Archive for October 1, 2014

Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller.?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Mueller: Do not remove challenges of Gospel

With the Synod on the Family just days away, the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more

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Family synod an opportunity to support marriage, scholars urge

Law professors, family advocates and clergy have asked those participating in the upcoming synod of bishops to consider how best... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on June 4, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Put your gifts at the service of others, Pope Francis exhorts

Pope Francis dedicated his weekly general audience to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, saying that rather than making... Read more

Mubarak and Agnese Hano from Iraq at Mass with Pope Francis. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Iraqi couple finds courage in a Pope who suffers with them

An elderly couple who lost everything after fleeing their home due to ISIS violence met with Pope Francis on Sunday,... Read more

These children who have taken refuge from the Islamic State at St. Josef parish in Erbil, are among the 1.2 million internally displaced Iraqis. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Apostolic nuncios to Middle East will discuss aid, response to terrorists

Pope Francis and Vatican officials are due to meet this week with the nuncios to seven Middle Eastern nations to... Read more

The website of L'Osservatore Romano was re-vamped in December, 2013.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Vatican media reform committee to make first proposals by Easter

Having met for the first time last week, the committee to reform the Vatican's media and communications will continue to... Read more

Pope Francis married 20 couples in St. Peter's Basilica on Sept. 14, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Kasper proposal a flawed solution, says panel

A panel of Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Raymond Burke, said allowing Communion for the divorced and remarried would complicate the... Read more

Judges of the European Court of Human Rights. ?w=200&h=150

Pro-euthanasia ruling axed due to plaintiff's secret suicide

A woman’s lawsuit aiming to change European law on assisted suicide has been thrown out after revelations that she had... Read more

Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Courtesy Israel Ministry of Tourism.?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

US bishop: Political will lacking, but Holy Land wants peace

Christians and Muslims are coexisting peacefully in Israel and Palestine, but the political will for peace is not yet there,... Read more