“Don’t mess with my children,” reads a sign carried by a participant in one of some 30 marches on Oct. 19, 2024, in Colombia to protest the country’s health department memorandom that sanctions sex changes for minors.

Thousands of Colombians protest government’s embrace of gender ideology

Interior of the parish church in the Cuxtitali sector of the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Mexican priest shot dead after celebrating Mass

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