Archive for August 14, 2021
Alta Fixsler: Family friend says U.K. hospital can remove toddler’s life support ‘any time’
The Fixsler family is fighting to keep their 2-year-old daughter, Alta, on life support in the U.K. But the Hasidic... Read more
Bishops in Mexico's Hidalgo state affirm opposition to abortion after decriminalization
The bishops in the Mexican state of Hidalgo on Tuesday exhorted respect for life from conception, after the state legislature... Read more
Archbishop Henryk Hoser, papal envoy to Medjugorje, has died
The Polish prelate was a trained physician, a missionary in Africa for more than two decades, and oversaw the pastoral... Read more
80 years ago St. Maximilian Kolbe gave his life in Auschwitz to save a father of a family
“Let us place all families of the world under the mantle of Mary, under the intercession of Maximilian Kolbe.’ Read more
Pope Francis: Nostalgia is the 'siren song of religious life'
“Let us not forget that a faith that is not inculturated is not authentic," Pope Francis said. Read more
Cardinal injured, priest dead after earthquake in Haiti
Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference, has been injured, while a Catholic priest... Read more
US bishops offer prayers following earthquake in Haiti
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed their sorrow at the news of a massive earthquake once again striking... Read more
Cardinal Burke, suffering with COVID-19, placed on ventilator
An update on the 73-year-old cardinal's condition was posted on Twitter Saturday night: "Cardinal Burke has been admitted to the... Read more
