Amid conflict in the Holy Land, Pope receives Bahrain’s King in audience

Oct 18, 2023 21:28

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He was received in audience by Pope Francis last Monday, October 16. Photo: Asia News

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Pro-Life Groups Ask General Assembly to Block Pro-Abortion Nominee to International Court

The pro-life groups also accuse Cleveland of using her positions to “directly pressure” governments to repeal protections for the unborn in their national laws and of attacking countries with pro-family laws and policies “in statements to the press.”

Oct 12, 2023 13:39

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Faced with crisis in Israel, Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for preservation of Status Quo of Holy Places

“Unilateral declarations surrounding the status of religious sites and places of worship rattle religious sentiment and fuel even more hatred and extremism. It is therefore important to preserve the Status Quo in all the Holy Places in the Holy Land and in Jerusalem in particular”, says the press release

Oct 12, 2023 13:36

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USA: Bishops Chairmen Announce Launch of National Catholic Mental Health Campaign and Novena

The campaign aims to inspire a national conversation around the topic of mental health and to mobilize the Catholic Church to respond compassionately and effectively to the mental health crisis.

Oct 11, 2023 13:30

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U.S. Bishops to Elect New Committee Chairmen at Plenary Assembly in November

Among the bishops who are candidates to chair a new committee is the San Francisco bishop for pro-life activities.

Oct 11, 2023 13:01

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Professors of the United States, Spain and Italy Are Recipients in the Vatican of the Expanded Reason Awards, Stemming from Ratzinger’s Proposal of An Open Reason

On October 17, the 2023 «Open Reason» Awards ceremony will be held in the Vatican. The initiative, which reaches its 6th edition, is born from the collaboration between the Francisco de Vitoria University of Madrid and the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedicto Vatican Foundation XVI

Oct 09, 2023 16:31

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Neither spiritualizing pain nor downplaying suffering: Pope Leo XIV’s powerful response on depression and mental health to a woman who attempted suicide

Pope Leo XIV’s response to a young Catalan woman who attempted suicide due to depression and asked the Holy Father two questions: Where can we see God when the darkness is absolute and we cannot take it anymore? How can we trust in God when it seems that nothing — not even our own life — is worth it?

Do you need to forgive? Leo XIV’s response to a heartbreaking story of crime, drugs, and neglect that moved Spain

Pope Leo XIV’s reply to Desiré, a young woman from Barcelona, who asked the Holy Father: “how can I forgive my father for almost leaving me without a mother?” and “How can I truly be reconciled with God?”

Amid conflict in the Holy Land, Pope receives Bahrain’s King in audience

Politics, diplomacy and international community will stop war, not religious leaders

Catholic nuns in Gaza facing Israeli bombing threat: we will not flee without our sick and elderly people

U.S. Bishops to Meet Nov. 13-16 in Baltimore; Assembly to Be Live Streamed

Auxiliary Bishop for Israel: «Israel has right to live in peace, and Palestinians have a right to justice»

Cardinal of Jerusalem: it is an increasingly religious conflict, not just a political one. Christian homes destroyed in Gaza

African bishop begs Europe’s help to slow migration

Pro-Life Groups Ask General Assembly to Block Pro-Abortion Nominee to International Court

Faced with crisis in Israel, Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for preservation of Status Quo of Holy Places

USA: Bishops Chairmen Announce Launch of National Catholic Mental Health Campaign and Novena

U.S. Bishops to Elect New Committee Chairmen at Plenary Assembly in November

Professors of the United States, Spain and Italy Are Recipients in the Vatican of the Expanded Reason Awards, Stemming from Ratzinger’s Proposal of An Open Reason