Archive for January 30, 2025

A group of Templar volunteers in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Reimagined Templar Knights provide assistance to 2025 Jubilee pilgrims

Templars Today, a private association of lay faithful, signed an agreement with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization to assist jubilee... Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Trump signs orders to expand school choice, end ‘radical indoctrination’

The executive order to expand school choice is designed “to support parents in choosing and directing the upbringing and education... Read more

The Reichstag building in Berlin, where the Bundestag meets.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

German bishops distance themselves from migration statement ahead of key Parliament vote

The controversy has highlighted divisions within German Catholicism regarding migration policy. Read more

Emergency response units search the wreckage on Jan. 30, 2025, of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after it crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport the night before. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis offers condolences after deadly midair collision near Washington, DC

The pope sent a personal message to President Donald Trump on Jan. 30 as search efforts continued in and around... Read more

Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos of Albania, 95, died on Jan. 25, 2025, in Greece due to a recent illness. He led the Albanian Orthodox church for nearly 33 years.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis offers condolences after death of Albanian Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios

“The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope... Read more

Emergency response units search on Jan. 30, 2025, near the crash site of the American Airlines plane in the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 29.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

UPDATE: Washington, Baltimore archbishops offer prayers after deadly DC plane crash

The archbishops of Washington and Baltimore offered prayers on Thursday after a deadly plane crash near downtown Washington, D.C. Read more

Former English Bishop Richard Williamson.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Expelled Society of St. Pius X bishop Richard Williamson dies at 84

Richard Williamson, former English bishop of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), died on Wednesday at the age... Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Environmental harm of chemical abortions raises concerns  

New legislation in several states would require abortion providers to have their patients collect expelled medical waste from at-home abortions. Read more

Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Charges against pro-life former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry dropped

“It is great to see that the [DOJ] has dropped the witch hunt against former Congressman Jeff Fortenberry,” President Donald... Read more

David Daleiden arrives for court at the Harris County Courthouse after surrendering to authorities on Feb. 4, 2016, in Houston.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood

State prosecutors launched the probe following the release of a series of undercover videos that appeared to implicate Planned Parenthood... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Bishop Barron applauds Trump’s order banning sex-change surgeries for minors

“So many young people who have been victims of this ideological crusade have profound regrets over its life altering consequences,”... Read more

The Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago Apóstol and the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

‘Night of terror’ in Nicaragua: Dictatorship forces cloistered nuns to leave monasteries

The dictatorship’s order reportedly was carried out on the night of Jan. 28, forcing some 30 cloistered nuns belonging to... Read more

United Nations Building and the flags in Geneva Switzerland.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration

“Now 40 countries have declared that when we are talking about human rights, abortion is not one of them,” said... Read more