Archive for June 22, 2023

The moon was visible over St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, on the morning of Oct. 12. 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican sends leads into missing ‘Vatican girl’ to Rome prosecutors

June 22 marks the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, an unsolved case that has dominated headlines... Read more

Sister Lucia Dos Santos.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis advances the sainthood cause of Fatima’s Sister Lucia

Lucia, who was 10 years old at the time of the 1917 Marian apparitions, outlived the other visionaries by decades,... Read more

Mother Mary Lange.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African American religious congregation, declared venerable

Mother Mary Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence more than three decades before the Civil War. Read more

Father Gil Martinez celebrates Mass at the Stonewall National Monument on June 17, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

‘God Is Trans’ church no longer hosting ‘Pride Mass’ at gay monument, cites security concerns

St. Paul the Apostle in New York City told parishioners the National Parks Service decided the Stonewall monument would be... Read more

Papal envoy Cardinal Konrad Krajewski prays at a mass grave in Ukraine on Good Friday, April 15, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis is sending Cardinal Krajewski to Ukraine on a humanitarian mission

This will be the cardinal’s sixth visit back to Ukraine, this time to bring aid to Kherson amid floods. Read more

Pope Francis registers for World Youth Day 2023 at the end of his Angelus address on Oct. 23, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis says poor health won’t keep him away from World Youth Day 2023

In a new video, Pope Francis held up a gray, WYD-branded backpack and said, “I’m ready! I already have everything... Read more

Lucia dos Santos via Public Domain.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

 5 Things to know about Venerable Lucia dos Santos

The cause for sainthood of Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the Fatima visionaries, was advanced by Pope Francis on... Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

New report: More than 50% of people live in a country with serious religious persecution

The 2023 Religious Freedom in the World annual report reveals that 4 billion people live in nations where religious persecution... Read more