Archive for May 18, 2017

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Menorah exhibit in Rome underlines positive Catholic-Jewish relations

At the center of the first joint exhibit between the Vatican Museums and the Jewish museum in Rome is the... Read more

Venerable Stanley Rother, who will be beatified Sept. 23, 2017. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.?w=200&h=150

Venerable Stanley Rother's remains re-interred ahead of beatification

The remains of Venerable Stanley Rother were exhumed last week and moved to a chapel in Oklahoma City in preparation... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Pope to ambassadors: Work for peace amid 'complex' global conflicts

On Thursday Pope Francis received the credentials of six new ambassadors to the Holy See, telling them to work for... Read more

Pope Francis greets patients with Huntington's Disease May 18, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis to Huntington's patients: You deserve respect and love

Pope Francis on Thursday offered a message of hope and love to patients with Huntington’s disease, a rare and incurable... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Sept. 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

No research justifies the use of human embryos, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis said that there is no outcome that can justify the use or destruction of embryos for scientific purposes... Read more

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On Israel-Palestine conflict, the Church cannot stay quiet, bishops say

The Catholic Church will speak out against injustice and avoid any attempt to normalize the “festering wound” of the Israeli-Palestinian... Read more

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Spaniards splurge on First Communion parties despite economic hard times

Over the past nine years, Spain has been hit particularly hard by the worldwide economic crisis.  Read more

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Bono thinks Christian artists need to be way more honest

If you’re an ardent fan of U2, you may know that lead vocalist Bono loves the Psalms. The 57-year-old Irish... Read more

Benedict XVI celebrates the Easter Vigil, April 7, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Benedict XVI praises Cardinal Sarah as great 'spiritual teacher'

In an afterword to a book on silence and prayer recently authored by Cardinal Robert Sarah, Benedict XVI praised the... Read more

St. Lawrence Sister Parish in Cuba. ?w=200&h=150

The first Catholic church in 60 years is being built in Cuba

Funded by a parish in Florida, a new Catholic church is being built in Cuba and is the first the... Read more