Archive for October 20, 2014

Bl. Paul VI issued his encyclical on the regulation of birth in 1968. ?w=200&h=150

The Passion of Blessed Paul VI - 'Humanae vitae'

Father Francesco di Felice worked at the Secretariat of State during the pontificate of Bl. Paul VI, and recently recounted... Read more

Two refugees at the Church of St. Joseph in Ankawa Erbil. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

200,000 activists tell Europe: stand up for persecuted Christians

More than 200,000 people have signed a petition asking European leaders to offer “real help” for persecuted Christians and other... Read more

Donald and Evelyn Knapp at the Hitching Post Wedding Chapel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom.?w=200&h=150

Christian ministers told to perform gay 'weddings' or face jail time

Two Christian ministers in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, could face legal punishment or be forced to sell their nearly 100-year-old wedding... Read more

Cardinals pray together at a Feb. 22, 2014 consistory. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A Middle East without Christians - cardinals consider sad prospect

Monday's consistory of cardinals focused on the plight of Christians in the Middle East, especially in light of the rise... Read more

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Ohio government seeks to shut down Catholic-run nursing home amid ‘widespread care failures’

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. | Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Cardinal Pizzaballa: There is a longing for justice and human dignity in Iran

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Trump administration restores Title X funding to Planned Parenthood

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Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ tied to HHS funding

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House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood

Veteran EWTN executive Edwin Lopez is the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Commission on Social Communications. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Edwin Lopez

Veteran EWTN executive appointed to Communications Commission post with Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu in 2019. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN

Vatican prosecutor steps aside as London property trial appeal moves forward

The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: CBCP News

Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees

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UPDATE: Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, seen here in 2024, spoke this week in Minnesota on how to heal and to bring grief before God. | Credit: Diego López Marina/ACI Prensa

Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’

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