Archive for August 5, 2015

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles at the North American College, May 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop

Too many social trends treat the human person as nothing sacred, but Catholic pro-life efforts are part of an effort... Read more

Images in Holy Trinity Monastery, founded by St. Nekolarios in Aegina, Greece. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Meet Saint Nektarios – a philosopher, poet and miracle worker

Buried in a hilltop monastery on a small Greek island, Saint Nektarios – one of the most widely known and... Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience address in St. Peter's Square, May 20, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope: Divorce and remarriage contradicts the sacrament, but Church always reaches out

Echoing his predecessors on the need to care for divorced and remarried persons, Pope Francis said Christians should help these... Read more

A statue of Bl. Junipero Serra outside Mission San Antonio de Padua in Monterey County, Calif. ?w=200&h=150

How Junipero Serra fought the death penalty for a California native

Blessed Junipero Serra’s love for the natives of California extended even to those who killed one of his friends and... Read more

Jean-Clement Jeanbart, Melkite Archbishop of Aleppo, speaks at the KoC Conference in Philadelphia, while Bashar Warda, Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, looks on, Aug. 4, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

If you won't help our people stay, help them leave - Catholic bishops from the Middle East

Catholic archbishops from Iraq and Syria said Tuesday that while they hope to help their people stay in the Middle... Read more

Father Francisco Acevedo. ?w=200&h=150

This 100-year-old priest still has a very important task: fighting Satan

On August 1, the oldest priest in the Diocese of Malaga, Spain turned 100 years old. After a century of... Read more

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Chilean women: Abortion does not solve problem of sexual violence, discrimination

Women in a new video released in Chile said that mothers facing difficult pregnancies need compassion and care from society,... Read more