Archive for October 16, 2019

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Mississippi pro-lifers file suit against abortion clinic protest restrictions

Pro-life advocates in Jackson, Mississippi have filed a lawsuit against a new city ordinance that would restrict protesters’ ability to... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican communications official: Carved figure at Amazon synod not Virgin Mary

Fr. Giacomo Costa, a communications official for the Amazon synod, said Wednesday a wooden figure of a nude pregnant woman,... Read more

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Pope puts virtue and family at center of World Food Day message

Pope Francis voiced his concerns about the world’s approach to food, and called for a global attitude of virtue towards... Read more

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Pope Francis: God has a universal desire for salvation

God wills the salvation of all persons, Pope Francis said in his General Audience Wednesday, refelcting on the Acts of... Read more

Bishop Wellington de Queiroz Vieira of Cristalandia at a Holy See press office briefing, Oct. 16, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Brazilian bishop: Lack of holiness among clerics an obstacle to vocations

A bishop in Brazil who is a member of the Amazon synod said Wednesday he believes a major obstacle to... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

This princess saint was not Harry Potter’s owl: St. Hedwig of Silesia

Readers who find this story through a search engine will likely have been looking for information about Hedwig, Harry Potter’s... Read more

Leader of Poland's ruling party Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. ?w=200&h=150

Poland's ruling party accused of trying to ban sex education

The Law and Justice Party (PiS) is supporting a law that would criminalize the “promotion of underage sexual activity” to... Read more

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Legal assisted suicide puts people with disabilities at risk, report finds

Leaders in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops applauded the National Council on Disability for its recent research on the... Read more

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By JD Flynn

Analysis: A pink dolphin, a carved image, and inculturation at the Amazon synod

At a “moment of Amazon spirituality” Oct. 16, in a church just down the street from St. Peter’s Square, a... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

UN set to elect slave state to human rights council

Mauritania, the west African nation where slavery remains a widespread practice, is expected to be voted on to the United... Read more

Sister Philomena Guria, RNDM, treats a snake bite patient. Photo courtesy of the Sisters of Our Lady of Missions.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Catholic snakebite clinic in India saves thousands of lives each year

In most religious orders’ novitiate year, prospective sisters study and pray. Sister Crescencia Sun, however, had another habit to acquire:... Read more

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Gonzaga, Catholic Charities team up to offer immigration legal assistance

Gonzaga University Law School in Spokane is partnering with Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington to offer immigration legal assistance to... Read more

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Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis: Theological virtues are the ‘fundamental attributes’ of a Christian life

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M.

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?

Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey walks across the campus of St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts, on April 9, 2024.

Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events

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