Archive for June 17, 2015

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By Mary Farrow

Top US bishops unwavering in support of traditional marriage ahead of Synod

In their spring general assembly held last week, just four months before the Synod on the Family in Rome, top... Read more

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By Ann Schneible

Pope Francis: Receive new encyclical with 'open heart'

Speaking one day before its official release to the public, Pope Francis is asking for people to have an “open... Read more

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By Ann Schneible

Don't blame God when someone dies – trust in the resurrection, Pope says

Instead of blaming God when a parent loses a child – or vice versa – families should remember that because... Read more

Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri celebrating Mass at Sacred Heart Seminary, Sriracha in Chantaburi Diocese in Thailand on June 13, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

In Thailand, Catholic seminary marks eight vibrant decades

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Minor Seminary in Thailand’s Chantaburi diocese has spent 80 years forming young men to be... Read more

Benedict XVI meets with seminarians of the Faenza-Modigliana diocese, June 16, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A meeting to remember: seminarians chat with Benedict XVI

Several enthusiastic seminarians met with Benedict XVI at the Vatican Gardens on Tuesday – even though it is their exam... Read more

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Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski of Krakow announced on April 14, 2024, the decision to begin the process of beatification and canonization of Helena Agnieszka Kmiec, a young lay missionary murdered in Bolivia in 2017.

Cause for canonization opened for young Polish lay missionary killed in Bolivia

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Scotland pauses sex-change and puberty-blocker drugs for children

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Ex-Jesuit, alleged abuser Rupnik listed as consultant in 2024 Pontifical Yearbook

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Planned Parenthood reports record number of abortions in latest annual report

Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024.

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

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