Archive for November 13, 2023

Indi Gregory.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Indi Gregory dies after removal of life support

The 8-month-old Gregory died in her mother’s arms at 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 13, according to Christian Concern. Read more

Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City State, where a group of Benedictine nuns from Argentina will take up residence in January 2024 at the invitation of Pope Francis.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

After Benedict XVI’s death, Vatican monastery to be home to Benedictine nuns

Pope Benedict XVI spent his retirement at Mater Ecclesiae Monastery until his death on Dec. 31, 2022. Read more

Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, speaks to members of the media in the spin room following the third Republican presidential primary debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Nov. 8, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Republican Sen. Tim Scott drops out of race for president

“I am suspending my campaign,” Sen. Tim Scott said in a Fox News interview on Sunday. Read more

Diane Mahoney's original composition “We Do Believe, O Lord” has been selected as the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress’ official theme song.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Prizewinning National Eucharistic Revival hymns released for use in parishes

The sheet music for the official hymns of the upcoming National Eucharistic Revival was made available online last week. Read more

The U.S. bishops meet in Baltimore for their annual fall general assembly on Nov. 14-17, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Explainer: ‘Faithful Citizenship,’ the U.S. bishops’ guidance on voting

In the past, bishops have debated whether the voting guide should continue to call abortion a “preeminent” issue; the question... Read more

Vandalized tombstones are seen at the Jewish Mount Carmel Cemetery, Feb. 26, 2017, in Philadelphia.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Antisemitic incidents in U.S. up by more than 300% since Israel-Hamas war, study says

The Anti-Defamation League shared a map plotting the antisemitic incidents throughout the U.S., with an average of at least two... Read more

Baby Indi Gregory was baptized on Sept. 22, 2023. Despite not being religious, Dean Gregory, her father, expressed that his time in court fighting for his daughter’s life felt like he had been “dragged to hell.” The experience moved him to decide to have his daughter baptized.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Baby Indi Gregory’s father says he chose baptism for her after feeling ‘dragged to hell’ 

Despite not being religious, Dean Gregory says fighting for his daughter’s life in court moved him and his wife to... Read more

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By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Thieves repent, sacramentally confess, and return stolen objects to chapel in Spain

A week after desecrating and robbing a chapel in the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, the thieves have confessed and... Read more

Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

Peru Congress passes law reinforcing unborn’s constitutional right to life

By a vote of 72-26 with six abstentions, Peru’s Congress passed a bill on Nov. 9 that expressly recognizes the... Read more

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somalia-born American activist, writer, and politician and is known for her views critical of Islam and supportive of women's rights.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Outspoken atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says she is now a Christian

The prominent critic of Islam said she turned to Christianity in part “because I ultimately found life without any spiritual... Read more