Archive for December 3, 2016

Pope Francis during the Stations of the Cross at the Coliseum in Rome, Italy on April 3, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis' letter to dying girl read aloud at her funeral

Pope Francis has again captured the hearts of the world, with a tear-jerking letter to a young Italian girl dying... Read more

Pope Francis blesses the sick and disabled at the general audience at the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City on November 30, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Pope to global economic leaders: Remember the dignity of the human person

In an unprecedented event, Fortune 500 CEOs, members of the Time 100 and non-profit, academic, religious and labor leaders from... Read more

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That time JPII changed Fidel Castro's mind about Christmas

After Fidel Castro gained power in Cuba in 1959, he spent the next decade slowly imposing socialism on the country,... Read more

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Fertility rose at the end of the Depression and the end of World War II with the Baby Boom, to more than 3.5 births for every woman by 1960 — then plummeted immediately thereafter.

United Nations solution to ‘fertility crisis’ faces criticism

Father Michael Herlihey, OFM Cap, one of three chaplains serving pilgrims along the Drexel Route, blesses children following the opening Mass of the 2025 Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Indianpolis on May 18, 2025.

What it’s like to be a chaplain on the road with the body of Christ

Blackrock College in Dublin, Ireland, where extensive abuse took place over decades, according to a documentary that led to the June 2025 report by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Report: Irish Church abuse allegations jumped 50% in 1 year

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico.

Reacting to ICE raids, Church in Mexico reminds: ‘Not all undocumented migrants are criminals’

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New poll shows more Americans support prioritizing ‘birth sex’ over ‘gender identity’

The prelate of Opus Dei with Pope Leo XIV.

Opus Dei presents proposal for new statutes to the Holy See

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican Bank.

Vatican Bank recorded a net profit of 32.8 million euros in 2024, up 7% from 2023

LAPD rally as a curfew takes effect in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025, following days of protests in response to federal immigration operations that saw clashes spread across downtown.

Los Angeles archbishop calls for day of prayer, Mass for peace and unity amid riots

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on June 11, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV receives UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Vatican

Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl, the bishop of Graz-Seckau in Austria, expressed being “stunned and shaken” following a deadly shooting at a school in Graz on June 10, 2025.

Bishop of Graz in Austria ‘stunned and shaken’ after deadly school shooting

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