Archive for September 8, 2024

Left to right, Victor Fenik, J.P. Ledermann, Jocelyn Reiter, and Anna Picasso distribute bottles of holy water to new and returning students during the involvement fair on Aug. 26, 2024, at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Members of Detroit Catholic Campus Ministry have been distributing holy water at the start of the academic year at local colleges and universities for the past three years.?w=200&h=150

By Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic

Michigan college ministry welcomes freshmen to campus by passing out holy water

Students were invited to bless their dorms, vehicles, and study spaces as the fall semester begins. Read more

Erbil International Airport entry in Erbil, Iraq.?w=200&h=150

By Rody Sher

Iraqi Christians are leaving their homeland once again

Many Iraqi Christians are fleeing the country seeking refuge in neighboring nations before heading to more distant destinations. Read more

Pope Francis wears a traditional head dress as greets a young girl in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea: Put love before superstition, fear

After celebrating Mass in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Sept. 8, the pope traveled 620 miles by air to... Read more

Pope Francis delivers a video message to participants in the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress, taking place in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 8-15, 2024. The Eucharist teaches us how to have, the pope said in his message recorded at the Vatican, "a profound brotherhood, born of union with God..."?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress: The Eucharist teaches us fraternity

Pope Francis sent a video message for the first day of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, taking place in Quito,... Read more

Two children, one of them holding a statue of Blessed Peter To Rot, await the visit of Pope Francis at the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 7, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Remembering the missionary martyrs of Papua New Guinea

Here is a closer look at three remarkable individuals who shaped the Catholic mission in Papua New Guinea. Read more

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Statuary sits before imagery of the recently canonized saints in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024

Pope Francis canonizes 14 new saints, including priests martyred in Syria

The Canonization Mass for 14 new Saints, including 11 martyrs killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith, at St. Peter's Square, Oct. 20, 2024

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

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks during a press conference about a new Vatican document on human dignity on April 8, 2024.

Cardinal Fernández promises follow-up meeting after controversial absence

Cristo Rey students focus on their studies, preparing for success in both college and career.

‘Transformational’ Catholic college-prep program serves low-income families

The Catholic Church of the Saviour also called Xishiku Church or Beitang in Xicheng District, Beijing, China.

Synod, Zen, and sinicization: Vatican’s China deal sparks tensions 

More than 30 students — most of whom were from the U.S. — from over 10 universities attended “The University Students in Dialogue with Synod Leaders,” an Oct. 18, 2024, event organized by the General Secretariat of the Synod held in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.

Synod delegates urge young Catholics to learn how to listen to others in a polarized world

Delegates at the 2024 Synod on Synodality participate in roundtable meetings on Oct. 10, 2024, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.

Here’s what’s happening during the last week of the Synod on Synodality

Worshippers attend a Mass at Ouagadougou's Catholic cathedral on June 12, 2022, in Burkina Faso. The country has been grappling with Islamist terrorism since 2015 and Christian communities live in fear of furhter attacks.

Islamic terrorists massacre 150 in Burkina Faso

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The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas in Nottingham, England, U.K.

UK bishop responds to report saying Catholics reduced Mass attendance due to abuse crisis

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