Archive for October 23, 2014

Lisa Rice and Ross Cavanagh, an engaged couple who will be among the first to use the new marriage prep program. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.?w=200&h=150

How Catholics in Scotland are reforming marriage prep

A new marriage preparation program in the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh aims to help engaged Catholics on their... Read more

A family at the Khazair checkpoint after fleeing from Mosul, Iraq on June 11, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Carl Bunderson

'Don’t abandon us' – Church in Mosul 'no longer exists'

Reflecting on his recent trip to the Holy Land and to Iraqi Kurdistan, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said... Read more

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

By Elise Harris

How do we praise God? Pray like Saint Paul, Pope Francis says

In his homily on Thursday, Pope Francis said no one has the strength to be a Christian without the Holy... Read more

Canadian Parliament. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Ottawa archbishop cancels event, calls for prayers in wake of shooting

The Archdiocese of Ottawa, Canada, released a statement canceling its annual charity dinner in the wake of yesterday’s shooting, and... Read more

Thomas and Susan Hilgers of the Pope Paul VI Institute speak with CNA in Rome, Oct. 16, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris,Alan Holdren

How a reproductive health pioneer became an 'instant convert' reading Humanae Vitae

As founders of an institute studying reproductive healthcare, Thomas and Susan Hilgers have seen the benefits that natural family planning... Read more

Saint Teresa Church in Assiut, Egypt. ?w=200&h=150

Egyptian Christians feel safer, though Islamism still looms

While problems still exist, Christians in Egypt feel “much safer” under the presidency of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, a former military... Read more

Abbey of Montecassino in Italy. ?w=200&h=150

Vatican reorganizes Montecassino, mother abbey of the Benedictines

Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a new Abbot of Montecassino – the first monastery built by St. Benedict – and... Read more

The chapel of the Saint John Paul II Shrine in Washington, D.C., prepared to celebrate his feast on Oct. 22, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

We're 'just touching the surface' of St John Paul II's teachings

St. John Paul II's life and teachings offer a witness to love that is so profound it is only beginning... Read more