Archive for November 30, 2018
What’s the difference between crystals and relics?
To the outside viewer, crystals are pretty rocks. Read more
Pro-life, disability groups support Indiana abortion law at SCOTUS
Nineteen states and numerous pro-life and disability groups have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Indiana law prohibiting... Read more
Francis praises witness of Pakistani Catholic killed in 2011
Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician from Pakistan who was killed in 2011, is a witness of how... Read more
EWTN wins lawsuit over HHS contraception mandate
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th circuit issued an order Thursday vacating a 2014 District Court decision against the... Read more
Vatican official: There is a clear link between Amazon synod, missionary month
According to the president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, there is a clear link between next October’s focus on missionary... Read more
Pope to sick children: Pray to your guardian angel
Pope Francis met with dozens of children suffering from tumors in an audience Nov. 30. Read more
Pope Francis calls for unity with Orthodox Churches
On the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, Pope Francis told the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople that while the Holy... Read more
Bishop of Greensburg recovering after Thanksgiving weekend heart attack
The Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania is in recovery after suffering a mild heart attack over the Thanksgiving weekend. Read more
Farm Bill to pass without expanded SNAP work requirements
Congress looks set to pass a compromise version of the Farm Bill, which would reauthorize billions in government funds for... Read more
Religious order petitions Supreme Court over gas pipeline
An order of religious sisters in Pennsylvania has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the drilling of a government-sanctioned... Read more
In new book on clergy and religious life, Pope Francis addresses homosexuality
In a book-length interview to be published next week, Pope Francis addressed gifts and challenges for clerical and religious vocations,... Read more
Iowa prisoners sue to get their pornography back
Dozens of Iowa inmates have filed a lawsuit challenging a ban on pornography which has affected the state’s prisons in... Read more
