Archive for January 1, 2017

The National Shrine of Baclaran, Parañaque, Philippines. ?w=200&h=150

Filipinos are in love with the Virgin Mary, and the Baclaran shrine is proof

A long-venerated icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help turned 150 last year, and many Filipinos’ Marian devotion has never... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

Who you gonna call (on murky moral issues)? Catholic bioethicists

What would you do if you're a young medical student who was told that you must participate in abortion in... Read more

Ordinandi lay prostrate during the Litany of Saints during an Ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Sept. 29, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Want to aid vocations? Helping reduce debt is key, this group says

Personal and student debt can slow down or prevent prospective seminarians and aspirants to religious orders from pursuing their vocations,... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 1, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope on New Year’s Day: Mary’s motherhood teaches us humility, tenderness

At the start of the new year, Pope Francis said that celebrating Mary, the Mother of God, highlights a beautiful aspect... Read more

Pope Francis at the Vatican, April 3, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

After Istanbul attack, Pope prays for those who fight 'bloody stain' of terrorism

On the first day of the new year and the 50th World Day of Peace, Pope Francis condemned a terrorist... Read more

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

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