Archive for October 23, 2016

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By Elise Harris

Christian girls who barely escaped ISIS credit Mary for their safety

Seven young women in Kirkuk credit the Virgin Mary for their safety after spending a harrowing eight hours hidden underneath... Read more

Pope Francis 1 at The Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at St. Peter's Basilica on April 3, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

As battle for Mosul rages, Pope appeals for an end to violence in Iraq

With the Iraqi Army currently embroiled in an effort to liberate Mosul and the Plains of Nineveh from the Islamic... Read more

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UPDATE: Ohio moves to close nursing home amid ‘widespread care failures’ after purchase from Catholic nuns

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. | Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Cardinal Pizzaballa: There is a longing for justice and human dignity in Iran

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Trump administration restores Title X funding to Planned Parenthood

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Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ tied to HHS funding

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House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood

Veteran EWTN executive Edwin Lopez is the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Commission on Social Communications. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Edwin Lopez

Veteran EWTN executive appointed to Communications Commission post with Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu in 2019. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN

Vatican prosecutor steps aside as London property trial appeal moves forward

The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: CBCP News

Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees

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UPDATE: Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, seen here in 2024, spoke this week in Minnesota on how to heal and to bring grief before God. | Credit: Diego López Marina/ACI Prensa

Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’

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