Archive for November 22, 2018

A dewar with liquid nitrogen straws with frozen embryos and egg cells. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Embryonic IQ tests could ‘screen’ for less intelligent children, firm says

A company claims to have developed a new test that will permit parents to test and screen embryos for intelligence... Read more

Pope Francis blesses a baby Nov. 21, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Human freedom is a gift from God, Pope Francis says

To be able to take “risks” in helping others is a gift of the freedom received from God the Father... Read more

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Pope Francis' brief remarks during the Angelus July 21, 2024, focused on the day’s Gospel passage from Mark, which demonstrates how rest and compassion for others go together.

Pope Francis: In the silence of adoration we receive God’s grace

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, arrives to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “God and Country Breakfast” at the Pfister Hotel on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee.

13 things to know about J.D. Vance’s Catholic journey

This summer some 40 aspiring and current Catholic journalists gathered at the campus of the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, where they studied and worked in teams to produce, shoot, and edit videos, all while taking a deeper dive into their faith.

2024 EWTN Summer Academy in Rome concludes

The Eucharist and the crowd for the procession as part of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.

PHOTOS: Massive Eucharistic procession through downtown Indianapolis

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, who spearheaded the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival, prays in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Lucas Oil Stadium during the opening ceremony for the National Eucharistic Congress on July 17, 2024.

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

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