Archive for October 11, 2019
These are the four women being canonized with John Henry Newman
Pope Francis will canonize four women alongside John Henry Newman this Sunday. These women -- a stigmatist, a mystic, a... Read more
Praying for souls, and runs: The parish serving Washington’s baseball fans
In a rapidly-gentrifying Washington, D.C., neighborhood, a historic parish is putting the New Evangelization into practice by reaching out to... Read more
Legal group warns about sex-selective abortion on Day of the Girl Child
On the International Day of the Girl Child, a legal advocacy group in India is drawing attention to the problem... Read more
‘Useless to pretend’: Vatican official dismisses German ‘binding synodal path’
A senior legal official in the Vatican has dismissed the idea that a planned “synodal process” in Germany will be... Read more
Tax churches that oppose gay marriage, Democratic candidate says
A Democratic candidate for president has said religious institutions should be stripped of their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex... Read more
Sole private abortion clinic in New Brunswick to close
Clinic 554, the only private abortion clinic in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, is closing because of financial instability,... Read more
Cardinal Newman’s time in Rome
Cardinal John Henry Newman, who will be canonized Oct. 13, is more often associated with Birmingham than Rome, but his... Read more
Abortion funding fight looms over Senate appropriations process
When the Senate returns for business on Oct. 15, it will have little more than a month to pass legislation... Read more
Millionaire pornographers charged with sex trafficking in California
The owners and two employees of two related pornography websites were charged in federal court with sex trafficking on Thursday,... Read more
The Amazon synod, by the numbers
Here are a few facts about the Amazon synod, as told by the numbers. Read more
