Archive for May 16, 2023

Church of the Sacred Heart in Bordeaux, France.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

France’s Catholic clergy to carry ID cards proving they are in good standing

The French Bishops’ Conference announced the change as part of a large set of measures designed to “intensify the fight... Read more

Caritas Internationalis elected Alistair Dutton as its new secretary general on May 15, 2023, in Rome. He has been the chief executive of Caritas Scotland.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Caritas Internationalis elects Alistair Dutton as its new secretary general

Dutton is the chief executive of Caritas Scotland, which works to build “a green and just world” by putting faith... Read more

JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando, Florida?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando

Staff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic bishops to FDA: Don’t make ‘minipill’ contraceptive over-the-counter

Federal regulators should reject proposed over-the-counter use of the progestin-only “minipill” contraceptive, the U.S. bishops have said. Read more

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Congress should withhold funds from a politicized FBI, Chairman Jim Jordan says

Jordan threatened to reduce the FBI’s funding during a hearing in which lawmakers debated whether laws are being selectively enforced... Read more

Santiaguito Church in Mexico sustained fire damage, according to a May 15, 2023, statement by the Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.?w=200&h=150

By Ana Paula Morales

Blaze set at iconic Mexican church; Eucharist stolen from another

The Church of Santiaguito, whose origins date back to the 17th century, is one of the “most emblematic and iconic”... Read more

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Big smiles from a group from the Diocese of Sacramento, California, as they wait in the long line to complete their registration for the congress in the Indiana Convention Center on July 15, 2024.

Catholics from across country meet in Indiana for National Eucharistic Congress

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Florida warns abortion amendment might ‘negatively affect’ state’s economy

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Oklahoma orders school board to rescind Catholic charter contract after court ruling

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Ohio priest apologizes for destroying hard drive containing possible child porn

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “God and Country Breakfast” in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. Vance told the audience he was raised Christian but became an atheist when he was in law school before coming into the Catholic Church later in his adult life. He blamed the “arrogance” of atheism for “a lot of secular culture in our country today.”

Vance seeks to reassure social conservatives about their role in Republican Party

Some 6,000 grandparents and other older people attended the papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on July 23, 2023, for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

World Day of Grandparents: Vatican grants plenary indulgence for visiting the elderly

The kids and Pope Francis released biodegradable balloons into the sky together on July 18, 2024. The Vatican said the message, “You, dear boy, dear girl, are precious in God’s eyes,” was stamped on the balloons “with the hope that the message will reach as many people as possible.”

PHOTOS: Pope Francis hangs out with Vatican summer camp kids

Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, speaks at a May 2, 2023, press conference.

Pope Francis adds two vice directors to Vatican communication dicastery

Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, who spearheaded the U.S. bishops’ initiative of Eucharistic Revival, adores Christ in the Eucharist with tens of thousands of people in Lucas Oil Stadium on July 17, 2024.

National Eucharistic Congress begins in Indianapolis: ‘We did this for you, Lord’

“God was with me,” Trump said on Wednesday while speaking to a group of convention delegates, adding the close call “in many ways changes your attitude, your viewpoint on life. I think, honestly, you appreciate God even more.”

Spiritual tone at RNC heightened in wake of Trump assassination attempt

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