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Chaldean priest pleads for political order to keep Iraq from becoming another Palestine

Nov 17, 2003

Speaking to the Fides news agency, Father Denka H. Toma, Superior General of the Antonian Order of St. Ormizda of... Read more

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Catholic Nurses In Africa Restate Opposition To Abortion

Oct 26, 2003

The Catholic Nurses Guild of Nigeria has vowed to continue to uphold the value of human life and oppose abortion... Read more

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Catholics in Iraq Celebrate 25th Anniversary of John Paul II’s Pontificate

Oct 22, 2003

With prayer and thanksgiving the Catholic Church in Iraq celebrated with joy the 25th Anniversary of John Paul II’s pontificate. ... Read more

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Bishops and cardinals concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis to open the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square.

Live updates: The Synod on Synodality debates the Catholic Church’s future

Among the various ceremonies at the inauguration of the first female Mexican president, Claudia Scheinbaum, in the capital city’s Constitution Plaza — commonly known as Zócalo — a group of Indigenous women performed a “sacred ceremony.”

Cardinal, exorcists have differing takes on ‘cleansing’ ritual performed on Mexican president 

Devout Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as Jesus Christ in "The Chosen," is an executive producer and narrator of the new film "Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story."

Actor Jonathan Roumie calls Father Flanagan’s mission portrayed in new film ‘timeless’

The tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) in Łagiewniki, Poland.

10 quotes on suffering and humility from the diary of St. Faustina Kowalska

Six migrants traveling through southern Mexico in a pickup truck lost their lives and 10 more have been wounded after being fired upon by Mexican soldiers. The incident occurred Oct. 1, 2024, on a stretch of the Villa Comaltitlán-Huixtla highway in the Mexican state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala.

Catholic Church laments Mexican army’s deadly shooting of migrants

Pope Francis views a historic relic of the chair of St. Peter on Oct. 2, 2024.

What’s behind the viral photo of Pope Francis venerating a chair?

Young people were among the crowds gathered in downtown Columbus, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 2024, for the Ohio March for Life, the first such gathering to be held in the state since Ohio voters approved a sweeping constitutional amendment to expand abortion.

Pro-life advocates bear witness at Ohio March for Life in Columbus

Closing the first week of meetings, Synod on Synodality participants from different continents put a spotlight on the plight of the world’s poor and vulnerable at a press briefing held in the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2024, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. 

Synod participants put spotlight on world’s poor and vulnerable on feast of St. Francis

Former first lady Melania Trump joins Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump on stage at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Melania Trump frustrates pro-life movement with abortion support

From left to right: Actor Mason Thames (Noah), Noah Cottrell (Ben), Julian Lerner (Eugene), and Abby James Witherspoon (Sammy) in the new movie "Monster Summer."

New film ‘Monster Summer’ offers a wholesome adventure-thriller for the entire family

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