Archive for July 14, 2014

Bishop Edward Kussala of Tombura-Yambio. ?w=200&h=150

Ibrahim case reflects deeper problems in Sudan, says bishop

The “disgraceful case” of Sudanese Christian Meriam Ibrahim is only one of many examples of discrimination and harassment faced by... Read more

Chaldean Archbishops of Erbil and Kirkuk, Bashar Warda and Yousif Mirkis. ?w=200&h=150

Christians disappearing from Iraq, bishops lament

Two Iraqi archbishops are seeking “faith and hope” in Iraq, while bewailing the continuing exodus of Christians from the country... Read more

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Nigerian archbishop calls for government rescue of schoolgirls

Amid government reports that the nearly 200 girls kidnapped in Chibok could be home soon, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has called... Read more

Fr. Andrea Ciucci holds a flyer for Pope Francis' Sept. 28 audience with elderly and grandparents. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope's audience with elderly to explore vocation of old age

Organizers for the first-ever audience to be held between a pope and the elderly population have revealed that a central... Read more

Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J., recently appointed pontifical advisor for the Legion of Christ. ?w=200&h=150

Vatican appoints advisor for the Legion of Christ

The appointment of Father Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J., as pontifical advisor for the Legion of Christ aims to advance the renewal... Read more

Cardinal Ranier Woelki, who was appointed Archbishop of Cologne July 11.?w=200&h=150

Berlin cardinal transferred to Germany's largest archdiocese

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has been appointed Archbishop of Cologne, the Vatican announced July 11.  Read more

Fr. Quinn Mann, founder of CYE and CatholicFest, invited all the kids to join him on stage and sing a song during the last Mass, July 6, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

CatholicFest mixes camping, encounter with truth, beauty

For the past three years now, Catholic families in the Diocese of Green Bay and beyond have been marking their... Read more

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Scotland pauses sex-change and puberty-blocker drugs for children

Father Marko Rupnik.

Ex-Jesuit, alleged abuser Rupnik listed as consultant in 2024 Pontifical Yearbook

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Planned Parenthood reports record number of abortions in latest annual report

Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024.

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

A bishop and a priest exchange the sign of peace during Mass.

Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako presides over the dedication ceremony of the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mosul, Iraq. April 5, 2024.

As new altar is consecrated at destroyed Iraq church, former parishioner recalls ‘wonderful days’

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