Archive for March 22, 2016

World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Divine Mercy meets World Youth Day this summer in Poland

Krakow’s role in the Divine Mercy devotion could mean great things for World Youth Day this year, said the city’s... Read more

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When religious liberty collides with the sexual revolution

At the heart of many of today’s most pressing U.S. religious liberty concerns is the fallout from the sexual revolution... Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight August 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis grieves Belgium attacks, condemns 'blind violence'

On Tuesday Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of attacks at an airport and metro in Belgium, condemning the... Read more

Pope Francis performing the rite of the washing of feet at a Holy Thursday Mass said at Rebibbia prison, Rome, April 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis to wash the feet of migrants on Holy Thursday

After spending previous years washing the feet of inmates and disabled persons on Holy Thursday, this year Pope Francis will... Read more

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'Good Friday came early' – Catholic bishops mourn Brussels attacks

The Holy Week terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday led the city's bishops to mourn and reflect on the deadly... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput speaks with CNA in Rome on Sept. 15, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Faith in a world under siege – thoughts from Archbishop Chaput

Despite the challenges facing the United States, Catholics and Mormons can work together – with St. Augustine as a model,... Read more

Mother Loraine Maguire (c) of the Little Sisters of the Poor. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Members of Congress speak up for Little Sisters before big day in court

Members of the United States Congress have voiced their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor before their case... Read more

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St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.

Historic St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, will host Pope Francis this weekend

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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

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