Archive for December 14, 2013

Mourners gather inside St. Rose of Lima Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Bishop: Christ's love conquers sorrow of Sandy Hook

One year after the murder of 20 school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,... Read more

Choir at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Hong Kong. ?w=200&h=150

Hymn-writing competition announced for Chinese Catholics

An international competition launching next month will invite Mandarin Chinese-speaking Catholics throughout the world to compose devotional religious hymns for... Read more

Pope Francis rides through St. Peter's Square after Mass on April 28, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis visits Vatican children's clinic

On the morning of Dec. 14, Pope Francis paid a visit to patients and workers of the pediatric dispensary of... Read more

Cardinal Kurt Koch.?w=200&h=150

Ecumenism with Orthodox is near to Pope's heart, cardinal says

The relationship between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches is very important to Pope Francis, said the president of the Pontifical... Read more

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Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association

Bishop Robert D. Gruss. CNA file photo.

Michigan bishop apologizes for calling President Biden ‘stupid’

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

Biden DOJ report: ‘No malicious intent’ behind leaked FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was tabbed as the next chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty on Nov. 16, 2022, in Baltimore.

U.S. bishops on new federal rule: Employers should not be forced to facilitate abortions

Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds

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Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’

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Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania

Worcester, Massachusetts, is home to Clark University, Assumption University, and Worcester State University.

Secular university’s head of Holocaust studies finds ‘warmer welcome’ at Catholic university

Pope Francis addresses the faithful at his Wednesday general audience on March 27, 2024.

Pope Francis issues motu proprio on Vatican judiciary retirement age and benefits

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