Archive for December 3, 2015

Marijuana, cocaine, and counterfeit currency seized in Federal Police raids in Buenos Aires, February 2013. ?w=200&h=150

What Argentina's bishops are proposing to drug traffickers

The Argentine bishops' conference issued “a strong call to conversion” to those involved in drug trafficking and dealing, urging them... Read more

A demonstration against the blasphemous exhibit in Pamplona, Nov. 26, 2015. Photo courtesy of Carlos Beltramo.?w=200&h=150

Spain's Catholics protest blasphemous art exhibit, but city council won't act

Despite protests from thousands of Spaniards opposed to the desecration of the Eucharist, the Pamplona city council has failed to... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

The 'great secret' of San Francisco's AIDS response

The early days of the AIDS epidemic of San Francisco marked a time of fear, uncertainty and suffering. But amid... Read more

Rosa Parks, with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the background, c. 1955. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Fighting injustice 'is going to hurt' – the legacy of Rosa Parks

The legacy of Rosa Parks, 60 years after her arrest for civil disobedience, is that Catholics must fight injustice even... Read more

'St. Nicholas,' also known as Wolfgang Georg Kimmig-Liebe, at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Dec. 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

'Saint Nicholas' makes surprise appearance in Saint Peter's Square

A surprise visitor to St. Peter’s Square during the general audience yesterday was met with a warm welcome.    Read more

Pope Francis blesses a traveling image after the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Dec. 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

A car chapel? It's a real thing and Pope Francis blessed one

A Marian chapel built into a car – called an “Autocappella” – received a blessing from Pope Francis yesterday just... Read more

Participants in a student-organized Women Betrayed rally against Planned Parenthood at the US Capitol, July 28, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

US Senate votes to defund Planned Parenthood, but veto is expected

The United States Senate voted Thursday to pass a bill that would defund Planned Parenthood, though the White House has... Read more