Archive for December 18, 2015

Nativity. Artist: Gerard van Honthorst. Public Domain.?w=200&h=150

Jerusalem patriarch's Christmas letter encourages peace in Holy Land

Delivering his Christmas message on Wednesday, Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem urged local and international actors to work for peace... Read more

Pope Francis participates in an interreligious prayer service at Ground Zero, Sept. 25, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Want religious freedom? Then talk to your neighbor

Who is your neighbor? A new interreligious project seeks to get as many Americans as possible to answer that question.  Read more

Mother Teresa circa 1994. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

It’s official! Mother Teresa is going to be canonized

After months of anticipation, the miracle allowing for the canonization of Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta has officially been approved... Read more

The Christmas tree and Nativity in St. Peter's Square are lit, Dec. 18, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

We contemplate God's mercy in the Nativity scene – Pope Francis

Pope Francis greeted the donors of the Christmas tree and the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square on Friday, recalling... Read more

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln says his Mass of Installation at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln. ?w=200&h=150

In Lincoln diocese, faithful sacrifices lead to record-setting pledge campaign

The Diocese of Lincoln’s capital campaign has raised $62.5 million since early 2014 to help fund Catholic schools and parish... Read more

Interior of the Sagrada Familia.?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis wants the 'great mystic' Gaudi to become a saint

On Wednesday Pope Francis met with members of the organization in charge of promoting the cause for canonization of Antoni... Read more

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

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End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’

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Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis: Theological virtues are the ‘fundamental attributes’ of a Christian life

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

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