Archive for April 24, 2015

Children in the diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon, which faces threats from Boko Haram. ?w=200&h=150

Bishop: Boko Haram is spreading to Cameroon – while the world looks the other way

A bishop in Cameroon has sent out an urgent message that the militant Islamist group Boko Haram is increasingly spreading... Read more

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meets in Chicago / Cardinal Francis George. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Leader, son, friend: Cardinal George remembered through the eyes of his superior

A strong leader, yet humble. Approachable, yet not preoccupied with a desire to be liked. A high-ranking prelate and intellectual... Read more

Bishop-elect Fr. Edward C. Malesic. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

New Greensburg bishop seeks to emulate Francis' focus on mercy

The Vatican announced Friday that Fr. Edward C. Malesic of Harrisburg, Penn. has been nominated to lead the Greensburg diocese,... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis meets with gay French ambassador nominee

Pope Francis met April 17 with Laurent Stefanini, the openly gay foreign service officer named by France to be ambassador... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Armenian genocide beckons for a new start in Turkey, historian says

On the day marking 100 years since the systematic killing of over a million Armenians at the hands of Ottoman... Read more

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Scotland pauses sex-change and puberty-blocker drugs for children

Father Marko Rupnik.

Ex-Jesuit, alleged abuser Rupnik listed as consultant in 2024 Pontifical Yearbook

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Planned Parenthood reports record number of abortions in latest annual report

Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024.

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

A bishop and a priest exchange the sign of peace during Mass.

Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako presides over the dedication ceremony of the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mosul, Iraq. April 5, 2024.

As new altar is consecrated at destroyed Iraq church, former parishioner recalls ‘wonderful days’

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