Archive for December 10, 2023

Pope Francis confesses in St. Peter's Basilica.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Hearing the pope’s confession: Vatican confessor reflects on sacrament

A veteran Vatican confessor spoke about his time as confessor to Pope Francis, stressing the enduring and essential role of... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus message on Dec. 10, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope at Angelus: ‘Through silence and prayer, we make space for Jesus’ 

Pope Francis highlighted the importance of listening to God by embracing the example of John the Baptist.  Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Africa

Cardinal Sarah addresses First African Congress on liturgy

Cardinal Robert Sarah recently cautioned against the overuse of cultural elements over Christian ones during liturgical celebrations. Read more

Black Elk, daughter Lucy Black Elk and wife Anna Brings White.?w=200&h=150

By Martin Barillas

The hidden life of Nicholas Black Elk revealed in canonization process

Two Jesuit priests have emphasized Black Elk’s enduring Catholic faith as his canonization process unfolds.   Read more

Patrick Norton stands near Sister Annella Zervas' grave, October 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Patti Maguire Armstrong

Orphan rescued by Mother Teresa promotes cause of Minnesota nun 

Patrick Norton, who was adopted as a boy, was painting a lamp post in a cemetery when he encountered who... Read more

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. | Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Cardinal Pizzaballa: there is a longing for justice and human dignity in Iran

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters building in Washington, D.C. | Credit: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump administration restores Title X funding to Planned Parenthood

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Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ tied to HHS funding

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House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood

Veteran EWTN executive Edwin Lopez is the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Commission on Social Communications. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Edwin Lopez

Veteran EWTN executive appointed to Communications Commission post with Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu in 2019. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN

Vatican prosecutor steps aside as London property trial appeal moves forward

The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: CBCP News

Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees

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UPDATE: Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, seen here in 2024, spoke this week in Minnesota on how to heal and to bring grief before God. | Credit: Diego López Marina/ACI Prensa

Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’

Shrine of Christ the King of Peace on Cubilete Hill. | Credit: El Tabor Mexicano-National Votive Shrine of Christ the King

Over 45,000 youths to make pilgrimage to Christ the King monument in Mexico

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