Archive for February 4, 2016

Students at Holy Family Academy in Iverness, Illinois. Photo courtesy of Holy Family Academy.?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Beyond the classroom: How one Catholic school puts care for creation into action

The Chicago area didn’t get the piles of snow that much of the rest of the country did this week,... Read more

The Supreme Court building. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

How one Catholic college teaches students to deal with threats to religious liberty

The future of religious freedom in the United States will one day be in the care of today’s college students,... Read more

Abp. Jose Gomez at the Pontifical North American College on May 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop Gomez: social justice needs a pro-life foundation

Efforts to combat social injustice cannot forget that the right to life is foundational, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los... Read more

St. Padre Pio at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome, Italy on Feb. 3, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Padre Pio's incorrupt body is in Rome – here's why

The partially incorrupt body of Padre Pio has arrived to Rome for the first time ever alongside that of another... Read more

Hands in prayer at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Jan. 17, 2105. ?w=200&h=150

National Prayer Breakfast keynote: In a world of division, be a bridge-builder

In their keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast, the couple behind the History Channel’s ‘The Bible’ miniseries called for... Read more

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address in St. Peter's Square, Jan. 6, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

From a Mexican prison, a single mother will tell Pope Francis her story

Évila Quintana Molina is a single mother in a Mexican prison. She has never spoken in public, to protect her... Read more

Erwin Mena. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Department?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Bizarre details emerge as 'fake priest' gets busted in LA

For months, Erwin Mena donned vestments, called himself “Padre,” and convinced Southern California Catholics that he was a priest, police... Read more

Aedes aegypti mosquito. ?w=200&h=150

Brazilian bishops reject push to expand abortion to Zika virus cases

In its first statement related to the health crisis sparked by the Zika virus, the Brazilian Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read more

Jihad in Gaza. ?w=200&h=150

EU joins voices labeling ISIS actions a 'genocide'

The European Parliament on Thursday declared that genocide is taking place in the Middle East against Christians, Yazidis, and other... Read more

Pope Francis arrives at the Piazza di Spagna to being the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Dec. 8, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis surprises jubilee pilgrims in visit to Vatican departments

On Thursday the “Pope of Surprises” made an unscheduled stop at the welcoming center for pilgrims in Rome for the... Read more