Archive for June 29, 2019

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Burkini dispute shuts down public pools in one French town

Reviving a three-year old debate over what constitutes appropriate swimwear for women at the beach, a French city shut down... Read more

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By Jenny Uebbing

How a search for a church, and for truth, led this Protestant family to Catholicism  

Allison DeVine’s conversion began in a preschool classroom.  Read more

Pope Francis meets with German bishops during their ad limina visit Nov. 20, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis tells German Catholics to focus on evangelization

Pope Francis sent a 28-page letter to Catholics in Germany Saturday calling for a focus on evangelization in the face... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

German cardinal thanks Pope Francis for his letter’s call to conversion

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki thanked Pope Francis for ‘fearlessly’ calling Catholics in Germany to be a missionary church in... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul June 29, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Saints Peter and Paul witness to the power of God’s forgiveness, pope says

Pope Francis said Saturday that Saints Peter and Paul are both witnesses to the transformative power of God’s forgiveness through... Read more

Pope Francis gives a special Angelus address for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul June 29, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: The Catholic Church belongs to Christ

“To the Lord we are not a group of believers or a religious organization, we are His bride. He looks... Read more

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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

Bishops and priests process past the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown 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

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’ 

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