Archive for May 19, 2012

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By Michelle La Rosa

Rise in surrogate pregnancies raises ethical concerns

An increase in the practice of surrogate pregnancy is leading to health risks, ethical concerns and a problematic understanding of... Read more

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Young order invigorates Colo. parish

St. Mary’s Parish in Littleton, Colo. played a key role last weekend in an international event—the 25th anniversary celebration of... Read more

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By Michelle La Rosa

‘Exorcist’ author prepares canon lawsuit against Georgetown

The author of the best-selling book and award-winning screenplay “The Exorcist” has announced that he is leading an effort to... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass for the Jubilee of Sport on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity on June 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

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The Freedom Group was founded in 2023 and works to help men gain freedom from pornography addiction.

He fought porn addiction for 23 years — now he helps other men find freedom

From left to right: Karol Wojtyla Sr., Joseph Ratzinger Sr., Mario Jose Bergoglio, Louis Marius Prevost.

Meet the fathers behind the Church’s 4 most recent popes

Pope Leo XIV addresses Catholic faithful on the scoreboard at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, during a celebration and Mass on June 14, 2025, in Chicago to honor his selection as pope.

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to Catholics in Chicago

Pope Leo XIV addresses Catholic faithful on the scoreboard at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, on June 14, 2025, in Chicago during a celebration and Mass to honor his selection as pope.

Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to be ‘beacons of hope’ at Chicago event

A Brooklyn Park police officer looks on while guarding the entrance to a neighborhood on June 14, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

‘Senseless violence’: Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers

The front door of 212 E. 141st Place, the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois.

Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Chicago could go for more than $1 million

Deacons gather in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in February. The number of deacons in the U.S. has declined year over year, according to a recent report, June 13, 2025.

Annual report finds there are ‘not enough’ deacons being ordained in the U.S.

Fernando Moscardó (center) and his friend Patricia (far left) meet with Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Mikel Garciandía of Palencia (right) after the Holy Father’s general audience on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Young people present to Pope Leo XIV their spiritual renewal project for Europe

The McCoppin family (from left): Alyssa, Courteney, James, Rhys, and Kelly, poses for a photo after entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023, at Sacred Heart Church in Manassas.

Virginia teen’s Catholic school journey inspires whole family’s conversion

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