Archive for July 15, 2024

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio blesses matachine dancers during a celebration on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He believes that Hispanics — immigrants especially — will help bring new life into the Church.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Is Catholicism dying out among U.S. Hispanics? Latino Catholics weigh in

The future of the Hispanic Catholic Church in the United States is being called into question as reports indicate Latinos,... Read more

Capella di Santa Rosa, St. Rosalia's Chapel inside of the Palermo Cathedral, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta in Sicily, Itay. May 5, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Sicilian city celebrates 400th year of feast of St. Rosalia

The July 15 feast marks when tradition holds the hermit girl’s remains were rediscovered in a cave close to Palermo... Read more

Jesus in the Eucharist is processed through downtown Columbia, South Carolina, on April 6, 2024. Over 1,700 traveled to the state’s capital for this procession as part of the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

National Eucharistic Congress to draw more than 50,000 to Indianapolis

The five-day congress will be the first National Eucharistic Congress held in the United States since World War II.  Read more

Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

First women hired for St. Peter’s Basilica’s ‘Sanpietrini’ maintenance crew

While women have worked for the Fabbrica di San Pietro before, it is the first time women are officially part... Read more

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, a Catholic, walks out of the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill on April 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Donald Trump names Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as running mate

The former president made the announcement days after surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. Read more

Pope Francis meets with the Council of Cardinals on Feb. 5, 2024, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Francis authors preface to book on ‘Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church’

Pope Francis has written the preface to the book “Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church,” authored by three theologians... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

New Jersey man locates $40,000 in ‘unclaimed funds’ for diocese, parishes

Philip Britton, who lives in the western part of the state in the township of Pennsville, was searching the website... Read more

Luis de la Fuente, Spanish national soccer coach.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Euro 2024: Bishops highlight the faith of the coach of Spain’s victorious soccer team

Several Spanish bishops have congratulated the country’s national soccer team and highlighted the Catholic faith of their coach, Luis de... Read more

Protesters hold a placard depicting an unborn baby as they take part in the March of Life in Warsaw, on April 14, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Polish lawmakers narrowly defeat effort to decriminalize abortion assistance

Under current law, women do not face criminal penalties for seeking or receiving an illegal abortion. Read more