Archive for February 11, 2021

Posters describing Eucharistic miracles are displayed in pews at St. Edmund’s Church.?w=200&h=150

By Agnieszka Ruck / BC Catholic

In time of virtual worship, miracles of Eucharist point to Real Presence

A North Vancouver church might be livestreaming Masses daily, but its pastor is ensuring his flock does not forget the... Read more

The Gothic altarpiece at St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków, Poland. Photo credits: The Archives of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków.?w=200&h=150

World’s largest Gothic altarpiece dazzles again after 6-year restoration project

The world’s largest Gothic altarpiece is once again dazzling visitors to a Catholic basilica in Poland following a six-year restoration... Read more

Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, president of the Italian bishops' conference, at a press conference in Bari, Italy, on Jan. 22, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Italian cardinal condemns anti-Semitism after disruption of online event

The president of the Italian bishops’ conference has condemned anti-Semitism after an online event in memory of a Jewish leader... Read more

Cardinal Joseph Coutts at the Rome office of Aid to the Church in Need April 2, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis names 54-year-old successor to Cardinal Coutts in Karachi

Pope Francis on Thursday named a 54-year-old successor to Cardinal Joseph Coutts as Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan.  Read more

Pilgrims at the Sanctuary Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Photo credits: Sanctuaire ND de Lourdes/Pierre Vincent.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Lourdes shrine invites the sick to find hope through virtual visit

On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the papal delegate for the Marian shrine urged masked pilgrims and virtual... Read more

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Pro-life groups warn against abortion funding in COVID relief

Pro-life groups are warning against increased funding of abortions in Congress’ proposed COVID relief legislation.  Read more

Fr. Pedro Opeka. Credit: Anne Aubert/Amici di Padre Pedro via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Catholic missionary priest nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

A Catholic missionary priest in Madagascar known for serving the poor living on a landfill has been nominated for this... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Amid controversy, Abby Johnson speaks at Catholic University of America

Pro-life activist Abby Johnson addressed students at The Catholic University of America this week amid protests by students and alumni.  Read more

U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. /?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Supreme Court weighing Alabama ban on clergy at executions

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the case of an Alabama death row inmate who has asked to have a... Read more

Russ Vought . Credit: EWTN Pro-Life Weekly?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Why pro-lifers should be concerned with Biden's OMB nominee

A former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) warned that pro-lifers should be concerned about... Read more

Thea Bowman, as a postulant Credit: Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration?w=200&h=150

The hidden history of Black Catholic nuns in the U.S.

Black Catholic nuns have made manifold contributions to the Church in the United States, and theirs is a story that... Read more

Vandalism outside St. Pius X parish in El Paso, Texas. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of El Paso.?w=200&h=150

Vandalism outside El Paso Catholic church damages three angel statues

Three angel statues at St. Pius X Church in El Paso have suffered heavy damage in a vandalism incident, prompting... Read more

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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?

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

The Vatican ambassador to Colombo, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (third from left) and Sri Lanka's Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (fourth from left) take part in a remembrance service during the fifth anniversary of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks at St. Anthony Church in Colombo on April 21, 2024.

More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs

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