Archive for October 4, 2018

A memento mori at the Teutonic Cemetery in the Vatican. ?w=200&h=150

Spooky, scary, saintly? How Catholics can see Halloween at its best

Whether you dress up as a ghoul, a hero, or a saint, Halloween has a Christian origin that should inspire... Read more

A boy walks in front of tsunami debris in Palu, Indonesia on Oct. 4, 2018, after a Sept. 28 earthquake and tsunami. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis donates for Indonesia earthquake recovery

Pope Francis donated to recovery efforts in Indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the Sulawesi coast leaving at least... Read more

Stormont Estate, seat of the Northern Irish government, Belfast. ?w=200&h=150

In N. Ireland, another challenge to pro-life law

A new legal challenge has been mounted to Northern Ireland’s abortion law calling it incompatible with human rights because it... Read more

Press briefing on the youth synod Oct. 4, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Church can help us find our way, says youth synod participant

Young adults are struggling to realize their passion, something to center their lives around, and the Church can help them... Read more

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki celebrating Mass at the tomb of St. John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 4. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Youth synod bishop: The world is rich in technology & poor in principles

A Polish archbishop participating in the Vatican synod on youth said Thursday that today’s young people have benefited from technological... Read more

 Pope Francis greets Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Vatican City during the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Sq  ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop Chaput tells synod to announce Christ not ‘ideologies and social sciences’

Archbishop Charles Chaput told the Synod of Bishops that the confidence to announce the truth of the faith is essential... Read more

Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England at a Vatican press conference in 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

Cardinal Nichols to face questions about British abuse case

Amid a British investigation into sexual abuse, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster is expected to face questions regarding the way... Read more

The Michigan capitol building in Lansing. ?w=200&h=150

Each Catholic diocese in Michigan raided in abuse investigation

Police raided diocesan properties at all seven Catholic dioceses in Michigan this week as part of an ongoing investigation into... Read more

Carly Fiorina addresses the 2018 Principled Entrepreneurship conference in Washington, D.C. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Public life must turn business to the common good, conference hears

Human dignity and the common good are the essential aims of work, attendees heard at the 2018 Principled Entrepreneurship conference... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

There's only one abortion clinic left in Missouri

Abortions at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, Missouri ended this week after the facility failed to adhere to state... Read more

The flag of Vatican City. ?w=200&h=150

In Scotland, flying the Vatican flag 'provocatively' could be criminal

Police Scotland maintains that “if flown or displayed in a provocative manner or altered,” the display of the Vatican flag... Read more

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago. ?w=200&h=150

Ezzati declines to answer questions in Chilean abuse probe

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago exercised his legal right to silence Wednesday after being summoned for questioning by a state... Read more

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A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers

The first session of the synod of bishops on young people, the faith, and vocational discernment was held Thursday, with... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia speaks at the Vatican, March 25, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop Chaput to youth synod: Developed nations stuck in a 'moral adolescence'

While the idea of being “forever young” can seem appealing, the underdevelopment of morality is a problem in developed nations,... Read more