Archive for December 26, 2021

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By Hannah Brockhaus

5 things to know about the new ministry of catechist

Did you know that some instituted catechists can celebrate ‘minor exorcisms’? Read more

Archbishop Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio of Lima, Peru?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Archbishop of Lima says Jesus died as a layman and without offering a sacrifice

Archbishop Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio of Lima, Peru, has yet to clarify remarks he made in a pre-Christmas Mass that contradict... Read more

Pope Francis greets a couple during a meeting with members of the Retrouvaille marriage ministry Nov. 6, 2021?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis encourages married couples to rely on Christ in letter for Feast of the Holy Family

“Families have always been in my thoughts and prayers, but especially so during the pandemic,” Pope Francis said. Read more

Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Dec. 26, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Pray for peace in the family

“Please, each day, let us pray a little bit together, if you can make the effort, to ask God for... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis sends condolences for death of Desmond Tutu

The retired Anglican archbishop and anti-apartheid leader died on Dec. 26 at the age of 90. Read more

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Oviedo Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes accused the government of focusing "in a biased and manipulative way on the problem of pedophilia as something attributable only to the Catholic Church."

Spanish archbishop slams government’s obsession with the Catholic Church

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Florida issues emergency rules to combat Biden abortion ‘misinformation’ 

Fertility rose at the end of the Depression and the end of World War II with the baby boom, to more than 3.5 births for every woman by 1960 — then plummeted immediately thereafter.

What is causing our fertility crisis? Catholic experts weigh in

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Trump polls ahead of Biden among Catholic voters with shift in Hispanic vote

Pope Francis meets with 300 priests taking part in the World Meeting of Parish Priests on May 2, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis tells world’s parish priests: The Church could not go on without you

Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, a member the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (CSS/ Stigmatines) and former Media and Communications Officer of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), was found dead of gunshot wounds in South Africa, on April 27, 2024.

Priest shot dead in South Africa; Catholic bishops there decry ‘pandemic’ of murder

Pope Francis shared a stage with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on May 12, 2023, to speak at a two-day conference on “The General State of the Birth Rate,” held at Conciliazione Auditorium close to the Vatican.

Pope Francis to speak at event on Italy’s record-low birth rate

Thousands of pilgrims come together each year to take part in the annual Walk to Mary, which takes place on the first Saturday of May in Wisconsin. The 21-mile pilgrimage starts at the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, Wisconsin, and ends at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin.

Walk to Mary pilgrimage brings thousands to ‘grounds where Mary appeared’

God “is our peace” and “prayer leads us to meet him,” said the archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio.

Colombian bishops call for day of prayer for peace, reconciliation in violence-torn country

The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com).

Pro-life roundup: Here’s what happened with abortion at the state level this week

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