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Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington speaks during Pledge of Solidarity and Call to Action event, May 7, 2014. Photo courtesy of the office of Rep. Frank Wolf.

Bipartisan effort to support persecuted Christians launched

May 13, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Over 200 Christian representatives from a variety of denominations have united in support of a bipartisan congressional initiative to support... Read more

Fr. Frans van der Lugt, S.J., who was murdered in Homs, April 7, 2014.

Priest murdered in Syria witnessed to Christ's love

Apr 7, 2014

A priest of the Society of Jesus who refused to leave his flock in the Syrian city of Homs was... Read more

Over $100k raised for family of slain Catholic husband, father

Apr 4, 2014

Within the span of a day, friends, family and strangers have raised more than $100,000 for the family of a... Read more

Poverty challenge asks Americans to live on four liters of water a day

Oct 1, 2013

By Kevin J. Jones

A project encouraging Americans to live for a few days on the bare minimum of water will help them understand... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Pope cautions youth against selling themselves to 'merchants of death'

Sep 22, 2013

Pope Francis spoke forcefully to the youth of Sardinia today, urging them to stay faithful to Christ and avoid the... Read more

Pope Francis rides through St. Peters Square after Mass on April 28, 2013.

Dignity of man central to 'rethinking solidarity,' says Pope

May 25, 2013

Speaking to an international group dedicated to promoting education of the Church’s social teaching, Pope Francis called for a new... 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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