Archive for July 3, 2019

Fr. David Burgard participates in "Priests in the Park." ?w=200&h=150

'Priests in the Park' offer public witness of confession, Catholicism in Michigan

Dog walkers, bike riders, joggers, and Catholics priests hearing confession - most of these things you can find in any... Read more

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End 'hidden abortion surcharge' in Affordable Care Act, lawmakers tell HHS

Over 125 members of Congress and other pro-life leaders have asked the Trump administration to clarify how abortion coverage is... Read more

Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I in Greece, April 16, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis gives relic of St. Peter's bones to Orthodox patriarch

Pope Francis gave unexpectedly a reliquary containing what are believed to be bone fragments of St. Peter to Orthodox Patriarch... Read more

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Bishops received money from, and complaints about, Bransfield, report says

Allegations of financial impropriety against former Wheeling-Charleston Bishop Michael Bransfield went unheeded for years, according to a new report.  Read more

Pro-government demonstrators march in support of the regime after the weekly Friday Prayers on January 05, 2018 in Tehran, Iran. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Are economic sanctions on Iran just?

As some observes warn that sanctions on Iran are beginning to restrict the availability of daily necessities, questions have arisen... Read more

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US bishops commend Supreme Court's 2020 census decision

The US bishops on Tuesday applauded the Supreme Court's recent decision blocking the inclusion of a citizenship question on the... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

NY archdiocese suit says insurers can't dodge duties, as abuse claims loom

After a New York law temporarily allowed alleged victims of past sexual abuse to file lawsuits that had been barred... Read more

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Chinese officials crack down on religious funerals, weddings

As the Communist Party of China continues to tighten its grip on the regulation of religion and religious activity, a... Read more