Archive for January 27, 2020

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By Courtney Mares

'Never again': Pope Francis calls for prayer on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Pope Francis has asked for people to spend a moment in prayer and recollection on Monday for International Holocaust Remembrance... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

'We’ve had enough': Pro-life Democrat blasts Mayor Pete

Pro-life Democrats are “fed up” over the party’s staunch support of abortion and need to let the presidential candidates know... Read more

Pope Francis acknowledges Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, his new personal secretary, during a homily at a Mass in Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri, Vatican City, March 17, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope's new personal secretary ran a ministry for street children

The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis has a new personal secretary, Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, a priest from Uruguay known... Read more

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No reform possible without new leaders in Legionaries of Christ, advocates and survivors say

Advocates and survivors of abuse perpetrated by priests of the Legion of Christ say that the religious order has no... Read more

A pro-life 'Save the 8th' rally in Dublin, March 10, 2018. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

Priest in N Ireland cancels Sinn Féin meeting at parish hall over abortion

A pastor in Northern Ireland barred earlier this month the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin from holding a meeting at... Read more

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Legislators back 'School Choice Week' as Supreme Court considers key case

Political leaders have come out in support of School Choice Week, as the Supreme Court considers a crucial case on... Read more

Basketballs are seen outside Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School, where Kobe Bryant, after his death, on Jan. 27, 2020  ?w=200&h=150

At Kobe and Gianna Bryant's parish, prayer and Masses for crash victims

Hours before he died Sunday, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant knelt in prayer at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church... Read more

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TX judges increasingly denied abortion to minors without parental consent from 2016

A study of statistics from Texas suggests that since 2016, judges in the state were less likely to grant permission... Read more

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Legionaries of Christ: Sexual abuse was perpetrated at minor seminary

The Legionaries of Christ acknowledged that sexual abuse took place at the religious order’s El Ajusco minor seminary in Mexico... Read more