Archive for January 28, 2024

"Cabrini" tells the true story of Francesca Cabrini, also known as St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, and will be released by Angel Studios on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

New film about Mother Cabrini ‘transformative,’ director says

After great box office success with “Sound of Freedom,” Catholic filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde is now telling the remarkable story of... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Espaillat of the Archdiocese of New York.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Bishop Joseph Espaillat: How America’s youngest bishop reaches youth

At 45, Archdiocese of New York Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Espaillat is America’s youngest Catholic bishop. Read more

The lunette of a side door depicting St. Thomas Aquinas, detail of the facade of the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Prensa

St. Thomas Aquinas reminds us that faith and reason go together

St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest thinkers of all time, was deeply in love with God. Read more

Robin Franssen, 18, of Belgium, is a first-year philosophy student at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.?w=200&h=150

By Bénédicte Cedergren

Learning from St. Thomas Aquinas, 750 years after his death

St. Thomas Aquinas’ immortal thought continues to inspire and enlighten minds of all ages around the world. Read more

The scene outside a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, where a reported armed attack took place on Jan. 28, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

One person killed in shooting at Catholic church in Istanbul, manhunt underway

Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro, the apostolic vicar of Istanbul, told EWTN News on Jan. 28 that a parishioner was killed “during... Read more

Pope Francis delivers the Sunday Angelus from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter's Square, Jan. 28, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: ‘The devil always takes away your freedom’

Pope Francis encouraged people to learn how to “say ‘no’ to the temptations of evil before they creep into the... Read more

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle at the Synod of Bishops on Oct. 9, 2015.

Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Tagle as special envoy to National Eucharistic Congress 

Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in the arena in Verona, Italy, on May 18, 2024.

Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to Verona emphasizes call to be peacemakers  

A map of a few of the largest cities that will be traversed by the Serra Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimages.

The longest and grandest of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimages: A look at the Serra Route

A view of the crowd and nearby waterfront at the opening Mass for World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal on Aug. 1, 2023.

How life has changed for the girl who recovered her sight at 2023 World Youth Day

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

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