Archive for February 16, 2025

A statue of St. Kateri Tekakwitha.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Ecologists at center dedicated to St. Kateri help children integrate faith and nature

Through several different programs and a new book, the Saint Kateri Conservation Center is helping children and parishes to strengthen... Read more

Notorious former international pickpocket Víctor Sono Neira.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

From international pickpocket to redemption: Víctor Sono’s story

Víctor Sono Neira spent years trapped in addiction and crime as an international pickpocket. Today, at the age of 72,... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholics hopeful on abortion, health policy after Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary

Kennedy, himself a professed Catholic, has faced intense scrutiny from both sides of the aisle for his controversial views on... Read more

Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça delivers Pope Francis’ homily at a Mass for the Jubilee of Artists in St. Peter’s Basilica, Feb. 16, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis’ message to artists: Be witnesses to ‘revolutionary vision of the Beatitudes’

In a homily read by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, artists were urged to be “witnesses to the revolutionary vision... Read more

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis spends peaceful second night at hospital, prays for peace at Angelus

Pope Francis spent a peaceful night and continued his treatment at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, still managing to share a prepared... Read more

Bishop Kevin Doran.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Irish bishop appointed to shepherd two dioceses

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Kevin Doran to lead the Diocese of Achonry while continuing as bishop of Elphin. Read more

Marriage researchers Brad Wilcox (right) and Margarite Mooney on the stage of a panel discussion titled "Why Have Children?" on Feb. 15, 2025, at the New York Encounter conference in New York City.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

New York Encounter panel: Marriage matters ‘more than ever’ amid falling birth rates

Forecasts that 1 in 3 young adults in the U.S. today will never marry signify a closing of the “American... Read more