Archive for December 23, 2016

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By Matt Hadro

You probably know someone who's been domestically abused.

Every minute, 20 people in the United States alone are victims of intimate partner violence.  Read more

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By Elise Harris

Pope donates 6 million euro to Ukraine relief efforts for Christmas

After taking up a collection earlier this year to aid families affected by the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine, Pope... Read more

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Trying to find confession times? In Scotland, there's an app for that

Need to find confession nearby at the drop of a dime? There’s an app for that.  Read more

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How a simple idea helped 7,000 homeless pregnant women

Christopher Bell was in his twenties and living in Times Square when he heard something that sounded like the voice... Read more

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Health and Human Services investigates Michigan health group for religious discrimination

Bishop Robert Barron responded on June 22, 2025, to criticism of a talk he gave at the first meeting of President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission in Washington, D.C.

Bishop Barron responds to criticism over participation in Religious Liberty Commission

The Texas capitol building, where Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on June 21, 2025, that requires public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.

Gov. Greg Abbott signs law requiring Ten Commandments in all Texas classrooms

Purple stole and confessional.

Justice Department sues Washington state over law forcing priests to break confession seal

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025.

Jubilee of Seminarians, Bishops, and Priests gets underway in Rome

Thousands took to the streets in Cork, Ireland, on Sunday June 22, 2025, to participate in the city’s 99th consecutive annual Eucharistic procession in Ireland’s second-largest city.

Thousands gather in Cork, Ireland, for 99th consecutive Eucharistic procession

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Vatican backs report calling for financial reforms to alleviate global debt crisis

Director Dallas Jenkins (left) and Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the wildly successful TV series “The Chosen,” speak with journalists during a press conference on June 23, 2025, at the Vatican.

‘The Chosen’ cast visits Vatican after filming Crucifixion scenes in Italy

SENT founder John Cannon speaks at the September 2024 SENT Summit.

Turn your Catholic idea into a thriving venture at SENT Summit

In Knock, Ireland, on Sunday June 22, 2025, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh urged the people of Ireland to “feel inspired and courageous” by the renewed consecration to the Sacred Heart.

Ireland reconsecrated to the Sacred Heart on feast of Corpus Christi

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