Archive for January 21, 2021
San Francisco archdiocese hosting webinar on future of the pro-life movement
As the United States undergoes a transition in leadership, the Archdiocese of San Francisco will host a webinar this week... Read more
Why 2021 is the Year of Dante
Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago, and Italy is ready to celebrate the author whose epic poem through Hell, Purgatory... Read more
Recently ordained Catholic priest dies after Madrid parish explosion
A recently ordained Catholic priest died in hospital early Thursday morning after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the... Read more
Speaker Pelosi implies religious pro-lifers are sellouts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused pro-lifers of putting their opposition to abortion over the tenets of democracy in a recent... Read more
Croatia’s Catholic bishops commend victims of pandemic and earthquakes to Virgin Mary
Croatia’s Catholic bishops on Tuesday commended “victims of the coronavirus pandemic and destructive earthquakes” to the intercession of the Virgin... Read more
Catholics in Biden’s cabinet mirror him on abortion
While President Joe Biden has nominated a number of Catholics to serve in his cabinet, some of them have publicly... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of pioneering French geneticist Jerome Lejeune
Pope Francis recognized on Thursday the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome that... Read more
Pope Francis sends condolences after 32 killed in suicide bombings in Iraq
Pope Francis said on Thursday that he was praying for the victims of two suicide bombings in Baghdad, which took place... Read more
U.S. bishops praise Biden's repeal of travel ban
After President Joe Biden on his first day in office revoked a travel ban from certain Muslim-majority and African countries,... Read more
Ex-Vatican bank president given 9-year prison sentence for money-laundering
The former president of the institute commonly known as the “Vatican bank” has been given a sentence of eight years... Read more
U.S. bishops applaud Biden's actions on immigration
The U.S. bishops’ conference applauded President Joe Biden for halting some deportations and preserving the DACA program on his first... Read more
Dr. Fauci promises repeal of Mexico City Policy
The Biden administration will repeal the Mexico City Policy in the “coming days,” White House advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci told... Read more
San Francisco archbishop responds to Pelosi: 'No Catholic in good conscience can favor abortion'
The Archbishop of San Francisco on Thursday said that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) "speaks in direct contradiction... Read more
Trump admin proposal a last-ditch effort to offer religious groups SBA loans
A proposal made on the last day of the Trump administration would make religious businesses eligible to receive loans from... Read more
Secretary of State nominee agrees with ‘genocide’ determination for Uyghurs
President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State agrees with his predecessor’s declaration that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is... Read more
Two 20th century Italians advance on the path to sainthood
Two Italian contemporaries, a young priest who resisted the Nazis and was shot dead, and a seminarian who died at... Read more
Missing priest in Burkina Faso found dead
A Catholic priest in Burkina Faso who went missing Tuesday has been found dead in a forest, the local bishop... Read more
In far-reaching executive order, Biden redefines 'sex'
In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to interpret sex discrimination... Read more
