Archive for May 9, 2018

Pope Francis baptizes 26 infants in the Sistine Chapel Jan. 10, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope: Nothing can erase baptism, that's why it only happens once

Pope Francis said Wednesday that nothing can take away a person's baptism or the identity they thereby gain as a... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis to meet with head of Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church

Pope Francis and the primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav, will... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Embezzlement trial begins for ex-Vatican Bank president

The first hearing in a trial against the former president of the Institute of Religious Works (IOR) – known as... Read more

World Youth Day in Krakow, July 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Working document approved for synod on youth

After a two-day meeting in Rome, the governing council of the Vatican office for the Synod of Bishops approved the... Read more

North Korean flies in Pyongyang. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Religious freedom efforts in the spotlight as North Korean prisoners freed

The release of three American prisoners from North Korea was hailed as an important first step in addressing abuses within... Read more

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

Myanmar’s bishops discuss China, Rohingya with Pope Francis

The Vatican’s long-rumored China deal was discussed by Myanmar’s bishops this week during an ad limina visit with Pope Francis,... Read more

The Sistine Chapel Choir at Westfield World Trade Center on May 9, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Sistine Chapel Choir's Met performance a real 'wow moment'

A surprise performance by the Sistine Chapel Choir at the Met Gala this week left attendees in awe and helped... Read more

Bl. Paul VI meets with Bl. Oscar Romero at the Vatican, June 21, 1978. ?w=200&h=150

When Blessed Oscar Romero met with Blessed Pope Paul VI

In June 1978 the Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero, went to the Vatican to meet with the Bishop of... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan at Met Gala. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Outreach or outrage: Catholics react to Met Gala fashion

The papal pomp and Catholic circumstance on display at this year’s Met Gala in New York (aka the ‘Oscars of... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Commentary: What Catholics can learn about beauty from the Met Gala

By now, you have likely heard that the theme of this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Gala was “Heavenly Bodies:... Read more