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Thousands of pilgrims gather at Fátima to commemorate the apparitions of Our Lady
Pilgrims from all over the world descended on the Fátima Shrine in Portugal to commemorate the feast of Our Lady of Fátima. On the eve of the feast of Our Lady of Fátima, May 12, the light of thousands of candles illuminated the night at the spot where Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children 10...
FDA Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas promises pro-life agenda, calls advocates
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas called pro-life organizations to offer reassurance about his commitment to life after some people in the movement raised concerns.“Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas is personally committed to delivering on President Trump’s pro-l...
Head of French charity warns of existential challenges facing Eastern Christians
Monsignor Hugues de Woillemont, director general of the French organization L’Œuvre d’Orient, said that Eastern Christians, especially Christians in the Holy Land, are facing existential challenges that threaten their historic presence. Chief among these challenges, he said, are migration, the pres...
U.S. Embassy debunks claim Vatican honored Iran with top diplomatic award
The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See has publicly rejected online claims that the Vatican granted Iran a unique or politically motivated diplomatic award, calling the allegation inaccurate and misleading.“Contrary to news reports, Pope Leo has not bestowed an exclusive special honor on the Iranian ambas...
Inquest finds priest and 4 Catholic civilians shot by British troops ‘unlawfully killed’
Speaking at a Mass in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following an inquest that found five Catholics, including a priest, were unlawfully killed by British soldiers in 1972, Bishop Alan McGuckian, SJ, of Down and Connor told Corpus Christi parishioners that the verdict “restores dignity to the deceased,...
How Christ’s ascension takes the training wheels off our faith
Christ’s ascension is meant to help us to grow to full stature in Christ as we respond to his confidence in making us his missionaries, together with the Holy Spirit, to renew the face of the earth.The celebration of the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is an annual opportunity for us not only...
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8 interesting things to know about Mildred Martínez, Pope Leo XIV’s mother
Learning about the life of Mildred Martínez, the mother of Robert Prevost, allows one to better understand the family environment that helped inspire the vocation of the man who is now Pope Leo XIV.In his book “De Roberto a León” (“From Robert to Leo”) published by Editorial Mensajero, Armando Lover...
Pew report details how Americans feel about religion’s influence on government and public life
A Pew Research Center survey found a growing minority of U.S. adults believe religion is gaining influence in American life, and more than half of adults have a positive view of religion.The May 14 report found that 61% of U.S. adults said religion is losing influence in American life. In contrast,...
Pope Leo XIV warns students against the ‘great lie’ fueling youth anxiety
Pope Leo XIV visited Rome’s public La Sapienza University on Thursday, the largest university in Europe and one of Italy’s most prestigious academic institutions, where he denounced the “great lie” he said is causing anxiety and depression among young people.Speaking in the university’s Aula Magna a...
German Catholic congress approves bondage group's booth
An ecumenical working group promoting “consensual BDSM culture” will again exhibit at Germanyʼs Catholic Congress in Würzburg this week after organizers said its guidelines pose “no contradiction with the Catechism.”BDSM is an acronym that stands for “bondage and discipline, dominance and submission...
Catholic film star becomes first Christian chief minister of major Indian state
CHENNAI, India — The Catholic Church in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is celebrating after Joseph Vijay, an actor-turned-politician raised in the Catholic faith, was sworn in as the stateʼs chief minister on May 10.“This is a historic development. We hope it will lead to positive changes as the chi...