Archive for November 28, 2023

Outside a homeless shelter.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here are 14 Catholic organizations to support this GivingTuesday

First created in 2012, GivingTuesday is a day when people everywhere are encouraged to do something good for others. Read more

Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Here are Pope Francis’ liturgies for Christmas 2023 at the Vatican

As the season of Advent draws near, the Vatican has published the schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgies for Christmas through... Read more

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By Diego López Marina

5 things to know about the debate on euthanasia in Ecuador

The discussion started Nov. 20 when Ecuador’s constitutional court began to evaluate arguments regarding the request of a woman to... Read more

Cardinal Raymond Burke at EWTN's studio in Rome during the canonization of St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII.?w=200&h=150

By Jonathan Liedl

Pope Francis reportedly takes Vatican apartment, salary from Cardinal Burke

The pope reportedly said that Cardinal Raymond Burke was a source of “disunity” in the Church. Read more

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, Germany, (left) and Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki of Poznań, Poland.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Confronting controversy: German-Polish bishops’ dialogue highlights synodal way tensions

A public dispute between the German Bishops’ Conference president and his Polish counterpart took another turn on Monday. Read more

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie during a visit to Unbound's headquarters in November 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie partners with child sponsorship charity for special milestone 

The Catholic child sponsorship charity Unbound announced Tuesday that Roumie, of “The Chosen,” has partnered with them to sponsor their... Read more

Pope Francis pictured on Nov. 27, 2023. The pope felt well enough to keep his scheduled appointment with the president of Paraguay on Monday morning as he recovers from the flu.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Vatican cancels Pope Francis’ trip to climate conference in Dubai, citing ongoing illness

The Vatican indicated the Holy Father will still attempt to participate in the conference in some fashion. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

When an Oregon town told a church to limit its meals to the homeless the DOJ stepped in

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings, Oregon, has for years regularly provided meals for homeless people in the area up... Read more

Voting booths on Election Day.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Some pro-life lawmakers urge new approach amid electoral results

Some pro-life lawmakers are trying to moderate their position on abortion in response to these results, but others are doubling... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the Spanish bishops at the Vatican on Nov. 28, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The pope didn’t summon Spain’s bishops to ‘chew them out,’ Cardinal Omella says

Pope Francis met with Spanish bishops at the Vatican today to inform them of the conclusions of the apostolic visit... Read more

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A map of the Juan Diego Route which goes through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, ending in Indiana.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Don’t miss these stops on the St. Juan Diego Route

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2021.

Orthodox patriarch anticipates Pope Francis visit to Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary

Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln credits the support of friends, family, medical professionals, and his golden retriever, Stella, with his recovery from mental illness.

Nebraska bishop shares mental illness story, offers message of hope 

Larry Hogan, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, greets supporters before casting his ballot in the state primary election at Davidsonville Elementary School on May 14, 2024, in Davidsonville, Maryland.

Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan backs codifying Roe

California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

California governor: Pope Francis told me he was ‘proud’ of state’s death penalty moratorium

School children read about the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the celebration of his new shrine at St. Dominic Parish in Brick, New Jersey. Oct, 1, 2023.

Movie on Blessed Carlo Acutis and his love for the Eucharist opens this weekend

The National Eucharistic Revival recleased a detailed map of the upcoming pilgrimage routes ahead of the National Eucharistic Congress.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: When is it passing through your town?

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.

Fernández: Vatican’s new apparitions guidelines stress ‘caution’ in discernment process

Representatives from the pro-life movement and their supporters gather to demonstrate in Parliament Square on May 15, 2024, in London.

Pro-lifers rally in London amid consideration of abortion amendments

Philosophical-Theological University of Bressanone in Italy.

Vatican overturns own decision on seminary dean

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