Pope Francis appoints UCLA astrophysicist to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
The professor’s research “on the orbits of stars at the center of the Milky Way has opened a new approach to studying black holes,” her website states, “and her group…
Bishop rules on supposed apparitions of Virgin Mary in Italy
By Walter Sanchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 16:05 pm After an investigation by a group of experts, “fervent” prayer, and “attentive discernment,” an Italian bishop has…
Irish voters mull constitutional amendments downgrading traditional family structure
In addition to the “Family Amendment,” the proposed “Care Amendment” would also remove a constitutional clause noting that the “state recognizes that by her life within the home, woman gives…
Pope Francis: The heart of repentance is God’s ‘infinite love,’ ‘boundless mercy’
The pope centered his March 8 speech, held in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace, on the Act of Contrition, the prayer recited by each penitent during the sacrament…
‘God never tires of forgiving’: Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish
“With the face of God clouded, those of our brothers clouded, the greatness we carry within us blurred, we remain on the path, but we need new signs, a change…
Biden promises legal abortion nationwide in State of the Union address
“Now the Biden-Harris administration wants to take that support away and push them toward one option as the cure-all — abortion on demand at any time for any reason, even…
Connecticut latest state to consider ‘human composting’ amid Catholic opposition
“This is returning us to the dust as promised,” she argued. “It is the most respectful way to treat a human being.” She argued that the Catholic Church was “opposed…
Central American bishops to address migration crisis in Darien jungle
Regarding the origin of the migrants, there were 328,650 Venezuelans, 57,250 Ecuadorians, 46,422 Haitians, 25,565 Chinese, 18,841 Colombians, and thousands of others from different countries. ADN Celam reported that the…
Women are ‘builders of humanity,’ Pope Francis says in conference address
Referencing his apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness from 2018, Gaudete et Exsultate, the Holy Father paid tribute to “ordinary” women who have faithfully lived their vocations and changed…
Alabama governor signs bill for IVF clinic immunity in deaths of human embryos
Acknowledging the advances in science available today to those seeking help having children, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops warns Catholics on its website of the ethical issues involved. “The…
Fake priest robs New York church of $900 in multistate impersonator scam
Local media reported that Father Peter Rayder, the pastor of the church, said the fake priest “must have done his research because he knew their names, used vocabulary a priest…
St. Thomas Aquinas’ relics carried in procession for 750th anniversary of his death
The researchers are investigating the possibility of conducting a more in-depth forensic analysis of both skulls in Italy and France with permission of the local authorities to authenticate the relic.…