Archive for March 25, 2019

Pope Francis prays inside the Holy House of Loreto on the Feast of the Annunciation March 25, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Marriage and family have 'an essential mission'

On the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of family and marriage for society, and called the... Read more

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Why Archbishop Wester says prayer to Santa Muerte is 'really wrong'

The Archbishop of Santa Fe said recently that people praying to “Saint Death” won’t find the answers they’re looking for.  Read more

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California AG files to block Title X abortion 'gag rule'

California’s attorney general on Friday asked a federal judge to block a new Trump administration rule designed to strip abortion... Read more

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Under pressure, UK to reconsider asylum application of Iranian Christian

The British Home Office has agreed to reconsider the asylum claim of an Iranian Christian, after it was shown on... Read more

October 23, 2018- Protestors in Love Park in Philadelphia in response to a Trump administrations memo defining gender as an unchangable biological trait.?w=200&h=150

Catholic hospital group sued for refusing transgender hysterectomy

A group of five Catholic hospitals in California is being sued by a woman who identifies as a transgender man... Read more

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Michigan AG: no funds for Catholic adoption agencies if LGBT non-compliant

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has barred state funds from adoption agencies that won't place children with same-sex couples, after... Read more

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, then-Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, in St. Peter's Square, Feb. 22, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Ezzati leaves Santiago with 'head held high'

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, whose resignation as Archbishop of Santiago was accepted Saturday, said he is leaving office “very grateful”... Read more

Brother Peter Tabichi, a mathematics and physics teacher at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Franciscan friar from Kenya wins $1m Global Teacher Prize

Brother Peter Tabichi, OFM, who teaches science in Kenya, was recognized with the 2019 Global Teacher Prize.  Read more

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Heartbeat bill passes Georgia Senate

The Georgia Senate has approved a bill that would ban abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat can be detected, about... Read more

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By Mary Farrow

Vintage-style procession photo a snapshot of renewal in Detroit, priest says

A photo of a religious procession with a circa-1940’s aesthetic recently fascinated Catholics, who shared it on social media and... Read more

Wang Yi leads a service at Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, October 2018. Photo courtesy of Early Rain Covenant Church.?w=200&h=150

This Protestant pastor has been detained in China since December

Wang Yi and more than 100 members of his congregation were detained in China's Sichuan province in early December. Some... Read more