Archive for June 14, 2023

This photograph taken on June 11, 2023, shows the statue of the late Pope John Paul II at the entrance to the Gemelli hospital in Rome. Pope Francis underwent an operation for an abdominal hernia on June 7, 2023, at the Rome hospital.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Vatican: Pope Francis’ doctors plan to discharge him from hospital ‘in the next few days’

The 86-year-old pope is currently recovering in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital one week after he underwent a three-hour surgery for an... Read more

Father Jeremiah Yakubu of the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria was freed on Monday, June 12, 2023, after 24 hours in captivity.?w=200&h=150

By Jude Atemanke

Nigerian priest abducted on Corpus Christi Sunday regains freedom

Father Jeremiah Yakubu, who was kidnapped from his parish rectory in Karku, Nigeria, Sunday evening, has been released. Read more

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By Peter Pinedo

Pittsburgh ‘Pride Mass’ canceled after bishop’s letter disavows event

The Mass to which LGBTQ Catholics, families, and “allies” were invited was set to take place in Duquesne University’s Holy... Read more

Trevor Williams, 31, pitcher for the Washington Nationals, in an interview with Colm Flynn for EWTN News In Depth, June 5, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Exclusive: Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams speaks out on Dodgers controversy

“We cannot stand idly by while Our Lord gets mocked,” Trevor Williams told EWTN's Colm Flynn in an interview. Read more

In a speech during a meeting with Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, and other Coptic Orthodox representatives on May 11, 2023, Pope Francis announced that the Coptic Orthodox martyrs killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church’s official list of saints.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis’ emphasis on synodality cited in joint Catholic-Orthodox statement

The first joint statement in seven years mentioned the pope’s hope for a synodal Church could eventually bring the Churches... Read more

The Right Rev. Richard Pain, who served as the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth, will join the Catholic Church on Sunday, July 2, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Anglican bishop from Wales will convert to Catholicism to serve as priest

The Right Rev. Richard Pain, who served as the Anglican bishop of Monmouth in Wales, will join the Catholic Church... Read more

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe in Argentina announced that it will study the case of a statue of the Sorrowful Virgin that, according to parishioners at St. Jerome Church in the town of Coronda, shed tears June 9, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Julieta Villar

Argentine archdiocese to study statue of the Sorrowful Virgin that allegedly shed tears

The alleged event happened on the evening of June 9 after Mass and a blessing for healing. Read more

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By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Trips by Jesuit priest accused of abuse are transgression of restrictions, superior says

Jesuit priest and artist Father Marko Rupnik continues to travel and carry out art projects despite restrictions imposed by the... Read more