Archive for April 27, 2014

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who was elected John XXIII, shown while Patriarch of Venice, a post he held from 1953 to 1958. ?w=200&h=150

Book details collaboration of Roncalli and his Venetian chancellor

A book published this month in Italian reveals the collaborative relationship between John XXIII, when he was Patriarch of Venice,... Read more

Swiss Guards march through Vatican City.?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Former Swiss Guard recalls John Paul II's love for humanity

The life of St. John Paul II was characterized by an intense love for both God and the human person,... Read more

The images of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II hanging from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 25, 2014 ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Popes John Paul II, John XXIII officially declared saints

In a packed St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis officially declared former pontiffs John... Read more

Pope Francis presides over canonization Mass for Saints John Paul II and John XXIII on April 27, 2014 ?w=200&h=150

Pope: Christ’s wounds are sign of God’s love

At the canonization Mass for Popes John Paul II and John XXIII on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis emphasized the... Read more

Julia Marie Desilets participates in the canonization Mass of John Paul II and John XXIII on April 27, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Candle-bearer holds prayers in her heart during canonization

One young woman's participation in today's canonization liturgy offered a special opportunity for intercessory prayer.  Read more

Polish pilgrims who ran to Rome for the April 27, 2014 canonizations of John Paul II and John XXIII pause for lunch after the Mass. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Polish pilgrims run 1,200 miles to celebrate in Rome

A group of Polish friends decided to run the whole way to Rome to be present for the canonizations of... Read more

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U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that the doctors caught the cancer early enough, and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M.

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?

Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey walks across the campus of St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts, on April 9, 2024.

Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events

The Vatican ambassador to Colombo, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (third from left) and Sri Lanka's Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (fourth from left) take part in a remembrance service during the fifth anniversary of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks at St. Anthony Church in Colombo on April 21, 2024.

More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs

Archbishop Luis Argüello and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Bishops: Catholic Church in Spain unjustly singled out in plan to address sexual abuse

Over a year after the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey in February 2023, restoration of Aleppo's Church of St. George has been completed.

A year after earthquake, Aleppo’s St. George Church rises again

The Augustine Institute's new facilities in Florissant, Missouri.

‘An unprecedented opportunity’: Augustine Institute announces move to St. Louis 

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