‘I want to give my life for this’: 2 priests, friar at WYD share their vocation stories
‘What’s next?’ Father Peter Julia, the diocesan vocations director in the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, readily admits he has an unorthodox history for a priest. “I thought just like a…
Pope meets with clerical abuse survivors, urges Church to hear victims’ ‘anguished cry’
The clerical abuse watchdog BishopAccountability.org issued a statement following the pope’s meeting calling for “true reform” to accompany gestures and apologies, and for the pope to enact a “zero tolerance”…
Virginia bishops praise governor’s new transgender, parents’ rights school policies
Students will also be broadly expected to “use bathrooms that correspond to sex,” settling another contentious dispute surrounding children who claim to be the opposite sex. In their joint statement,…
Tree of Life synagogue shooter handed federal death penalty
The Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN), a national advocacy organization that demonstrates against the death penalty, said the Biden administration’s pursuit of the death penalty while federal executions remain under moratorium…
‘Preach the real Christ,’ Bishop Barron tells thousands of U.S. youth at WYD
Bishop Edward Burns of Dallas holds the monstrance at a World Youth Day event in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. The event was hosted by the U.S. bishops’ conference and…
Recently baptized Korean woman comes to WYD to get to know Catholic community
ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 2, 2023 / 15:00 pm A young Korean woman who was recently baptized and entered the Catholic Church shared her testimony and explained that she decided…
Bishops’ peace chairman warns of ‘menace’ of nuclear weapons
Recalling the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, in which the world teetered on the brink of nuclear exchanges amid the Cold War, Malloy said: “With the wars and threat of wars…
Groups sue to block Catholic charter school in Oklahoma; state leaders stand firm
The lawsuit alleges that the school’s stated mission in its application conflicts with the Oklahoma Constitution’s rules for public schools and the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act’s laws specifically for charter…
Pilgrims from Liberia overcome travel troubles to attend WYD: ‘Being here is a miracle’
“Like our Blessed Mother, she ‘went in haste’” to resolve the issue, Kombo said, referring to the WYD 2023 theme: “Mary rose up and went with haste.” Three pilgrims from…
Church in Mexico announces plan to accompany mothers of disappeared persons
It is increasingly common for mothers to hold different demonstrations to protest the disappearance of their children, demanding that the authorities solve the cases and punish those responsible. According to…
Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention kicks off with Ukrainian brothers’ concert
Their performing careers began very early in life, Fedoryka said, with their mother taking them to perform at Rotary Clubs, churches, nursing homes, and more. Fedoryka shared how their mother…
WYD: High turnout of Spanish youth signals faith alive in increasingly secular country
For Omella, “the secularized world is an exciting world for an apostle and a missionary.” Also participating in the press conference were Auxiliary Bishop Arturo Ros of Valencia, Spain, who…