Archive for September 6, 2024

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta and Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva,speak to EWTN News in Depth in August 2024, ahead of the visit by Pope Francis.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

How the Catholic faith has helped East Timor forgive

Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor highlights the Catholic Church’s vital role in the nation’s journey of reconciliation and peace. Read more

West Virginia Delegate Pat McGeehan, a supporter of the state’s ballot measure to make assisted suicide illegal, said in an interview with “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly” on Sept. 5, 2024, that he hopes the potential ban will be a “gold standard for other states to follow.”?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

West Virginia ban on assisted suicide ‘a fight worth fighting,’ state delegate says

“We’re trying to use it to serve as a beacon for other states who value the preservation of life, to... Read more

A young Catholic attends the papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

PHOTOS: Pope Francis in Indonesia for his 45th apostolic journey

The Holy Father on Tuesday landed in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the first stop on what is to be... Read more

EWTN will broadcast the opening and closing Masses, along with various sessions of the International Eucharistic Congress, throughout the coming week.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

How to participate in the International Eucharistic Congress at home

The 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, which begins this Sunday in Quito, Ecuador, is generating great expectations around the world. Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Nebraska ballot measure would make private schools ineligible for voucher program

A ballot measure to repeal a new school choice scholarship voucher program is set to be on the November 2024... Read more

Pope Francis is welcomed in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 6, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis arrives in Papua New Guinea amid report of arrests in Indonesia

As Pope Francis arrives in Papua New Guinea, Indonesian police report they detained seven individuals in connection with a foiled... Read more

A pro-life supporter stands on a lamppost and holds a sign that reads "MAKE ABORTION UNTHINKABLE" in front of the Supreme Court on June 20, 2024, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Florida investigating abortion amendment signatures for fraud

As Election Day approaches, here’s the latest news on abortion from around the nation. Read more

Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Georgetown investigates vandalism of crucifix and Mary statue as ‘potential hate crimes’

“Anti-Catholic acts and desecration of religious symbols are deeply concerning, hurtful, and offensive,” read a letter sent to staff and... Read more

This year the complete translation into Tzotzil, spoken by approximately 350,000 people, has been achieved.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Colín

Mexico making progress in translating Bible into Indigenous languages

Mexico has 69 national languages ​​— 68 Indigenous and Spanish — which places it “among the top 10 nations with... Read more

Socorro Vázquez (left) together with Indonesian friends prior to attending a papal Mass in Jakarta, Indonesia.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Spanish expatriate reflects on gift of pope’s visit to predominantly Muslim Indonesia

Socorro Vázquez, a 27-year-old Catholic from Spain, reflected on her experience of Pope Francis’ visit to Indonesia and her faith... Read more

The population of Papua New Guinea is currently 30% Catholic, with growth at a rate of 40,000 baptized each year.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Some people in Papua New Guinea walked 3 weeks to see Pope Francis

Some people even came from the Solomon Islands, about 885 miles to the east in the South Pacific.  Read more

A man stands in front of a poster of Pope Francis outside APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to welcome the Roman pontiff, Sept. 7, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis urges stewardship of Papua New Guinea’s resources, peace among tribes

In his address to officials in Port Moresby, Pope Francis called for responsible use of natural resources, an end to... Read more

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Pope Francis addresses elderly and sick people on his final day in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, marking the conclusion of his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania — the longest trip of his pontificate to date.

Pope Francis concludes apostolic journey with elderly and youth of Singapore

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new six-week abortion ban on May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. Harris has made abortion policy a central issue of her presidential campaign.

Kamala Harris backers launch $15 million pro-abortion ad campaign in swing states

Deacon Bob Young, representing Knights of Columbus Council 694, accepts the First Liberty Institute's Philip B. Onderdonk Jr. Religious Liberty Award award at the American Legion’s National Convention in New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2024.

Virginia Knights receive religious freedom award after spat with federal government

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Ryan Anderson: The pro-life movement needs to shift to promoting chastity and marriage

Archbishop Mark O’Toole was installed as the eighth archbishop of Cardiff in St. David’s Cathedral, Cardiff, Wales, in June 2022.

Pope Francis creates new archdiocese in Wales, appoints its first bishop

The Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania holds a "Mercy Witness for Life" rally on July 23, 2016, outside of the former site of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's closed abortion clinic in Philadelphia. Gosnell was convicted of the first-degree murder of three infants, the involuntary manslaughter of his patient Karnamaya Mongar, and other felony counts.

Post-debate explainer: The truth about late-term abortions in the United States

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North Dakota judge strikes down state’s abortion restrictions

Signage is strewn across the intersection after Hurricane Francine swept through the area on Sept. 11, 2024, in Houma, Louisiana.

Catholic Charities seeks volunteers in Louisiana as Hurricane Francine floods the region

Bishop Andrew Cozzens speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sept. 11, 2024.

Bishop Cozzens emphasizes Eucharist, ‘transfiguration of the world’ at Eucharistic Congress

St. Josaphat Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.

UPDATE: Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says

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