Archive for August 22, 2016

A view of the facade of St. Peter's Basilica from the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis names American as new Vatican ambassador to Guinea Bissau

On Monday Pope Francis appointed U.S. Archbishop Michael W. Banach as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea Bissau, marking the latest in... Read more

Benedict XVI holds the paschal candle during the Easter Vigil, at St. Peter's Basilica, April 7, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

Benedict XVI's memoir to be published in English in November

Benedict XVI's new memoir, a lengthy interview with German journalist Peter Seewald, is being translated into English and will be... Read more

Pope Francis gives absolution in St. Peter's Square, April 23, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis: Confession is encounter with God's 're-creating mercy'

Pope Francis commended the sacrament of confession as the prime means of encountering God's mercy in his message sent Monday... Read more

Mother Teresa prayer card for WYD pilgrims in Krakow, Poland on July 25, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

India gears up for Mother Teresa canonization celebrations

Mother Teresa will be canonized on Sept. 4, and a global film festival aims to screen 23 movies to mark... Read more

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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 

A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M.

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?

Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association

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