Archive for January 27, 2017

Renato Buzzonetti with Benedict XVI. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Renato Buzzonetti, doctor to four Popes, dies at 92

When St. John Paul II was shot in St. Peter Square May 13, 1981, his car rushed into the Vatican... Read more

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By Elise Harris

For Irish ambassador, Pope Francis' visit is a very big deal

With Pope Francis set to visit Ireland in 2018 – making him the first Pope to visit the country in... 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

Modern martyrs exemplify true Christian unity, Pope says

In a speech to Catholic and Oriental Orthodox leaders, Pope Francis pointed, as he often does, to the example of... Read more

Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Pro-Life Rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Pence to pro-lifers: Win hearts with compassion and love

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence urged pro-lifers to win over hearts with gentleness and compassion at the 2017 March for... Read more

Selection of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp, May or June 1944. ?w=200&h=150

Holocaust calls us to have 'respect for the dignity of every person'

In a message marking Friday's observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Vatican official has said it is reminder that we... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis offers prayers, sends greetings to March for Life

Pope Francis offered his greeting to participants at the 2017 March for Life in Washington, D.C., assuring them of his... Read more

A border crossing between the US and Mexico. ?w=200&h=150

The spirited response of Mexico's bishops to Trump's border wall

The bishops of Mexico on Thursday reacted to United States' president Donald Trump's executive order to build a wall on... Read more

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Chaplains in public schools? Florida’s Catholic bishops ‘pleased’ by new law

Captain (Father) Daniel Mode — who remains a priest in good standing — has been reassigned to an “administrative position” in the US Navy Chief of Chaplains Office, according to the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA.

Coast Guard chaplain reassigned after failure to report on sexual misconduct case

Lara Al-Sayegh, a Catholic from Gaza, collapsed and died of heatstroke as she and her mother tried to leave Gaza and find safe haven in Egypt on April 24, 2024. The 19-year-old lived in northern Gaza and the family had already lost their father and husband when he died at Gaza's Latin Holy Family Church due to a lack of adequate medical care.

19-year-old Catholic woman dies attempting to flee Gaza with her mother

Pope Francis receives a baby for a blessing as pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s general audience on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

Armed New York resident arrested in St. Peter’s in Rome was on ‘Most Wanted’ list

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Bishops: New Biden HHS Obamacare rule advances ‘ideological view of sex’

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 24, 2024.

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Elevation of the chalice at a Traditional Latin Mass.

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Palma il Giovane (1550-1628), “Portrait of Pope Pius V.”

St. Pius V, safeguard of the faith

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