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In Scotland, Catholic archbishop kicks off tour for parish renewal

Dec 7, 2015

Archbishop Leo Cushley of St. Andrews and Edinburgh will tour his archdiocese to meet with parishioners and discuss the future... Read more

(L-R) Fr. Michael White, Bishop Peter Ingham and Tom Corcoran at the PROCLAIM conference.

Australian conference seeks to strengthen parish life

Aug 28, 2014

A national New Evangelization conference in Australia last week worked to reinforce parishes as faith communities actively seeking to grow... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates the sacrament of confirmation with young people Dec. 1, 2013.

Open parish doors to evangelize, urges Pope

May 3, 2014

In a meeting with nearly 7,000 members of the Italian lay movement Catholic Action, Pope Francis spoke of the need... Read more

Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston, Massachusetts.

Evangelization described as key in Boston parish restructuring

Aug 18, 2013

By Kevin J. Jones

After a long period of struggle in finances and church attendance, a new pastoral plan in the Boston archdiocese emphasizes... Read more

New film shows dramatic revival of Omaha parish

Apr 28, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

A new documentary tracks the gripping journey of how a priest and his community – through fidelity to Church tradition... Read more

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From left: John Hinshaw, Jonathan Darnel, Lauren Handy, Joan Bell, and Jean Marshall are among the pro-life activists who are still in prison or awaiting prison sentences on federal charges brought by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice for protests at abortion clinics — but President-elect Donald Trump has signaled he will likely grant them presidential pardons.

Meet the pro-life prisoners whom Trump is expected to pardon

St. John’s Cathedral in the Netherlands is lit up for Red Wednesday on Nov. 23, 2022.

Churches around the world lit up red in honor of persecuted Christians

Despite an online petition posted to change.org in mid-October that garnered over 53,000 signatures in protest of the evergreen to be used for the Vatican Christmas tree being chopped down, the tree arrived as scheduled in St. Peter’s Square at 7 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2024.

Vatican Christmas tree wreathed in controversy over environmental objections

Father Max Josef Metzger, a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work, was beatified Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Freiburg, Germany.

Church beatifies German priest who was executed by Nazis in 1944

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

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