Archive for April 16, 2012

Dawn Eden at Rome's North American College, March 6, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Eden's new book dispels misconceptions on saints, sex abuse

In her new book, author Dawn Eden helps bring healing to victims of childhood sexual abuse while clearing up common... Read more

Children dressed in traditional Bavarian costumes dance for the Pope during his 85th birthday celebrations in the Clementine Hall. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Benedict celebrates 85th birthday, reflects on last years

Pope Benedict XVI marked his 85th birthday by reflecting on his final years as he celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving... Read more

Monsignor Giampietro Dal Toso, Secretary of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, speaks during a conference at the Vatican on April 13, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Vatican official says Pope, local Church helping sustain Syrians

The secretary for the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Monsignor Giampetro dal Toso, says Pope Benedict and Syrian Church are helping... Read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus.?w=200&h=150

Carl Anderson to speak at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus,will serve as guest speaker at the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast... Read more

Portrait of Pope Pius XII inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.?w=200&h=150

Claims of papal help for Nazi war criminals 'verifiably false'

A Harvard professor's claim that Vatican leadership intentionally helped Nazi war criminals escape to South America after World War II... Read more

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Orvich said he wanted to share his experience with same sex attraction “so that the Lord might touch hearts and that people repent and try returning to a chaste life."

Redeemed from sexual libertinism, prostitution, and occult, Fran Orvich tells his story

People join together during a “Rally to Stop the Six-Week Abortion Ban” held at Lake Eola Park on April 13, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.

Could Florida become the first state to defeat an abortion amendment?

Edward Burne-Jones, “St. George Kills the Dragon,” 1866

Did St. George really slay a dragon?

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

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