Archive for June 29, 2019

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Burkini dispute shuts down public pools in one French town

Reviving a three-year old debate over what constitutes appropriate swimwear for women at the beach, a French city shut down... Read more

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By Jenny Uebbing

How a search for a church, and for truth, led this Protestant family to Catholicism  

Allison DeVine’s conversion began in a preschool classroom.  Read more

Pope Francis meets with German bishops during their ad limina visit Nov. 20, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis tells German Catholics to focus on evangelization

Pope Francis sent a 28-page letter to Catholics in Germany Saturday calling for a focus on evangelization in the face... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

German cardinal thanks Pope Francis for his letter’s call to conversion

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki thanked Pope Francis for ‘fearlessly’ calling Catholics in Germany to be a missionary church in... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul June 29, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Saints Peter and Paul witness to the power of God’s forgiveness, pope says

Pope Francis said Saturday that Saints Peter and Paul are both witnesses to the transformative power of God’s forgiveness through... Read more

Pope Francis gives a special Angelus address for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul June 29, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: The Catholic Church belongs to Christ

“To the Lord we are not a group of believers or a religious organization, we are His bride. He looks... Read more

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Pope Francis speaks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis may visit United States in September after UN invitation

One of the priests on “The Sacristy of the Vendée”show sparked a firestorm after quipping in February that he prayed that Pope Francis would “go to heaven as soon as possible.”

Priests’ talk show that sparked controversy over Pope Francis remarks now back on YouTube

St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.

Historic St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, will host Pope Francis this weekend

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

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End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’

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Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

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