Archive for January 1, 2018

Mary holding Jesus. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Want to get close to your (Heavenly) Mother? Check out this book.

For Catholics, it’s fairly par-for-the-course to be questioned by non-Catholics about the Blessed Virgin Mary at some point.  Read more

Pope Francis preaches in St. Peter's Basilica for the Feast of Mary, Mother of God Jan. 1, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope on New Year’s Day: Devotion to Mary is a must

At the start of the new year, Pope Francis said that having a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary isn’t... Read more

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American Catholic bishops award $10.5 million in grants from special collection money

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a fundraising event at Discovery World on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee.

GOP vice presidential pick J.D. Vance on why he became Catholic

U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.

Possible Biden effort to reform Supreme Court, add term limits draws concern from the right

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The faith and witness of a young athlete who died running a half marathon

A synodal Mass in progress at St. Dominic Church at Aluva in the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church on July14, 2024.

Syro-Malabar Church in India initiates plan to resolve bitter liturgical feud 

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Crusader treasure unveiled: Medieval altar found in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher

Sonja Shaw (center), president of the Chino Valley Unified School District in California, speaks at a press conference before the education committee hearing in the assembly on June 26, 2024.

California parents sue governor over law banning notification of student gender identity

Father Anthony Odiong, a former Louisiana priest, was arrested for possession of child pornography in Florida, law enforcement said on July 16, 2024, with the suspect also accused of multiple other instances of sexual abuse.

Former Louisiana priest arrested on child pornography charges

A relic of St. Junípero Serra at the Reliquary Chapel at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.

5 things you shouldn’t miss at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress

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Anti-death penalty activists celebrate 200th death row exoneree: ‘Undoubtedly optimistic’

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