Archive for December 26, 2023

A stamp printed in United Kingdom in 1999 shows image of the dedicated to the Glastonbury Holy Thorn.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

The Holy Thorn: In Glastonbury, England, a special hawthorn tree blooms every year at Christmas

This special variety of hawthorn grows in and around Glastonbury and the legendary, original tree is said to have sprouted... Read more

Painting of St. Stephen’s martyrdom.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

St. Stephen: Visiting the spot where the first martyr died

A chapel of one form or another memorializing Stephen’s martyrdom has existed at the site since at least the fifth... Read more

The Monastery of Città della Pieve in Italy.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Stampa

Blind from birth, Sister Chiara Antonella shares her story of music and prayer

The Poor Clare sister shared in a recent interview about her calling to religious life, life in the monastery, and... Read more

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By Joe Bukuras

New Yorkers will vote on making abortion an ‘equal right’ in state’s constitution

The 2024 ballot initiative comes as a wave of states attempt to expand abortion access by amending their constitutions following... Read more

Pope Francis gives a blessing after he delivers his Angelus address to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 26, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis: After 2,000 years the persecution of Christians continues

During Tuesday’s Angelus on the occasion of the feast of St. Stephen, Pope Francis renewed his call for peace. Read more

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Construction projects are underway in Rome as the city prepares for the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Here’s how the city of Rome is preparing for the 2025 Jubilee Year

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

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