‘Providing for Life Act’ would extend child tax credit to cover unborn children
The measure “charts the policy course for a culture of life in America,” Hinson said in the release. “By expanding the Child Tax Credit to include the unborn and provide…
Hallow brings back popular ‘Saints in 7 Days’ series
Some of the saints that have been featured in the series are Padre Pio, Mother Teresa, Louis and Zelie Martin, and Martin de Porres. Mary Magdalene and Ignatius of Loyola…
Catholic drug rehabilitation facility begins to take shape in Arizona
Kevin Starrs, vice president of the Kolbe Mission and currently the director of prison ministries for the Diocese of Phoenix, told CNA that his work in prisons caused him to…
Thousands march in Honduras against gender ideology in schools
According to a March 8 press release by the Honduran Congress, one of the goals of the bill is to “encourage responsible conduct in the exercise of sexuality and encourage…
After latest Oklahoma execution, Archbishop Coakley calls for death penalty abolition
“A year after one of the biggest pro-life victories in the country, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the state of Oklahoma is imposing the death penalty on Jemaine Cannon,”…
Retired priest in Diocese of Richmond accused of sex abuse against a minor
Bishop Barry Knestout “immediately prohibited Father Lewis from any public ministry in the diocese” for the duration of the investigation, the press release said, adding that diocesan officials would not…
Jesuit superior blames ‘Vatican norms’ for blocking harsher penalties for Rupnik
The Jesuit superior had previously said that removing Rupnik from the clerical state or ordering the abuser priest into a life of penance were possible options, but, under present norms,…
The Lebanese saint who unites Christians and Muslims
Matar, who is responsible for archiving the thousands of medically-verified healings attributed to the intercession of the Maronite priest-monk, said that many miraculous cures have been obtained by Muslims. Since…
WYD2023: Pilgrims cycle to Lisbon; pope to receive bicycles upon arrival
Over 10 days, they will cycle an average of 90 kilometers (56 miles), and will be welcomed every night in parishes, monasteries, and with families, sharing meals and enjoying conviviality…
Father Allan Travers: The one-game pitcher who might have saved the Detroit Tigers
This was well before the age of expansive minor league rosters — or commercial airlines, for that matter — so it wasn’t as though the Tigers could call up the…
Here’s a beautiful prayer you can say on the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2023
Mary, mother of fortitude, you who knows my heart, do not allow me to become discouraged. More in Vatican I confidently surrender my life into your hands. Heal my wounds.…
Pope Francis celebrates World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Christians recognize this interplay not just in the world at large, but also in their own lives, he continued, realizing that “evil comes also from within us.” The parable poses…