Archive for January 16, 2025

Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby exchange greetings with other Christian leaders at an ecumenical second vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Jan. 25, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Rome to host ecumenical vigil during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

On Jan. 25, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Pope Francis will conclude the week with vespers in... Read more

Joan Andrews Bell, Jean Marshall, Heather Idoni, and Paulette Harlow are four pro-life women serving time after being convicted on federal charges for for blockading the inside of an abortion clinic in 2020.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Thomas More Society petitions Trump to pardon 21 pro-life activists in prison

In its petition to President-elect Donald Trump, the Thomas More Society argues “these pro-life Americans are deserving of full and... Read more

Pope Francis blesses a baby during the Saturday jubilee audience in the Vatican’s audience hall on Jan. 11, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis to give monthly bonus to Vatican City employees with 3 or more children

At Pope Francis’ personal initiative, Vatican City employees with three or more children will receive a monthly 300-euro bonus and... Read more

Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16, 2025, in the apostolic palace during his scheduled audiences.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican: Pope Francis suffers bruised arm from fall

Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 20, 2023, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Vatican secretary of state calls Cuba prisoner release ‘a sign of great hope’

Cardinal Pietro Parolin also commented on Biden’s commutation of death sentences for 37 death row inmates, expressing hope there will... Read more

Father Frank Mann is seen with President Donald Trump in an undated photograph.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump

Father Francis Mann is scheduled to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Read more

Esther Miller holds a picture and the released documents on Father Michael Nocita as victims and their supporters hold quilts bearing portraits of abused children while gathered outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2013.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Survey: Alleged abuse of minors has cost U.S. Church $5 billion over 20 years

The CARA survey polled about 200 dioceses and eparchies and approximately 220 religious communities of men over the course of ... Read more

The musical will be available for a month for pilgrims coming to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

1,600 of Rome’s poor attend ‘Bernadette of Lourdes’ premiere

A musical that tells the story of St. Bernadette, visionary of Our Lady of Lourdes, made its debut in Rome... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

ACLU files suit against West Virginia over $5 million grant to Catholic trade college

The American Humanist Association contends in its lawsuit that the grant violates the state constitution’s guarantee of freedom of religion. Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances 

The amendment would ensure a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” protecting abortion in the first two trimesters and in the... Read more