Archive for December 24, 2019

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By Mary Farrow

Mentors are key in program to get civilly married couples back to Church

When Mary Rose Verret first welcomed Douglas and Elizabeth into her home, Douglas’ boots squished with the sewage he worked... Read more

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This secular Franciscan lived among lepers. Could he become Zimbabwe’s first saint?

British-born John Bradburne, who died in Zimbabwe 40 years ago, could be on his way to becoming the country’s first... Read more

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By Perry West

Catholic group to start holistic addiction recovery home in Kentucky 

A Kentucky diocese is leasing a tenantless building to a Catholic charity to create a holistic recovery program for people... Read more

Father Matthew Barzare blesses water at an airfield in Cow Island, La., Dec. 21, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Lafayette.?w=200&h=150

Rorate coeli désuper: Louisiana church blesses community from plane

Father Matthew Barzare blessed 100 gallons of water on the Ember Saturday of Advent, which was then loaded into a... Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx speaks at a Vatican press conference Feb. 23, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

In new interview, Cardinal Marx speaks on same-sex blessings

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has expressed the view that homosexual couples can receive a Church blessing “in the sense of a... Read more

Pope Francis uncovers the Child Jesus in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Sinner or saint – God loves you, Pope Francis says on Christmas Eve

A person’s weakness and sin does not change Christ’s love for them, and Catholics should strive to treat others the... Read more

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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

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?

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