Archive for October 16, 2019
Mississippi pro-lifers file suit against abortion clinic protest restrictions
Pro-life advocates in Jackson, Mississippi have filed a lawsuit against a new city ordinance that would restrict protesters’ ability to... Read more
Vatican communications official: Carved figure at Amazon synod not Virgin Mary
Fr. Giacomo Costa, a communications official for the Amazon synod, said Wednesday a wooden figure of a nude pregnant woman,... Read more
Pope puts virtue and family at center of World Food Day message
Pope Francis voiced his concerns about the world’s approach to food, and called for a global attitude of virtue towards... Read more
Pope Francis: God has a universal desire for salvation
God wills the salvation of all persons, Pope Francis said in his General Audience Wednesday, refelcting on the Acts of... Read more
Brazilian bishop: Lack of holiness among clerics an obstacle to vocations
A bishop in Brazil who is a member of the Amazon synod said Wednesday he believes a major obstacle to... Read more
This princess saint was not Harry Potter’s owl: St. Hedwig of Silesia
Readers who find this story through a search engine will likely have been looking for information about Hedwig, Harry Potter’s... Read more
Poland's ruling party accused of trying to ban sex education
The Law and Justice Party (PiS) is supporting a law that would criminalize the “promotion of underage sexual activity” to... Read more
Legal assisted suicide puts people with disabilities at risk, report finds
Leaders in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops applauded the National Council on Disability for its recent research on the... Read more
Analysis: A pink dolphin, a carved image, and inculturation at the Amazon synod
At a “moment of Amazon spirituality” Oct. 16, in a church just down the street from St. Peter’s Square, a... Read more
UN set to elect slave state to human rights council
Mauritania, the west African nation where slavery remains a widespread practice, is expected to be voted on to the United... Read more
Catholic snakebite clinic in India saves thousands of lives each year
In most religious orders’ novitiate year, prospective sisters study and pray. Sister Crescencia Sun, however, had another habit to acquire:... Read more
Gonzaga, Catholic Charities team up to offer immigration legal assistance
Gonzaga University Law School in Spokane is partnering with Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington to offer immigration legal assistance to... Read more
