Archive for September 26, 2016

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By Elise Harris

Body of third priest kidnapped in Mexico found

Less than a week after two Catholic priests in Mexico were found murdered after having been abducted from their parishes,... Read more

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Mexicans flood the capital to defend marriage – with Pope Francis' blessing

Some 400,000 people filled the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest the Mexican government’s attempt to redefine marriage... Read more

Blessed Engelmar Unzeitig, who was beatified Sept. 24, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

This priest, martyred in a concentration camp, is now a blessed

Fr. Engelmar Unzeitig, a priest of the Mariannhill Mission society who was interred in the Nazi's Dachau concentration camp and... Read more

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Syrian children to unite in prayer for an end to violence

Christian and Muslim children of Aleppo, Syria will gather together in prayer on October 6 to plead for an end... Read more

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

For the Council of Cardinals, curia reform is an experiment in flexibility

How does Pope Francis carry forward the reform of the Roman Curia? Gradually, step by step, by trial and error,... Read more

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The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com).

Audience erupts in anger as trustees oppose flying pro-life flag at Toronto Catholic schools

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Louisiana police obtain new search warrant in New Orleans Archdiocese abuse investigation

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UK Catholic bishops discourage medical and social gender transition in pastoral statement

Pope Francis speaks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis may visit United States in September after UN invitation

One of the priests on “The Sacristy of the Vendée”show sparked a firestorm after quipping in February that he prayed that Pope Francis would “go to heaven as soon as possible.”

Priests’ talk show that sparked controversy over Pope Francis remarks now back on YouTube

St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.

Historic St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, will host Pope Francis this weekend

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

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