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The General House of the Society of Jesus in Rome.

Top Jesuit supports ‘LGBTQ Catholics’ event held at order’s headquarters in Rome

Oct 11, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Father Johan Verschueren expressed his support for the “LGBTQ Catholics” event held recently at the general house of the Society... Read more

Georgetown University.

Pope Francis acknowledges conference for ‘LGBT Catholics’

Aug 2, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Francis this week said he is “united in prayer” with those participating in a conference for Catholics who identify... Read more

Pope Francis speaks at the Angelus address on Sept. 11, 2022.

Pope Francis: Reach out to a friend who needs to hear that God loves them

Sep 11, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has urged Catholics to imitate the Lord’s dedicated search “for the lost sheep.” Read more

Pope Francis in prayer during the Liturgy of the Passion on Good Friday at St. Peter's Basilica, April 3, 2015.

Doctrine and pastoral care go hand-in-hand, Pope Francis reminds theologians

Sep 4, 2015

By Elise Harris

The Church's teaching and her pastoral ministry are not opposed, Pope Francis said in a video message on Thursday, even... Read more

Thai students at DISAC Workshop.

Rural children, families inspired by Thai diocesan program

Aug 29, 2013

In Thailand, the Diocese of Chanthaburi is reaching out to rural residents through a human development program offering assistance to... Read more

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

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