Archive for February 4, 2015

Bishop George Pallipparambil (2R) with pilgrim students at the Light of the World Cathedral in Miao, India. ?w=200&h=150

Inspired by St Don Bosco, Indian Church prepares youth to be tomorrow's leaders

In the north-easternmost reaches of India, the Diocese of Miao is celebrating the bicentennial of St. John Bosco's birth by... Read more

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Embryos with three parents? The risks are yet to come, critics warn

Despite warnings from religious leaders and scientists, British lawmakers have voted to allow a version of in-vitro fertilization that uses... Read more

Bishop Gerald Barbarito. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Palm Beach.?w=200&h=150

Palm Beach bishop recovering from brain surgery

Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of the Palm Beach Diocese is currently recovering from a seven-hour surgery that successfully removed a... Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight en route to South Korea on Aug. 14, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis urges end to scandal of 'fratricidal' violence in Ukraine

As the number of deaths in Ukraine continue to rise amid escalating violence, Pope Francis has called the war “a... Read more

Migrants at Lampedusa, who flee such situations as the instability in Libya and war and terror in Iraq and Syria. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Political instability, war, and terrorism know no borders – Vatican official

As the Vatican's Secretary of State addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean on Monday regarding the shared challenge of... Read more

A couple snaps a selfie with Pope Francis at his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 4, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

The best thing parents can give their children? Wisdom, Pope says

In his Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis said the role of parents is to teach their children with patience, gentleness,... Read more

Michael Warsaw, Chairman of the Board and CEO of EWTN, leaves the 11 Circuit Court of Appeals building in Atlanta, Feb. 4, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

EWTN to appeals court: religious freedom at stake in HHS mandate case

A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether the EWTN Global Catholic Network should be required to abide... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

After pilot's heinous execution, Jordan's Christians pray for religious harmony

Christians in Jordan have responded to the Islamic State's gruesome execution of a captured Jordanian pilot with sorrow, calling for... Read more

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Controversial or consistent? San Fran archdiocese weighs in on teacher rules

The Archdiocese of San Francisco says that far from being condemnatory, the morality clauses in its new teacher handbook are... Read more