Archive for July 5, 2023

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 28, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican to collect stories of Christian martyrs killed since 2000

“To all of them we owe a great debt and cannot forget them,” Pope Francis said. Read more

Cross installed after Father's Day 2023 at Santiago Retreat Center, Orange County, California.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Destruction of Catholic retreat center’s cross a possible hate crime, Orange County authorities say

The cross had recently been installed and was apparently destroyed using a chainsaw. Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Man fatally shot on DC campus of Catholic University of America

The university said that the two individuals are believed to have known each other and “this was not a random... Read more

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican offers plenary indulgence for third annual Grandparents’ Day this month

The day will be observed this year on July 23, the Sunday before the feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim,... Read more

A statue of Blessed Michael McGivney, sculpted by Stanley Bliefeld, is displayed outside of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut.?w=200&h=150

By Joseph Pronechen

Blessed Michael McGivney is namesake of New Haven’s new citywide parish

The Catholic community now consists of eight church buildings under one administrative umbrella. Read more

The Sisters of the Fraternity of the Poor Ones of Jesus Christ?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Dictatorship in Nicaragua confiscates convent of sisters it abducted and expelled

The Ortega dictatorship canceled the legal personhood and confiscated the assets of the Sisters of the Fraternity of the Poor... Read more

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem condemns Israeli military action

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa condemned the military operation and bemoaned the damage to the Roman Catholic parish in Jenin. Read more

Former President Bill Clinton was received by Pope Francis at Casa Santa Marta July 5.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Pope Francis hosts Bill Clinton, foundation head Alex Soros

Soros, son of the billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros, accompanied Clinton in both Albania and at the Vatican. Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for his 50th anniversary of priesthood in 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Ana Paula Morales

Cardinal Sarah: No synod can invent a ‘female priesthood’

Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, spoke July 3 at a... Read more