Archive for April 12, 2014

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By Adelaide Mena

Bishops invited to support 2014 March for Marriage

Two U.S. bishops leading efforts to defend and promote marriage offered their support for this year’s national March for Marriage... Read more

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Australian woman given Papal honors for social service

At a Mass said last week, Bishop Peter Ingham of Wollongong bestowed Papal honors on Kathleen McCormack for her meritorious... Read more

Pope Francis meets with bishops of Italy May 23, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Medical care must consider whole person, Pope urges surgeons

In his audience with surgeons who treat cancer patients, Pope Francis encouraged the physicians to view the person as an... Read more

Archbishop Samuel Aquila concelebrating Mass at the Basilica of St John Lateran March 8, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Archbishop urges prayer, action against Colo. abortion bill

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila is asking the people of Colorado to spend 10 minutes in prayer and take concrete action... Read more

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British woman appointed by Pope to head Pontifical Academy

Pope Francis has appointed Lady Margaret Scotford Archer as president of a group of scholars dedicated to studying issues in... Read more

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.

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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on Nov. 8, 2022, in Topeka, Kansas.

Kansas governor vetoes bills to ban sex changes for minors, coerced abortions

Before the march began, the president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, stressed that “life is a gift from God and as such it is an inalienable right of every human being, which is why it must be protected and supported at every stage of its development.”

50,000 march for life in Poland as its parliament considers legalizing abortion

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Wisconsin man sentenced to over 7 years in prison for firebombing pro-life organization

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Catholic priest pepper-sprayed during confessions at Texas cathedral

Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni Church, an Indian-Mughal style Catholic church in Medan, Indonesia.

Pope Francis’ Indonesia visit to ‘strengthen message of tolerance, unity, and world peace’

Approximately 1,000 people have been working daily on the restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France.

Notre Dame fire, 5 years later: What are the plans for reopening the cathedral in Paris?

St. Vincent de Paul Church, the oldest Catholic parish church in continuous use in Baltimore, which was dedicated in 1841, is among the churches slated for closure.

Baltimore Archdiocese announces major restructuring that will merge dozens of parishes

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