Archive for January 31, 2015

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

Church in Italy fights against imposition of gender ideology in schools

The general secretary of the Italian bishops conference stressed on Friday that the attempt to introduce textbooks into the nation's... Read more

Women on the street of Jaipur, India, March 2009. ?w=200&h=150

Youth urged to work for tolerance as violence steps up in India

The head of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement, Bishop Hendry D'Souza of Bellary, has raised his voice about the necessity... Read more

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By Ann Schneible

Archbishops Chaput, Gomez confirmed participants in Synod on the Family

The Vatican has confirmed the participation of 48 delegates chosen by bishops' conferences to take part in this year's Synod... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience Nov. 19, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Humanity cannot exist without farmers, says Pope

Pope Francis told farmers on Saturday that in a world marked by wastefulness and extreme climate change, they have the... Read more

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The Verona Arena is illuminated at night on Aug. 3, 2018, in Verona, Italy. The Holy See Press Office on Monday, April 29, 2024, released the pope’s schedule for a one-day trip to the city scheduled for May 18, 2024, on the vigil of Pentecost. 

Pope Francis to visit Verona for a trip centered on peace and justice

Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne.

Archbishop: Minister to trans-identified people while stressing ‘goodness of human creation’

Sidewalk advocates withstand the rain to be present outside a Planned Parenthood in Syracuse, New York.

Sidewalk Advocates for Life celebrates over 22,000 lives saved from abortion

The hidden chapel where St. Catherine of Siena died in Rome is located in the Palazzo Santa Chiara on Via di S. Chiara, 14.

Discover the hidden chapel in Rome where St. Catherine of Siena died

Pope Francis prays in front of the tomb of St. Mark the Evangelist inside St. Mark's Basilica in Venice on April 28, 2024.

Pope Francis’ visit to Venice showcases art as means of encounter, fraternity 

Pope Francis waves while traveling by boat in Venice, Italy, for a meeting with young people at the Basilica della Madonna della Salute on April 28, 2024. Earlier in the day he met with inmates at a women's prison.

Pope Francis arrives in Venice, meets with women inmates and artists

Members of the Provincial Episcopal Assembly of Bukavu (ASSEPB).

Democratic Republic of Congo bishops: Amid growth of Church ‘the Congolese state is dead’

Prayer house at San Simeone, Italy, September 2012.

Catholic movement in Italy dedicated to people ‘far from the Church’

Father Leo Riley, 68, continued to serve as a priest for years after a 2020 sexual abuse lawsuit was filed against him and the Diocese of Venice, Florida.

Florida priest continued in active ministry for three years after sex abuse lawsuit filed

Pope Francis meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her 6-year-old daughter on Jan. 10, 2023.

Pope Francis to attend G7 summit to speak on artificial intelligence

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