Archive for July 25, 2019

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By Matt Hadro

For Christians in the Holy Land, churches are more than just pilgrimage sites

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Missionaries of Charity home for children, Kolkata India. ?w=200&h=150

For 3 months, no girls were born in 132 Indian villages

A northern Indian district has launched an investigation into a region in which the birth rate of baby girls is... Read more

Cristiane Murray, newly appointed vice director of the Vatican Holy See Press Office. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis names vice director of Holy See press office

Pope Francis Thursday appointed Cristiane Murray as vice director of the Holy See Press Office.  Read more

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By Matt Hadro

After nearly 20 years, federal government will resume executions

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) will resume executions after an almost two-decade lapse, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced... Read more

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US bishops decry policy of expedited removal of undocumented migrants

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops spoke out Thursday against new Department of Homeland Security policies that includes the... Read more

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CDC confirms US fertility rate fell to 'all-time low' in 2018

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that the US fertility rate continued to fall in 2018, to... Read more

An inspection of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Philippines, Jan. 28, 2019, a day after suicide bombs exploded at the church. ?w=200&h=150

Indonesian police identify couple responsible for attack on Filipino cathedral

Indonesian authorities released Tuesday the names of a couple whom they believe to have orchestrated a January terrorist attack on... Read more

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By Mary Farrow

Why some Catholic women say an NFP-shaming article was ‘off the charts’

NFP, or Natural Family Planning, is an oft misunderstood thing.  Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Europe heatwave could damage Notre-Dame, architect warns

Almost four months after a fire destroyed the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris, officials are concerned that the building is... Read more

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump admin’s new asylum rules

A federal judge in California has issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration’s new rule limiting asylum eligibility on... Read more

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Oregon removes assisted suicide waiting period for some of the terminally ill

New legislation in Oregon shortens an initial waiting period for some persons seeking assisted suicide, allowing them to receive quicker... Read more

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Baptismal record for same-sex couples causes controversy in Colombia

The recent baptism of a child raised by a same-sex couple has caused a controversy in Colombia, after a parish... 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.

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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.

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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.”

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

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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.

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