Archive for January 11, 2019

Pro-life marchers gather in Washington, D.C. for the March for Life on Jan. 22, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Perry West

Across the US, organizers prepare for pro-life marches

Thousands of pro-life advocates will rally this month in major cities throughout the country, marking the anniversary of the 1973... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Nov. 14, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope's Romania trip confirmed for early summer

The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Francis will travel to Romania to the cities of Bucharest, Iaşi, and Blaj, and... Read more

Alessandro Gisotti and Romilda Ferrauto spoke to journalists in the Holy See Press Office Jan. 11, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

New structure for Vatican Press Office announced

The Vatican announced Friday that Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Vatican communications department, has amended the organizational structure of the... Read more

The Supreme Court Chamber in the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Pennsylvania grand jury's Catholic sex abuse report gets a factcheck

The 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report on Catholic clergy sex abuse didn’t get the thorough scrutiny it deserved, and both... Read more

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U.S. Catholics losing trust in clergy, survey finds

Trust in the clergy has declined sharply over the last year, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 31 percent of... Read more

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By Carl Bunderson

'A sense of conversion' - A bishop reflects on the Mundelein retreat

Praying daily before the Eucharist with more than 250 other U.S. bishops was, for Bishop James Wall of Gallup, the... Read more

President Donald Trump at a discussion on border security at the White House. ?w=200&h=150

Sister Pimentel disappointed she could not speak with Trump during border visit

Sister Norma Pimentel says she is “truly disappointed” that she did not get a chance to speak during a roundtable... Read more

Dirk and Petra Wunderlich, pictured with their four children. ?w=200&h=150

German officials did not violate homeschoolers' rights, European court says

Two homeschooling German parents who said their parental rights were violated by the enforcement of compulsory school attendance laws did... Read more

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San Antonio archdiocese prepares for new parishes

The Archdiocese of San Antonio has collected over half of the funds for a campaign to construct new parish buildings... Read more