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Pope Francis releases World Day of Peace message, renews call to end death penalty
Dec 12, 2024Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, commemorated annually on Jan. 1, with three concrete proposals.
Euthanasia in Canada jumped nearly 16% last year with more than 15,000 deaths
Dec 12, 2024Health Canada’s fifth annual medical assistance in dying report reveals that MAID accounted for nearly 1 in 20 deaths in the country last year.
Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Abbas amid Gaza crisis
Dec 12, 2024During the “cordial talks,” both parties “reiterated the condemnation of all forms of terrorism” while emphasizing the importance of protecting Jerusalem’s special status.
British government makes puberty blocker ban for kids permanent
Dec 12, 2024The decision is based on “independent expert advice from the Commission on Human Medicines,” which determined “there is currently an unacceptable safety risk.”
5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’
Dec 12, 2024The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024.
African bishop exhorts Catholic journalists to uphold standards
Dec 12, 2024The 70th anniversary of Angola’s Catholic Radio was the occasion of a bracing plea for Catholic journalistic integrity by Bishop António Francisco Jaca.
Russian Orthodox patriarch writes to pregnant women to encourage them to keep their babies
Dec 12, 2024In his letters, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill offers encouragement and congratulations to the new mothers, wishing them “many blessings from Christ.”
Fact or fiction? 9 popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 12, 2024In the almost 500 years since Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, her image has become the subject of several popular myths and legends, especially in Mexico.
Pope Francis: Throughout your life, listen to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Pope Francis releases World Day of Peace message, renews call to end death penalty
Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Abbas amid Gaza crisis
Organizers and supporters reluctant to discuss planned LGBT jubilee day in Rome
Pope Francis: Gentleness, respect are more effective than ‘the strength of arguments’
Satanic display in New Hampshire battered, removed after three days
Broglio presides at U.S. Capitol Mass, meets with Pelosi
Euthanasia in Canada jumped nearly 16% last year with more than 15,000 deaths
British government makes puberty blocker ban for kids permanent
Woman alleges doctors ‘fast-tracked’ her into gender transition as preteen, files lawsuit
12 million pilgrims expected to visit Guadalupe Basilica this week
5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’
Fact or fiction? 9 popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe
Report: 80 priests murdered in Mexico over last three decades
Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public
Russian Orthodox patriarch writes to pregnant women to encourage them to keep their babies
Notre Dame chief architect reveals ‘particular devotion’ to Our Lady
Pope Francis is a proponent of popular piety, expert says
Catholic Church to European Union: Fight against anti-Christian hate
Norwegian parish holds Day of Prayer for Unborn in response to new abortion laws
Indian church leaders plead for protection amid ‘relentless attacks’ on Christians
ACN report: North Koreans in contact with Christians are sent to prison
Archbishop of Tokyo: An aging society like Japan’s will not be able to survive
Chinese bishop focused on adapting faith to Communist Party ideals, Shanghai Catholics say
St. Francis Xavier’s relics draw 12,000 in Goa, India, for decennial exposition
African bishop exhorts Catholic journalists to uphold standards
Church leaders express ‘hope’ that Syrian regime will respect Christian communities
Lebanese Christians celebrate Assad’s fall, see it as justice for years of oppression
A new dawn for Syria? Bishop Jallouf highlights Christians as pillars of reconstruction
Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day
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Organizers and supporters reluctant to discuss planned LGBT jubilee day in Rome
Dec 11, 2024The Vatican’s jubilee organizers say they are neither supporting nor opposing the event while the figures behind it are declining to comment.
Report: 80 priests murdered in Mexico over last three decades
Dec 11, 2024Father Omar Sotelo Aguilar noted that “as never before in the history of Mexico, violence has reached worrying levels, striking all sectors of society.”
Woman alleges doctors ‘fast-tracked’ her into gender transition as preteen, files lawsuit
Dec 11, 2024The lawsuit, filed by UCLA student Kaya Clementine Breen, claims that “her body has been profoundly damaged in ways that can never be repaired.”
Wisconsin parishioners launch GoFundMe to appeal to Vatican to save 150-year-old church
Dec 11, 2024Advocates for St. Boniface Church in Manitowoc are hoping to raise $8,000 to bankroll an appeal at the Vatican to stop its diocese from shuttering the church.
