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As general election nears, bishops across UK stress 2019-12-10 20:01:00London, England, Dec 10, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- Every voter and politician must resist attacks on the right to life, and Catholic politicians must do

St. John Henry Newman’s meditations on the Litany 2019-12-10 02:28:00Loreto, Italy, Dec 10, 2019 / 12:28 am (CNA).- Morning Star. Mystical Rose. Tower of Ivory. House of Gold. For centuries, Catholics have recited these

German bishop accused of taking $140,000 from elderly 2019-12-09 14:00:00Aachen, Germany, Dec 9, 2019 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- A German bishop has been relieved of all his diocesan responsibilities after being charged by pro

Scotland's bishops issue letter on life issues ahead 2019-12-08 14:00:00Edinburgh, Scotland, Dec 8, 2019 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- After Scotland’s Catholic bishops stressed the right to life as fundamental, their parliamen

How the Church is honoring pilots and the 2019-12-08 07:35:00Loreto, Italy, Dec 8, 2019 / 05:35 am (CNA).- At first glance, pilots and plane passengers have little in common with the Holy House of Mary in Loreto

A religious congregation of blind sisters contemplates the 2019-12-06 17:00:00Turin, Italy, Dec 6, 2019 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- In Turin, Italy, the Daughters of Jesus the King is a religious community of  blind and visually imp

Anti-Catholic vandalism in Northern Ireland deters families, prompts 2019-12-06 02:00:00Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dec 6, 2019 / 12:00 am (CNA).- Reports emerged this week of a third act of sectarian vandalism at a social housing developm

Catholic Church discovered in Dublin archeology dig 2019-12-05 21:00:00Dublin, Ireland, Dec 5, 2019 / 07:00 pm (CNA).- After the demolition of a Dublin building, archaeologists have  discovered the foundations a 300-

'If we give up our Christianity, we lose 2019-12-05 16:00:00Washington D.C., Dec 5, 2019 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Hungary is promoting pro-family policies because its Christian identity is at stake, the country&rsquo

Dublin archdiocese to shift sacrament prep from schools 2019-12-04 16:23:00Dublin, Ireland, Dec 4, 2019 / 02:23 pm (CNA).- Catholic sacramental preparation must change to stress the primary role of families and to reach stude

Spanish cardinal: Prospect of left-wing coalition government a 2019-12-03 19:49:00Valencia, Spain, Dec 3, 2019 / 05:49 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Valencia wrote Saturday that in the wake of an inconclusi

UK push for at-home abortion pills denounced as 2019-12-03 02:22:00London, England, Dec 3, 2019 / 12:22 am (CNA).- A pro-life group in the UK has decried a report from a London-based medical association calling for wo

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Pray this Psalm to increase your joy 2019-12-15 00:00:14Psalm 95 gives us the perfect prayer to reignite a joyful heart.

Catholic Medical Association launches conscience app 2019-12-14 07:00:02Doctors who have ethical questions in the midst of treating a patient can check their phones for answers.

Farmer creates powerful outdoor sculptures that echo the 2019-12-14 06:00:47John Lopez sees old scraps as an opportunity to honor the animal kingdom.

Why every parish needs a social media ministry 2019-12-14 00:00:53There are many ways for the Church to reach the "digital continent."

A spiritual exercise that cultivates a more positive 2019-12-14 00:00:49If you tend to be more pessimistic, try this spiritual exercise to see God's presence in your life.

5 Great Christmas songs from children’s choirs 2019-12-14 00:00:44"I will sing of your majesty above the heavens with the mouths of babes and infants." - Psalm 8:2-3

The Vatican’s display of Nativity scenes celebrates the 2019-12-14 00:00:35This exhibition has been staged in Rome for 44 years.

Caring for others is a “waste of time”: 2019-12-14 00:00:25Like liturgy, solidarity requires doing something for the sake of doing it.

The airport phenomenon that’s inspiring nursing moms 2019-12-14 00:00:14Something beautiful is happening in lactation pods around the country.

St. John of the Cross summarizes the true 2019-12-14 00:00:08If you read anything this Advent, read this inspirational quote from St. John of the Cross.

6 Bible passages to strengthen married couples in 2019-12-14 00:00:05Reading the Word of God together is a necessity, says Pope Francis.

Cantalamessa for Advent 2019: On Mary’s Magnificat, and 2019-12-13 13:31:15How closely then are we touched by Mary's canticle, how deeply it scrutinizes us and how radically it "cuts the roots!"

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Books for Christmas—2019 2019-12-11 06:00:00Resist the twitterization of thought—give books for Christmas! The following titles will delight, instruct, edify (or all of the above): &n

Porn Is Not a Blessing of Liberty 2019-12-11 06:00:00Last week, four Republican congressmen sent a missive to U.S. Attorney General William Barr. This one-page letter beseeched Barr to actually enfor

America As a Catholic Country 2019-12-10 06:00:00As a student in the fourth grade of Saint Thomas Aquinas School in East Lansing, Michigan, I looked about me and saw a great landscape whose meaning l

Christmas Guide to Buying a Bible: 2019 Edition 2019-12-09 06:00:00In 2012, First Things asked me to suggest Bibles to give as gifts during the Christmas season. Seven years later, those recommendations hold up. B

Can Nationalism Unite Us? 2019-12-06 06:00:00 The Case for Nationalism: How it Made Us Powerful, United, and Free by rich lowry broadside books, 288 pages, $26.99 Continue Reading »

An Anthem for Postliberals 2019-12-06 06:00:00At my home church in Birmingham, Alabama, and in churches I visit across the country, I often sing G. K. Chesterton’s “O God of Earth and

On Supersessionism 2019-12-05 06:00:00You brood of vipers,” excoriates John the Baptist in what may well be the most politically incorrect Advent sermon ever delivered. John simply d

Algorithm Religion 2019-12-04 06:00:00It’s 2032 and you’re heading into town in your self-driving car. You are alone, asleep in the back seat. Unbeknownst to you, a drama looms

A Last Chance for Australian Justice 2019-12-04 06:00:00My late parents loved Cardinal George Pell, whom they knew for decades. So I found it a happy coincidence that, on November 12 (which would have been

Cultural Critic, Cultural Christian 2019-12-03 09:55:00Clive James died on November 24, 2019, nearly a decade after being diagnosed with leukemia.  Continue Reading »

China’s Sovereignty Tripwire in Hong Kong 2019-12-02 06:00:00Hong Kong is a British city that happens to have an ethnic Chinese majority. It never wanted to be Chinese, still does not want to be Chinese, and nev

Trying Abraham 2019-11-29 06:00:00 Continue Reading »

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‘Adopt a family’ of Christian refugees in Lebanon 2019-12-14 16:00:00Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 14, 2019 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- As Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens, a Lebanese priest is asking for people to spiritually and

Did ‘thousands’ of women die from illegal abortions 2019-12-14 06:00:00Washington D.C., Dec 14, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- In its 2019 roundup of the biggest lies of the year (dubbed the biggest ‘Pinocchios’), th

New Jersey bishop opposes contraception bill removing religious 2019-12-13 22:40:00Metuchen, N.J., Dec 13, 2019 / 08:40 pm (CNA).- A New Jersey bishop is calling on legislators to amend a bill that would force religious groups to fun

For Gaza Christians, no Christmas travels to Bethlehem 2019-12-13 20:30:00Jerusalem, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:30 pm (CNA).- Church leaders in Jerusalem are appealing to Israeli authorities to reverse a decision that prohibits the C

Group of South Sudanese clerics, laity reject Juba 2019-12-13 20:01:00Juba, South Sudan, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- A group of three priests and five laymen from the Archdiocese of Juba wrote Thursday to the Congreg

‘A Hidden Life’ brings story of Bl. Franz 2019-12-13 19:27:00Rome, Italy, Dec 13, 2019 / 05:27 pm (CNA).- A new film opening this weekend tells the story of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, whose refusal to fight for

Bishops condemn antisemitism after New Jersey shooting 2019-12-13 18:00:00Washington D.C., Dec 13, 2019 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- The U.S. bishops’ conference on Friday condemned the antisemitic shooting at a kosher market in

‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF 2019-12-13 17:00:00Vatican City, Dec 13, 2019 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- A senior official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has defended clerical celibacy in th

Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from 2019-12-13 14:34:00Lincoln, Neb., Dec 13, 2019 / 12:34 pm (CNA).- Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as

US bishops in Rome ask Pope Francis about 2019-12-13 11:56:00Vatican City, Dec 13, 2019 / 09:56 am (CNA).- American bishops from the Midwest met with Pope Francis this week with questions about the outcome of th

Pope Francis celebrates 50th ordination anniversary by honoring 2019-12-13 08:00:00Vatican City, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Fifty years ago on Dec. 13, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ordained a Jesuit priest in Argentina. As pope, he

Senior Victoria cops said Pell investigation could distract 2019-12-13 06:00:00Washington D.C., Dec 13, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Senior police officials in the Australian state of Victoria discussed by email the way that their 201

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Tucker Carlson’s Catholic Mind 2019-12-13 03:10:07Lest anyone think that American politics is in any danger of receding back to pre-2016 partisan boundaries, Tucker Carlson used his Fox News segment l

GKC Was No Anti-Semite 2019-12-13 03:00:17Last summer, the Bishop of Northampton rebuffed the cause for canonization of G.K. Chesterton, offering as one of three impediments that “the is

Déjà Vu in Pensacola 2019-12-12 03:10:21Do you get the feeling that you’ve seen this movie before? On Friday, December 6, Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a member of the Saudi military, kil

War by Other Means 2019-12-12 03:00:48In his seminal work On War, Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) provided the definition of war most civilized nations still largely subscribe to: &l

Meet the New Smut, Worse Than the Old 2019-12-11 03:10:57There was an underbelly ripple when the news broke that Victoria’s Secret had called off its Christmas season “fashion show,” a prim

What We’ve Lost in Translation 2019-12-11 03:00:17Word is that the USCCB is going to tweak the New American Bible but leave it in place as the basis for the lectionary. Please, your excellencies, give

Why Is the SPLC Persecuting Traditional Catholics? 2019-12-10 03:10:33Few activist groups have been more powerful or influential than the Southern Poverty Law Center. Established in 1971, the SPLC was founded with the no

In Defense of Ecumenism 2019-12-10 03:00:13In a recent article in Crisis Magazine, “How the Modernists made ‘Ecumenical’ a Dirty Word,” Joseph Pearce argues that ecumeni

Buffalo Closure? 2019-12-09 03:10:55Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Diocese of Buffalo is “retiring” a couple of years early. After seven years of allegedly allowing priests

They Prayed Without Ceasing 2019-12-09 03:00:20They prayed without ceasing. For years their supplications were brought before the altar of God in far-flung cities like Karachi and Bangkok. In the d

The Magic of the Altar Rail 2019-12-06 03:10:29To look at our diocese, you might assume it’s on the liberal side. Located in Northern Virginia and established in 1974, most of the newer churc

Christianity Isn’t Just Another ‘Lifestyle Choice’ 2019-12-06 03:00:44As many believers can attest, Christianity is the ideal program for life. Its moral code empowers the individual and brings order to a society. Its li

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‘You Can Accept Jesus Christ’: 1,700 Cambodians Come 2019-12-12 15:23:02Just under 2,000 people made a new commitment to Jesus Christ during a Gospel event hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Cambodia.

Today's Election All About the Brexit, but Anti-Semitism 2019-12-12 10:39:14Britain is voting in one of its most important parliamentary elections since World War Two. The result will determine if, how and when Britain will le

'7 Killed, 21 Young People Kidnapped': Boko Haram 2019-12-11 18:48:57The Boko Haram has attacked mainly-Christian villages in far North Cameroon, killing 7 people and kidnapping 21 children and young adults in their lat

USCIRF Fears India Creating 'Religious Test' for Citizenship, 2019-12-11 16:12:00The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has announced it "is deeply troubled" by the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bi

Abandoned and Suicidal, Young Woman Makes One Last 2019-12-11 15:05:40After a long day of work, Joy returned to find luggage filled with her clothes outside her home.

6 Dead in Czech Hospital Shooting; Suspect Shoots 2019-12-10 04:07:48A man with an illegal gun shot six people dead and wounded three more in a hospital in the eastern Czech Republic Tuesday, the prime minister and offi

Remembering 'God's General' Reinhard Bonnke 2019-12-09 09:24:48Reinhard Bonnke was known as the "Billy Graham of Africa". On Saturday, Rev.  Bonnke passed away at the age of 79 in Orlando, Fla., s

Russia Banned From 2020 Tokyo Olympics Over Athlete 2019-12-09 07:04:28The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday.

Up to 13 Feared Dead in Volcanic Eruption 2019-12-09 04:38:54A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like

'His Heart Burned With Compassion for People's Souls:' 2019-12-08 14:17:42The death of evangelist and missionary Reinhard Bonnke has created an outpouring of touching tributes from around the world.

Kenya: 2 Survivors Found 2 days After Building 2019-12-08 08:25:15Kenyan rescuers digging through the rubble of a six-story building found two survivors alive Sunday, two days after it collapsed in Nairobi and killed

Devastating Factory Fire Kills at Least 43 in 2019-12-08 07:01:34Indian authorities were investigating the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 43 people in a factory in central New Delhi early Sunday, a

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December 13, 2019 2019-12-13 10:21:00Cdl. Walter Kasper: Women's Ordination InevitableLeft-leaning German prelate predicts Church will give nod to female priesthood.  FULL STORY COM

TX Court Grants Toddler More Time 2019-12-13 09:41:00FORT WORTH, Texas (ChurchMilitant.com) - A Texas toddler has won another chance at life, at least temporarily. On Thursday, Chief Justice Sandee

NJ Bishop Accuses Lepanto Institute of Lying 2019-12-13 09:19:00CAMDEN, N.J. (ChurchMilitant.com) - The bishop of Camden, New Jersey is accusing Catholic watchdog group the Lepanto Institute of peddling lies &mdash

Voters Pulverize Pro-Abortion Parties in UK Election 2019-12-13 09:17:00LONDON (ChurchMilitant.com) - Britain's tectonic plates shifted Thursday as political parties pushing for the full decriminalization of abo

Cdl. Kasper: ‘Doors Will Open’ to Women Priests 2019-12-13 09:08:00BARCELONA (ChurchMilitant.com) - "With time, the doors will open" to women leadership in the Church, a dissident German cardinal said

Engage 2019-12-13 06:00:00 TRANSCRIPT 2019 is drawing to an end. 2020 is dawning, and every indication is the coming year will bring a titanic struggle of world views &mdash

YouTube Steps up Conservative Censorship 2019-12-12 12:18:00MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (ChurchMilitant.com) - Google is accelerating its suppression of conservative videos on YouTube as the 2020 presidential el

Benedictine Monks Sue College in Tussle Over Catholic 2019-12-12 12:05:00MANCHESTER (ChurchMilitant.com) - Saint Anselm College is at a crossroads, and the monks are suing their own college to stave off secularization

Top Vatican Official Dismisses Pachamama Idolatry 2019-12-12 10:53:00VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Concerns over Pachamama are overblown, according to a leading Vatican official. "I don't know the Amazonian cul

December 12, 2019 2019-12-12 10:14:00Peter's Pence Wracked by New Financial ScandalUp to 90% of donations go to pay Vatican salaries, administrative costs.  FULL STORY Top Vat

Scrutiny Over Ousted Buffalo Bishop’s Retirement Plan 2019-12-12 08:55:00BUFFALO, N.Y. (ChurchMilitant.com) - Questions are being raised about retirement benefits for a bishop who resigned amid scandal. Bishop Richard Malo

UK Diocese Celebrates Muhammad, Eastern Guru 2019-12-12 08:00:00LONDON (ChurchMilitant.com) - A south London diocese is marking the third Sunday of Advent by honoring the founders of Islam and Sikhism alongside Chr

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Catholics Should Lead on Banning Porn 2019-12-14 15:54:01By Patrick Reilly | Like many Catholics, I was encouraged by U.S. lawmakers’ plea for better enforcement of obscenity laws against pornography.

Listening In: 5 Stories That Lit Up the 2019-12-14 15:48:01By Alyssa Murphy | Here’s a look at the top 5 stories that lit up the internet this week:    5. Praying for a family, 12-year-o

Atheist Harvard Prof Says Vision Of Mary Converted 2019-12-14 15:15:01By Tito Edwards | Atheist Harvard Professor Says Supernatural Vision Thee Blessed Virgin Mary Led Him To Catholicism – ChurchPOP +1 Report: Pat

Did ‘Thousands’ of Women Die from Illegal Abortions 2019-12-14 09:24:01By Mary Farrow/CNA | WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its 2019 roundup of the biggest lies of the year (dubbed the biggest ‘Pinocchios&rsqu

New Jersey Bishop Checchio Opposes Contraception Bill Removing 2019-12-14 09:07:01By Catholic News Agency | METUCHEN, N.J. —  A New Jersey bishop is calling on legislators to amend a bill that would force religi

Buffalo Bills’ Offensive Lineman Centered on Christ 2019-12-14 08:15:01By Trent Beattie | It sometimes takes the worst of circumstances to bring out the best in people. When Mitch Morse, now 27, was only 4, his younger br

New Poll Reveals Where US Catholics Stand on 2019-12-14 08:14:01By Michael Warsaw | The first of our four polls commissioned to take the pulse of Catholics in advance of the 2020 presidential election was released

New Book Bucks Trend of Science Assuming Atheism 2019-12-14 08:10:01By Donald DeMarco | IN THE BEGINNING A Catholic Scientist Explains How God Made Earth Our Home By Gerard Verschuuren Sophia Press, 2019 179 pages

Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide 2019 2019-12-14 08:09:01By The Editors | The remaining days of Advent are few. The celebration of Jesus’ birthday is almost here! The Register offers more Christmas gi

The World Watched While Bismarck Decided on Refugee 2019-12-13 19:43:01By Patti Armstrong | When traffic backs up for 2 miles in Bismarck, North Dakota, it has to be for something big. And so it was. On Dec. 9, the larges

Bishop Conley Announces Medical Leave of Absence from 2019-12-13 17:54:01By Catholic News Agency | LINCOLN, Neb. — Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his m

A Guarded Conclusion About the UK General Election 2019-12-13 14:43:01By Pat Cross |

The Arlington Catholic

A holly, jolly Country Christmas in Arlington 2019-12-06 00:00:00This celebration was a one-stop shop for wholesome holiday fun. 

Bishops visit four major basilicas 2019-12-06 00:00:00The bishops of U.S. Region IV — the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia and the Archdioc

Bishops, pope rely on Mary to watch over 2019-12-06 00:00:00Just as children run to their mother's arms in times of trouble, Catholics — including popes and bishops — know they can and should turn

Bishops on 'ad limina' say unity with pope, 2019-12-05 00:00:00As people on pilgrimage often report, what happens along the way can be just as important as what happens at the destination.

JOY — Just One Yes 2019-12-04 00:00:00Have you ever wondered what one “yes” could do? When the Archangel Gabriel announced to our Blessed Mother, “Hail Mary, full of grac

New executive director for CFH 2019-12-04 00:00:00CFH, Inc., a 40-year-old Northern Virginia affordable housing nonprofit formerly called Catholics for Housing, has named George Davies its new executi

‘Tis the season for glitter glue 2019-12-04 00:00:00Green glitter glue in the hands of a 5-year-old can be a fearsome thing to behold, but during St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church’s cra

Spanish Apostolate celebrates 45 years 2019-12-04 00:00:00Volunteers, priests and deacons who work closely with the Hispanic community in the diocese gathered for the celebration of the 45th anniversary of th

Service award honors ministry to Black Catholics 2019-12-04 00:00:00The diocesan Office of Multicultural Ministries awarded the Fr. Augustus Tolton and Mother Lange Black Catholic Service Award to Jerry Cousin at Chris

‘Homeless for a night’ 2019-12-04 00:00:00Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria hosted its annual “Homeless for a Night Campout” on the church grounds Nov. 23. Despite rain, more than

What is a quinquennial report? 2019-12-04 00:00:00The quinquennial report. It sits more than 4 inches high in a nondescript white binder. It represents more than five months’ work from more than

Pilgrimage to Rome is time for grace, renewal, 2019-12-04 00:00:00Journeying to Rome to meet with Pope Francis and pray at the tombs of the apostles is an occasion for grace, growth and renewal, said Archbishop Timot

Catholic World Report

Group of South Sudanese clerics, laity reject Juba 2019-12-13 20:01:00Juba, South Sudan, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- A group of three priests and five laymen from the Archdiocese of Juba wrote Thursday to the Congreg

‘A Hidden Life’ brings story of Bl. Franz 2019-12-13 19:27:00Rome, Italy, Dec 13, 2019 / 05:27 pm (CNA).- A new film opening this weekend tells the story of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, whose refusal to fight for

Bishops condemn antisemitism after New Jersey shooting 2019-12-13 18:00:00Washington D.C., Dec 13, 2019 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- The U.S. bishops’ conference on Friday condemned the antisemitic shooting at a kosher market in

McCarrick and theological dissent in the Sixties: Observations 2019-12-13 17:01:47The investigation into how the former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was promoted up to the level he enjoyed before his misdeeds became public knowledge

‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF 2019-12-13 17:00:00Vatican City, Dec 13, 2019 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- A senior official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has defended clerical celibacy in th

Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from 2019-12-13 15:48:04Lincoln, Neb., Dec 13, 2019 / 12:34 pm (CNA).- Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as

US bishops in Rome ask Pope Francis about 2019-12-13 11:56:00Vatican City, Dec 13, 2019 / 09:56 am (CNA).- American bishops from the Midwest met with Pope Francis this week with questions about the outcome of th

Pope Francis celebrates 50th ordination anniversary by honoring 2019-12-13 08:00:00Vatican City, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Fifty years ago on Dec. 13, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ordained a Jesuit priest in Argentina. As pope, he

Senior Victoria cops said Pell investigation could distract 2019-12-13 06:00:00Washington D.C., Dec 13, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Senior police officials in the Australian state of Victoria discussed by email the way that their 201

How the blind can ‘see’ Our Lady of 2019-12-12 21:10:00Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 12, 2019 / 07:10 pm (CNA).- Just inside the entrance to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is a small a

Pontifical Academy for Life hosts interreligious discussion on 2019-12-12 18:56:00Vatican City, Dec 12, 2019 / 04:56 pm (CNA).- The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life held an international symposium this week on medical eth

Pope Francis: Our Lady of Guadalupe is ‘woman, 2019-12-12 18:55:00Vatican City, Dec 12, 2019 / 04:55 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis celebrated Dec. 12 Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalup