Archive for July 13, 2017

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, on Sept. 17, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

In Ukraine, Cardinal Sandri says there's hope for the future

Shortly after Pope Francis donated money to help those suffering from Ukraine's ongoing conflict, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri arrived in the... Read more

A view of the facade of St. Peter's Basilica from the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Former president, treasurer of Vatican hospital charged with misuse of funds

The Vatican announced Thursday that an investigation involving the former president and treasurer of the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù hospital in... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Bishop lauds bill to fight human trafficking

An upgrade to a key anti-trafficking bill passed the U.S. House on Wednesday, and has been praised by one U.S.... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Yemeni minister: Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil is still alive

After nearly a year since his kidnapping, Yemen officials say that Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil is in fact alive and efforts... Read more

Fr. Antonio Spadaro. CC 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.?w=200&h=150

Jesuit publication slams perceived evangelical-Catholic coalition in US

An analysis piece published Thursday in La Civilta Cattolica, discusses what it calls a “surprising” and unfortunate alliance between conservative... Read more

Two siblings walk in an area near Mosul's front line, June 14, 2017. Photo: EU/ECHO/Peter Biro via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Mosul needs help to rebuild, Iraqi official cautions

Just days after Iraqi forces completed their recapture of Mosul from the Islamic State, the nation's ambassador to the Holy... Read more

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Ana Estrada, 47, suffered from polymyositis, an incurable disease that left her confined to a wheelchair. Since 2019, she had been been petitioning Peruvian courts to recognize a right to euthanasia.

For first time, incurably ill patient undergoes euthanasia in Peru

Argentine pro-life Dr. Leandro Rodríguez Lastra.

Argentine doctor completes prison sentence for preventing a chemical abortion in process

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at a general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis to meet with thousands of grandparents and their grandchildren at the Vatican

Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia, which covers the Tigray region.

‘I’m a witness to unspeakable suffering’: Ethiopia bishop wants peace pact implemented

Left to right: Dr. John Bruchalski, a former abortionist and IVF provider, Emma Waters, a senior research associate at the Heritage Foundation, Andrew Kubick, a bioethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the Religious Freedom Institute, and Sister Deirdre Byrne, superior of the D.C. Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, discuss the "eugenic" dangers of in vitro fertilization at a panel event at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2024.

Experts and former abortionist warn about ‘eugenic’ IVF industry

Reporter Catherine Hadro speaks with Sister Mary Gianna of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and Frank DeAngelis on “EWTN News In Depth” on April 19, 2024. Sister Mary Gianna, also known as Jenica Thornby, was a sophomore at Columbine High School and DeAngelis was principal on April 20, 1999, when two gunmen killed 12 students and one teacher before turning their guns on themselves.

Columbine High School massacre, 25 years later: ‘God, why did you allow me to survive?’

Pro-lifers participate in the Illinois March for Life in Springfield, April 17, 2024.

Thousands of pro-lifers attend ‘joy-filled’ Illinois March for Life

Participants in Italy's pro-life demonstration in Rome on May 21, 2022.

Italy set to pass amendment allowing pro-life groups into family planning clinics 

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop say they will defy Vatican order on monastery’s governance

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Indian bishops condemn Hindu group’s attack on Catholic school and priest

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