Archive for February 21, 2018

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Archbishop Scicluna hospitalized in Chile amid abuse investigation

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, who is currently in Chile investigating allegations of abuse cover-up by a local bishop, was... Read more

Billy Graham, who died Feb. 21, 2018. Photo courtesy of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Bishops praise Christian witness of evangelist Billy Graham

The evangelist Billy Graham died Wednesday at his home in Montreat, N.C., his family has announced. He was 99.  Read more

Christian families displaced by violence in India's Odisha state in 2008. ?w=200&h=150

Attacks against India's Christians doubled in 2017

Compared to 2016, attacks against Christians in India by Hindu extremists more than doubled in 2017 amid efforts to label... Read more

Annie Artin (R), and her mother, Silva Owadis, in Aleppo. ?w=200&h=150

In Aleppo, a heroine of endurance

Annie Artin, 15, is a lonely girl who lives with her mother, Silva Owadis, 37, her grandmother, and aunt in... Read more

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Bishop Andrew Cozzens, who spearheaded the National Eucharistic Revival and congress taking place in Indianapolis from July 17-21, 2024, takes questions from the media.

Eucharistic congress ‘a moment of unity’ for the U.S. Church, Bishop Cozzens says

Some young people from Gaza during study aid activities in a gazebo inside the compound of the Latin Parish of the Holy Family. Beginning June 10, 2024, about 150 children and teenagers ages 4 to 17 who are sheltering in the Latin parish and in the Orthodox parish have taken up their books and notebooks again to reconnect with their studies. Three gazebos in the garden host study groups. They were open-sided, but they have been closed to help the youth avoid distractions, as there are always people around.

Under patronage of St. Joseph, parish priest restarts schooling for students in Gaza

Father Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., a sought-after spiritual director and retreat master, processes the massive golden monstrance containing the Eucharist into the midst of the assembled crowd in Lucas Oil Stadium.

An invitation to find healing in Jesus: Day 3 of the National Eucharistic Congress

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate for the Plataforma Unitaria Democratica party, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (left) and current Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appear to have the lead in that country’s upcoming elections, which will take place July 28, 2024.

The faith of Venezuela’s presidential candidates: A crucial decision for Catholic voters

Participants at NCSC 2023 in Plymouth, Michigan.

National Conference for Single Catholics promises to deepen faith, foster relationships

A migrant woman prays in front of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas, run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

Texas attorney general appeals decision in case against Catholic nonprofit

Priests respond to a talk at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on July 18, 2024.

Scott Hahn urges priests at National Eucharistic Congress to ‘rekindle Eucharistic amazement’ 

Abbé Pierre died at the age of 94 in 2007. He is now accused of sexually assaulting and harassing numerous women.

Famous French priest Abbé Pierre accused of sexual assault and harassment

Mark Story.

Pro-life photojournalist Mark Story remembered as ‘true man of God’ after sudden death

U.S. Supreme Court building.

Pro-life sidewalk counselors appeal to Supreme Court for stronger free speech protections

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