Archive for January 30, 2019

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By Mary Farrow

After 25 years, what JP2’s Letter to Families can teach today’s world

25 years ago next week, on Feb. 2, 1994, Pope John Paul II penned his “Letter to Families,” the subject... Read more

Pope Francis shows the Way of the Cross meditations he keeps in his pocket, Jan. 30, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis says he loves to pray the Way of the Cross

Everyone should pray the Stations of the Cross, Pope Francis said Wednesday, revealing that he always has with him a... Read more

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Catholic author on homosexuality accused of past relationship with a minor

The author of a book on Catholic teaching regarding homosexuality and chastity is accused of forming a sexual relationship with... Read more

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Indiana bishop urges Fightin’ Irish to join Knights

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, whose diocese includes the University of Notre Dame, made the invitation in a January 30 letter... Read more

Cardinal Jorge Urosa, then-Archbishop of Caracas, speaks with CNA in Rome, Feb. 13, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Venezuelan cardinal hopes Maduro will step down

The Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas expressed his hope Tuesday that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro would step down from office, heeding... Read more

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Legislators propose abortion-at-birth as state-level fights continue

A controversial Virginia bill which would permit abortion during labor will not be moving out of the subcommittee, as the... Read more

Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville delivers the St. Thomas Day Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paul, Calif., Jan. 28, 2019. Photo courtesy of TAC.?w=200&h=150

How to read scripture with Thomas Aquinas and Bishop Flores

Christ, the Incarnate Word, is the aim of human living and all of history, Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville said... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

The Satanic Temple at Sundance: mockumentary or documentary?

The Satanic Temple shocked Catholics when it scheduled a purported black mass at Harvard University in 2014.  Read more