Archive for June 7, 2018

Priestly ordinations in the Diocese of Wichita, May 26, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

What’s the secret sauce in Wichita’s vocations boom?

Father Chad Arnold, vocations director in the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas, is hesitant to dole out advice about how a... Read more

A woman at Sharia Al Haman Hope Refugee Camp in Duhok, Iraq on March 28, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Global campaign urges greater involvement to help migrants, refugees

Organizers of the international “Share the Journey” campaign are urging Catholics to step up and interact with migrants and refugees... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Pope Francis sends liberation theologian Gustavo Gutierrez a birthday greeting

Pope Francis has sent a birthday greeting to Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, widely considered the father of liberation theology, thanking him... Read more

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After major immigration raid, Ohio bishop decries 'broken system'

The U.S. immigration system is broken and in need of reform, said the Bishop of Cleveland after more than 100... Read more

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

Lay rector a first at the 'Pope's university'

For the first time in its 245-year history, a lay professor has been appointed rector of the Pontifical Lateran University,... Read more

Stop Sex Abuse press conference at the U.S. Capital, June 7, 2018. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Congressmen call for investigation into Planned Parenthood abuse cover-ups

Several members of Congress have asked the federal government to investigate allegations that Planned Parenthood has covered-up acts of sexual... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

UN Human Rights Office condemns US border separation of families

Maria had been a victim of sex trafficking and abuse by a local gang when she fled Guatemala. Taking her... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators protest outside the supreme court in London where judges ruled on an appeal against Northern Ireland's abortion laws June 7, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

Court dismisses suit over Northern Ireland abortion law, on technicality

The UK Supreme Court threw out a case challenging Northern Ireland's abortion law on Thursday, saying the commission which brought... Read more

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DNA from three parents? Critics concerned by Ukraine doctor's methods

As a Ukrainian clinic claims success in creating babies with three parents’ DNA, critics are raising medical and ethical objections... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Why some Catholics are skeptical of Pride Month

While the month of June is marked by LGBT pride events, some Catholic critics have voiced wariness and concern that... Read more

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More than 400,000 pro-life signatures presented to Argentine legislature

In the run-up to a Congressional vote on a pending abortion bill, 417,000 signatures expressing support for the unborn and... Read more

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Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis: Theological virtues are the ‘fundamental attributes’ of a Christian life

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M.

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?

Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

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

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey walks across the campus of St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts, on April 9, 2024.

Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events

The Vatican ambassador to Colombo, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (third from left) and Sri Lanka's Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (fourth from left) take part in a remembrance service during the fifth anniversary of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks at St. Anthony Church in Colombo on April 21, 2024.

More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs

Archbishop Luis Argüello and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Bishops: Catholic Church in Spain unjustly singled out in plan to address sexual abuse

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