Archive for July 3, 2017

Priests celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for two new Canadian Saints in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 12, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Rise in priest suicides prompts call for helpline in Ireland

Besides a shortage of vocations, Irish priests are facing an even more harrowing kind of crisis.  Read more

Pope Francis visits an earthquake zone in Italy in 2016. Photo: L'Osservatore Romano?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis donates 50,000 euros to Greek island struck by earthquake

Pope Francis has donated 50 thousand euros to the island of Lesbos, Greece, which is recovering from a June earthquake.  Read more

Thomas touches the wounds of the Risen Jesus. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Archbishop Lori: What Doubting Thomas can teach us about freedom

An encounter with the Lord frees us from sin, and frees us for mission, said Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore... Read more

Charlie Gard. Photo: Charlie Gard's GoFundMe page. ?w=200&h=150

Pope's hospital in Rome offers to take Charlie Gard

The president of the Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesu in Rome, also known as the "Pope's Hospital", has offered to transfer... Read more