Baton Rouge priest killed in a car crash remembered for his holiness, passion for truth
“You need to know the truth,” Beard continued. “I am not going to stand before him and say, ‘Well, Lord, I would have pitched it but you know there’s going…
Will new federal abortion policies violate anti-abortion Hyde Amendment? Experts weigh in
Political questions aside, it is uncertain whether the new rules run afoul of the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding provision in federal law that prohibits the government from using taxpayer dollars…
Miracle at Fátima? World Youth Day pilgrim receives her sight after Communion at Mass
Not long after having recovered her sight, Jimena told the Spanish radio station COPE that she woke up that morning “as I have been getting up for two and a…
U.S. bishops appeal to leaders to do more to ensure food security around the globe
Last June the Holy Father appealed for the end of the blockades that were preventing the flow of grain through Ukrainian seaports. Malloy’s statement provided more context for the timing…
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly has a plan to deepen the faith lives of Catholic men
According to the Knights’ website, the Men of the Word study will invite Cor participants “to take up the ‘sword of the Spirit’ and rediscover the power of Scripture.” “In…
10 of the most touching moments of World Youth Day 2023
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Ohioans go to the polls Tuesday for vote that could determine abortion laws
Pro-abortion advocates, who have not had success in expanding abortion through the elected Legislature, are trying to do just that in November. Ohioans will vote on a Nov. 7 referendum…
Pediatricians’ group affirms support for ‘gender-affirming’ care, calls for review of guidelines
The updated policy “will reflect data and research on gender-affirming care since the original policy was released,” the AAP said. The academy said it had voted to reaffirm the older…
Young man after confession with the pope: ‘I told him the sins that pain me the most’
In order to prepare himself properly, he began to write down in a notebook what he wanted to tell the pope: “We don’t have much time, about 10 or 15…
Pope Francis: ‘Spiritual worldliness’ one of greatest dangers facing priests, the Church
Pope Francis wrote that spiritual worldliness begins to take hold in the lives of priests not only through temptations to mediocrity, power and influence, and vainglory but also “from doctrinal…
‘The Work,’ a community with a focus on eucharistic adoration, receives final approval from Vatican
The community, known as The Work, was founded by Mother Julia Verhaeghe (1910–1997) in Belgium. Geissler has written a biography of the founder, to which Pope Benedict XVI provided a…
Pope Francis explains why he skipped Fatima prayer for peace
The Holy Father also shared his impressions of World Youth Day — the fourth he’s attended as pope. The attendance in Lisbon, he noted, was “impressive,” pointing to estimates that…