Archive for March 13, 2018

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By Courtney Mares

In China, government-appointed bishops support Xi, Vatican-China deal

Government-backed bishops have spoken out publicly in support of the Vatican-China deal in a Chinese media interview at the Chinese... Read more

Archbishop Luis Ladaria, now the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, at a Vatican press conference, Sept. 8, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Defending the faith is pastoral, CDF prefect says

Promoting and defending Catholic teaching is itself a pastoral practice, said Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., the Prefect of the... Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Jan. 31, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

Catholic leaders reflect on Pope Francis' 5-year anniversary

March 13, 2018 marks the 5-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ election as Bishop of Rome. In recognition of the anniversary,... Read more

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By Elise Harris

How one nun's lifelong service changed Australia's Tiwi community

For Sr. Anne Gardiner, a 62-year-long mission serving Australia's remote Tiwi indigenous population began with one simple instruction: “Love them.”  Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Botched execution shows death penalty must end, Catholic group says

As a death row inmate in Alabama sues the state over a botched execution last month, a Catholic advocacy group... Read more

George Weigel speaks at the Teutonic College in Rome, Oct. 27, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

George Weigel: Virtue, cultural renewal necessary for democracy

As populists across the U.S. and Europe express discontent with the current state of democracy, George Weigel has pointed to... Read more

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Minnesota archbishop: Catholics belong in the public sphere

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said it is the duty of the laity to... Read more

Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster at a Vatican press conference, Oct. 14, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Don't let gender ideology confuse students, English cardinal urges

Criticizing ideological trends regarding gender identity, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said that accepting that one’s biological sex is... Read more