Archive for April 8, 2015

Msgr. Segundo Tejado Munoz, undersecretary of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, with refugee children in Iraq, March 28, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

How the Holy See is using diplomacy to aid Christians in the Middle East

In the face of increased persecution of Christians in the Middle East, the Holy See's diplomatic arm is developing a... Read more

Mother and daughter at a candelight vigil for those injured and killed during the Boston Marathon bombings on April 21, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Bishops appeal against death penalty in Boston bombing case

As accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stands trial, the Catholic bishops of Massachusetts are asking that he not receive... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during his Dec. 3, 2014 general audience. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis brings down hammer, says 'Don’t mess with children'

Pope Francis said Wednesday that children are never a mistake, and called adults out for building faulty systems that leave... Read more

Mass said on the proposed site of an Israeli security wall in the West Bank's Cremisan Valley, Jan. 17, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Patriarch welcomes court's 'courageous' decision to block Israeli wall through West Bank

Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem has praised an Israeli Supreme Court decision prohibiting the country's army from routing a security... Read more

An unborn baby at 20 weeks -- well within the second trimester, when dilation and evacuation abortions are commonly performed. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Kansas becomes first state to ban 'dismemberment abortion'

Kansas became on Tuesday the first state to ban abortions by a procedure known as “dilation and evacuation,” which is... Read more

Seminarian Roni Marzina Momica with a group of children outside an Aid to the Church in Need office. Photo Courtesy of Roni Marzina Momica.?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Bomb attack, ISIS invasion can't dampen faith of Iraqi seminarian

Roni Marzina Momica has seen it all: a victim of a 2010 bus attack and among those forced to leave... Read more