Archive for April 30, 2015

Interior of the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona.?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris,Alan Holdren

Beauty will save the world – Gaudi's basilica inspires conversions

Though the renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi died nearly 90 years ago and his best-known work remains under construction, the... Read more

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Pope Francis planning to visit Fatima in 2017, local bishop announces

In 2017, Pope Francis plans to travel to Fatima, said Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fátima in a... Read more

Calbuco volcano eruption in Chile. ?w=200&h=150

God has not abandoned us, Chilean bishop says after volcano eruption

Facing devastation from the unexpected eruption of the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile, Archbishop Cristian Caro of Puerto Montt, one... Read more

Homeless man receives a haircut from the Vatican's shower facilities. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Who's on the guest list for a Vatican concert? Rome's homeless community

Next month the Vatican will invite Rome's poor and homeless to a concert intended to raise money for Pope Francis’... Read more

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By Michelle La Rosa,Mary Farrow

Writer, sister, friend – Sr. Mary Ann Walsh remembered for 'dedication to the truth'

Many journalists would say they have a passion for truth, but for Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, that took on added... Read more

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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

Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski of Krakow announced on April 14, 2024, the decision to begin the process of beatification and canonization of Helena Agnieszka Kmiec, a young lay missionary murdered in Bolivia in 2017.

Cause for canonization opened for young Polish lay missionary killed in Bolivia

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

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