Archive for September 25, 2020

Fr. Gabriel Richard. Public domain.?w=200&h=150

Sainthood cause being considered for priest who left ‘indelible mark’ on Michigan 

It is hard to overstate the impact Fr. Gabriel Richard, a French missionary priest, had on the state of Michigan... Read more

The 45th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Archbishop Naumann emphasizes preeminence of right to life

The “preeminence” of the right to life is the teaching of the Church, the U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair stated ahead... Read more

The final press conference of the German bishops’ fall general assembly Sept. 24, 2020 in Fulda. ?w=200&h=150

Germany’s Catholic bishops agree on uniform compensation system for abuse victims

Germany’s Catholic bishops agreed this week to a uniform system for compensation payments to abuse survivors.  Read more

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Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns

Cardinal George Pell thanked Pope Francis Friday following the dramatic resignation of Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu.  Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

What does it mean for Becciu to lose his rights as a cardinal?

The Vatican announced Thursday night that Cardinal Angelo Becciu had resigned from the rights extended to members of the College... Read more

The then Archbishop Angelo Becciu blesses the Pilgrimage Information Center for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on Dec. 1, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

New details emerge about Cardinal Becciu’s management of Vatican finances

Following his resignation yesterday, new reports reveal details of how Cardinal Angelo Becciu managed Vatican financial affairs, developing a story... Read more

Polish President Andrzej Duda meets Pope Francis at the Vatican Sept. 25, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

Polish president discusses ‘promotion of the family’ with Pope Francis

Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Pope Francis Friday during his first official trip abroad since his narrow election victory in... Read more

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By Ed Condon

Analysis: The Becciu resignation, a beginning not an end

The fall of Cardinal Angelo Becciu comes after nearly two years of reporting placing him at the center of several... Read more

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Becciu says he did not commit crimes, welcomes chance to ‘explain’

The day after he was forced to resign from his Vatican job and to give up his rights as a... Read more

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Bishops in US emphasize importance of life, Church teaching in voting guidances

As election day looms, Catholic bishops throughout the country are issuing pastoral guidance on how Catholics should think about their... Read more

Pope Francis records a video message delivered to the United Nations Sept. 25, 2020. Screengrab: Holy See UN.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

In UN message, Pope Francis decries abortion and family breakdown

Pope Francis told the United Nations Friday that denying the existence of human life in the womb through abortion does... Read more

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NI health department warns of risks of unregulated at-home medical abortion

Northern Ireland's Department of Health told a Belfast daily on Friday that women who self-administer medical abortions at home are... Read more

Sam Brownback speaking at “Washington Briefing 2007: Values Voter Summit.” ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

US ambassador issues religious freedom warning at UN event

The U.S. religious freedom ambassador has warned against governments using the pandemic to crack down on religious minorities, in remarks... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Black Pentecostal leaders: Amy Coney Barrett 'persecuted' for charismatic faith

A letter released Friday by Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christian leaders has decried criticisms of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s charismatic... Read more

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President Trump plans to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett Saturday to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court... Read more

Vandalism at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Vandal takes baseball bat to Catholic seminary in Texas, but none harmed

A man who wielded a baseball bat on the grounds of a Catholic seminary in Texas damaged a crucifix and... Read more

Then-Fr. Najeeb Michaeel at a "Global Dialogue" event in Buenos Aires, Oct. 3,  2016. ?w=200&h=150

Iraqi archbishop who preserves historic manuscripts nominated for Sakharov Prize

The Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for his work to preserve hundreds of historic... Read more