Archive for December 12, 2014

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Cardinal advisors discuss Curia reform, protection of minors

Efforts to reform the Roman Curia have moved forward with the latest round of Vatican meetings and will continue next... Read more

Sr. Cristina sings on "The Voice Italy."?w=200&h=150

Sister Cristina gives Pope Francis a copy of her music album

Sister Cristina Scuccia, the Ursuline religious who won The Voice Italy earlier this year, greeted Pope Francis on Wednesday and... Read more

A young refugee rests after having fled from ISIS and arrived in Ankawa in the northern part of Erbil, Iraq. ?w=200&h=150

'Every five minutes, a Christian dies in the Middle East'

Fr. Gabriel Nadaf is a priest of the Greek Orthodox Church. He lives in Nazareth and faces death threats for... Read more

Archbishop José Gomez distributes Communion during Mass in Weingart Stadium at East Los Angeles College. ?w=200&h=150

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass draws thousands in LA

More than 25,000 people – including many young people – attended an outdoor Mass in Los Angeles honoring the feast... Read more

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Francis lauds Nobel Peace laureates, declines to meet with Dalai Lama

Following the reception of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by two south Asians this week, Pope Francis has praised Nobel... Read more

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Pro-life ad group sees unprecedented success in 2014

Heroic Media is celebrating their most successful year yet, reporting their pro-life ads have generated more than 360,000 responses, the... Read more

Pope Francis venerates an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe while saying Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 12, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris,Kevin J. Jones

Our Lady of Guadalupe, the great missionary who protects her people

Pope Francis praised Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday as “a great missionary” who brought the faith to Latin America,... Read more