Archive for June 8, 2014

Islamist militia in Central African Republic. Photo courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need.?w=200&h=150

Central African Republic still seeking peace amid violent attacks

Following continued attacks on churches in the Central African Republic, the country still looks forward to a return to a... Read more

The Carabinieri, or Italian Police Force, participate in a special Mass in St. Peter's Square on June 6, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Italian officer: Being a policeman isn't a job, it's a way of life

During an audience with Pope Francis and the policeman of Italy, a young officer explained that his job is in... Read more

Pope Francis preaches the Pentecost homily in St. Peter's Basilica on June 8, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Holy Spirit enlivens Church, preaches Pope on Pentecost

On the feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis focused his homily and Angelus address on the work of the Holy Spirit... Read more

Pope Francis meets with students in the Paul VI Audience Hall on May 31, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Reject mediocrity, Pope encourages young pilgrims

Pope Francis on Saturday evening made a phone call to a group of young Italians who were on pilgrimage, encouraging... Read more

A view of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock and the Wailing Wall. ?w=200&h=150

Three faiths pray for Holy Land peace

Representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam said prayers from their respective religious communities at Sunday’s historic “Invocation for Peace” at... Read more

(L-R) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Invocation for Peace in the Vatican Gardens June 8. ?w=200&h=150

Pope prays for peace with Israeli and Palestinian presidents

Pope Francis welcomed the presidents of Israel and Palestine to the Vatican on Sunday evening for an unprecedented meeting of... Read more

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Attendees lay flowers at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan to mark the 109th anniversary of World War I-era mass killings on April 24, 2024.

109 years after genocide, Armenia faces another existential threat

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, chapel and statue.

Franciscan University rejects Biden administration’s transgender policies in Title IX

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U.S. birth and fertility rates drop to record lows, according to CDC report

There are now more than 100 priests in the four dioceses of Sierra Leone.

Most priests in Sierra Leone are sons of Muslims, bishop says

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German bishops resist push to install permanent ‘Synodal Council’

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Biden Title IX changes affect state laws on women’s sports, locker rooms, lawyers warn

Families, donors, and others gather with Bishop Erik Pohlmeier for the dedication of the “Precious Ones Baby Mausoleum” at the San Lorenzo Cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida, on April 23, 2024.

Florida diocese opens ‘Precious Ones’ mausoleum to support couples who lose children

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened up to veteran EWTN News anchorman Raymond Arroyo about his family’s strong faith growing up, how his faith helped him overcome drug addiction and how it impacts him in his day-to-day life in the travails of U.S. presidential politics.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks Catholic faith, abortion, Title IX in exclusive EWTN interview

Students, faculty, monks, and staff at Belmont Abbey College took part in their first “Cover to Cover” Bible Marathon Reading Event from April 8–12, 2024..

Belmont Abbey College hosts Bible marathon reading event

An aerial view of Washington Square in San Francisco on May 22, 2020.

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