Biden’s gift to the Pope: Medal of Freedom arrives in Buenos Aires

Mar 22, 2025 22:50

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to Pope Francis by former U.S. President Joe Biden in the final days of his administration Photo: The Catholic Herald

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Chinese Bishop Is Arrested for Celebrating Mass, Marking the Beginning of the Jubilee Year, Without the Permission of the Communist Government

The Authorities fined Monsignor Shao because the Mass he celebrated was illegal, according to article 71 of the Regulations on Religious Affairs, which represented “a serious crime.”

Mar 19, 2025 06:48

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

USA: Catholic Schools Outscore Public Schools in National Report

State school choice programs in 2023 show that 1 in 10 students enrolled in Catholic schools used school choice programs to attend a Catholic school in the 2023-2024 school year.

Mar 19, 2025 06:45

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Pope Francis

The Pope’s Health on Wednesday, March 19: Lung Infections Controlled But Not Eliminated

Minutes after the medical bulletin, the Holy See Press Office revealed that “For the doctors, the lung infections are under control, although not eliminated. The clinical analysis values are within normal limits. The Pope continues without fever.”

Mar 19, 2025 06:40

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis

Pope’s Letter From The Hospital: Disarm Words, Disarm Minds and Disarm The Earth

The Pope’s answer to the Director of an Italian newspaper about war

Mar 18, 2025 05:46

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis

The Pope’s Health on Tuesday, March 18: He Ceases to Use Mechanical Ventilation for the First Time

Observed also is a “slight improvement in his motor and respiratory situation.” The “non-invasive mechanical ventilation continues to diminish at night as does the high flow oxygenation during the day.”

Mar 18, 2025 05:43

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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?”

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Biden’s gift to the Pope: Medal of Freedom arrives in Buenos Aires

Legal Battle in Kansas: Archbishop Seeks Return of Stolen Eucharist Amid Planned Satanic Ritual

Lord Mayor of Westminster receives Papal Knighthood

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Pope Is Discharged from Hospital, with a Two-Month Prescription for No Public Meetings. Here Are the Details

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Questions about liturgy: Anointings for the Mentally

Chinese Bishop Is Arrested for Celebrating Mass, Marking the Beginning of the Jubilee Year, Without the Permission of the Communist Government

USA: Catholic Schools Outscore Public Schools in National Report

The Pope’s Health on Wednesday, March 19: Lung Infections Controlled But Not Eliminated

Pope’s Letter From The Hospital: Disarm Words, Disarm Minds and Disarm The Earth

The Pope’s Health on Tuesday, March 18: He Ceases to Use Mechanical Ventilation for the First Time