Archive for January 8, 2020

Damage caused by a Jan. 7, 2020 earthquake in Puerto Rico. ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after Puerto Rico earthquakes

In the wake of a series of earthquakes that left at least one dead, multiple injured and some 300,000 without... Read more

Pope Francis blesses a woman at a general audience in Paul VI Hall Dec. 5, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: God acts in the midst of our trials and failures

Love for God is always fruitful, Pope Francis said Wednesday, stressing that Christ can bring good out of any circumstance... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis prays for 176 victims of Iran plane crash

Pope Francis has offered his prayers for the souls of the 176 passengers of a Ukrainian International Airlines flight, who... Read more

Chinese Catholic priest at St. Michael's Church, Beijing, March, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Catholic persecution worse after Vatican-China deal, Congress finds

A new U.S. government report says that human rights abuse in China has worsened in the last year, and specifically highlighted the... Read more

Theodore McCarrick arrives at the Vatican on March 5, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

FBI interviewed Papal Foundation staff about McCarrick

Law enforcement officials have conducted interviews with several senior figures at the Papal Foundation, a U.S. based charity which supports... Read more

A picture taken Jan. 8, 2020 in Bardarash in the Dohuk governorate shows shrapnel from a reportedly Iranian missile initially fired at Iraqi bases housing US troops. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Archbishop Warda: US-Iran tensions threaten Iraq's Christian communities

After Iran attacked an air base in Erbil early Wednesday, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil said the current tensions between... Read more

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Louisiana Catholic church vandalized with graffiti

Last weekend, the property of a Catholic church in Louisiana was vandalized with black spray paint, including symbols of a... Read more

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Archbishop Gomez urges prayers for peace amid Iran tensions

Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the USCCB, has urged Catholics to pray for peace amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.  Read more

Theodore McCarrick at the Vatican, March 11, 2013 ?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

Analysis: Why the McCarrick report could be delayed

The news that Theodore McCarrick recently moved from the Kansas friary where he had been living has fueled speculation that... Read more

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Priest in Mexico hospitalized after being kidnapped, shot

A Mexican priest who had been kidnapped is in the hospital in serious condition after having been discovered released on... Read more

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New York bishops condemn 'dangerous' surrogacy bill

The bishops of New York stated their opposition to commercial surrogacy Wednesday as a new bill was introduced to legalize the... Read more

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Professor Mouna Maroun is the first Arab to be elected as the rector of an Israeli university, the University of Haifa. Maroun belongs to the Arab minority in Israel, the Christian minority among Arabs, and the Maronite minority among Christians. She says she is proud of her religious affiliation and wears a golden crucifix around her neck. "My election is an important message that everything is possible in the Israeli academia," she told CNA.

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Mother Marla Marie stands on the front porch of the sisters’ Mother of the Light convent in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

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