Live Updates: Pope Francis trip to Mongolia 2023
People began to gather in Mongolia’s Sukhbaatar Square for Pope Francis’ official welcome ceremony. Good morning from Mongolia’s Sukhbaatar Square! We are awaiting the pope’s arrival at the official welcome…
Chapel in Argentina vandalized; bishop calls for acts of reparation
“We strongly repudiate this act and we share the bewilderment and pain of those who have real ties to the chapel and that of the parish community of Larroque,” the…
Texas Supreme Court lets ban on sex changes for minors go into effect Sept. 1
“A Travis County District Court had granted a temporary injunction last week that blocked implementation of the ban, but the Texas attorney general immediately appealed to the Texas Supreme Court,…
PHOTOS: Pope Francis’ first day in Mongolia
Two dancers who performed for Pope Francis upon his arrival at the apostolic prefecture in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 1, 2023, were proud to show the rosary beads the Holy…
Thomas More Society files emergency appeal to release activist from pre-sentencing detention
“Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has DENIED our emergency motion to release Lauren Handy from pre-sentencing detention,” the group wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “We have immediately filed an emergency appeal with…
Rome Diocese expresses solidarity with anti-Mafia priest following attempted assassination
The anti-Mafia priest Italian magistrates consider the recent attack on Coluccia to be an “assassination attempt” organized by the Mafia. The priest is described by the youth of the neighborhood…
Theodore McCarrick: ‘I have trouble with words’
The defense team’s expert, psychologist David Schretlen, related in his report some of the frustrations McCarrick’s lawyers have experienced in preparing his defense. Schretlen refers to the former cardinal as…
How Blessed Mary found her way to Mongolia
Darkhan, Mongolia. Credit: Colin/Flickr According to Nguyen’s account, the people of Darkhan used to collect recyclable materials such as plastic and metal to make a living. Among these individuals was…
Beatification novena for family of 9 martyred by Nazis begins Friday
Operation “Reinhardt,” a program aimed at murdering all of the Jews in Germany-occupied Poland, began to be implemented in the Ulma family’s area of Poland in late July and early…
An update on the status of Fulton Sheen’s beatification cause
After three years of legal battles, in 2019 the Archdiocese of New York, where Sheen was buried after his death in 1979, released Sheen’s body to the Diocese of Peoria,…
Church in Bolivia criticizes excesses of raids on Jesuits in sexual abuse cases
“As a Church present in Bolivia, we deplore the fact that this type of excess is committed under an apparent effort to investigate,” they stressed. The Society of Jesus in…
California AG sues school district over gender-identity parental notification policy
“The forced outing policy wrongfully endangers the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of nonconforming students who lack an accepting environment in the classroom and at home,” Bonta claimed. The rule…