Archive for June 13, 2023

The Eucharistic procession ended in the Vatican’s Lourdes Grotto.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

From coast to coast, eucharistic processions take to the streets across America for Corpus Christi

Social media was full of photos and videos of local eucharistic processions in dioceses around the country. Read more

A statue of St. Anthony in Lisbon’s Church of St. Anthony.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Here’s what the Portuguese want you to know about St. Anthony of Padua before World Youth Day

The famous Franciscan saint was not born where most people assume he was. In August, World Youth Day participants can... Read more

Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France.?w=200&h=150

By Solène Tadié

Iconic Mont Saint-Michel Abbey celebrates 1,000 years

Celebrations of the anniversary continue at the iconic historic pilgrimage site until fall of 2023. Read more

The Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria said Father Jeremiah Yakubu was taken from his parish's rectory on Sunday, June 11.?w=200&h=150

By Magdalene Kahiu

Nigeria’s Diocese of Kafanchan appeals for ‘intense prayers’ for abducted priest

The diocese said Father Jeremiah Yakubu from Holy Trinity Parish in Karku was taken from the rectory at about 11... Read more

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By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Spanish bishop: LGBT ideology ‘has feet of clay and will fall’

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain said that “the LGBT ideology has feet of clay.” Read more

Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of young people after his general audience Aug. 17, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis laments the spiritual poverty in a culture that leads to teen suicides 

While continuing his recovery in the hospital, Pope Francis called attention to cultural changes that lead people to stop caring... Read more

Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) climate change activists Ester Goffi (right) and Guido Viero (second right) arrive at the Vatican on May 24, 2023, to attend their second hearing for having glued themselves to the statue of "Laocoon and His Sons" at the Vatican Museums in August 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican convicts climate activists, orders them to pay $30,000 in damages

The activists superglued their hands to the marble base holding Laocoön and His Sons, an ancient marble sculpture, on Aug.... Read more

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

By Lauretta Brown

U.S. bishops to discuss health care, eucharistic revival, and more at spring meeting

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is in Orlando, Florida, this week for its spring meeting with a full agenda. Read more

Students at the Polytechnic University of Turin built the satellite that launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 12, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Satellite with Pope Francis’ words launches into space

The “Spei Satelles” mission launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June... Read more

Alfa Illescas, 44, was arrested and charged in connection with the June 10, 2023, vandalism at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Miami.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Woman charged with vandalizing Miami Catholic church, desecrating altar

According to police, Alfa Illescas, 44, was caught on security cameras spray-painting the words “perverts,” “pigs,” and “liars” on the... Read more

Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life & Family) headquarters in Rome was vandalized June 10, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

LGBT vandals hit Pro Life and Family office in Rome

The office’s security gate was covered with messages such as “abortion on demand,” “fascists should be hanged,” and “transfeminist revenge.” Read more

Nicaraguan academic and political activist Felix Maradiaga speaks during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

Nicaragua dictatorship confiscates assets of political prisoners it deported to U.S.

A Nicaraguan court on June 9 announced the “freezing and forfeiture” of assets of the 222 political prisoners deported to... Read more

Fr. Fidelis Moscinski, CFR (right) encounters protesters during the July 10 "Witness for Life" prayer procession in Brooklyn.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

New York attorney general sues pro-life group

The lawsuit targets the activist group Red Rose Rescue, whose members sometimes enter abortion clinics to discourage women from abortion. Read more