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Pope Francis to the worldās children: āIf we really want to be happy, we need to prayā
Pope Francis has issued a message to the worldās children in anticipation of the Churchās first-ever World Childrenās Day, which will take place in Rome from May 25ā26, reminding them that the key to happiness lies in cultivating a prayer life and personal relationship with Christ, which in turn forms the basis of broader social…
Pope Francis opens Vaticanās Judicial Year, has aide read speech due to ābronchitisā
Pope Francis presided over the inauguration of the 95th Judicial Year of the Vatican City State on Saturday morning, however he delegated the task of reading the speech to an aide due to bronchitis. āI thank you all. I have prepared a speech, but you can hear I am unable to read it because of…
This tailoring shop in Jordan helps Iraqi refugees knit their lives back together
In Amman, Jordan, there is a tailoring workshop where, in addition to creating clothing and accessories, the wounds of life are stitched back together. It is called RafedƬn, which means āthe two rivers.ā The rivers refer to the Tigris and the Euphrates, enclosing Mesopotamia, the land of Iraq. The name was chosen by the first Iraqi…
Historic Notre Dame College in Ohio to close this spring after 100 years
After more than 100 years in Ohio, Notre Dame College (NDC) will shut its doors this year, joining a growing list of small Catholic colleges that have closed in recent years. Though the school has been struggling with debt for the past few years, the announcement was sudden, falling just months before the end of…
French bishops call for fasting and prayer as France enshrines abortion in constitutionĀ
The French Bishopsā Conference issued a call for fasting and prayer as the French government moved to enshrine abortion rights in the countryās constitution. The French National Assembly in January voted to introduce a āright to abortionā in the French Constitution, moving to make official a ālibertĆ© garantieā ā a āguaranteed freedomā ā to abort an…
Military makes policy providing abortions for service members permanent
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making permanent a policy to provide abortions in certain circumstances to service members even in states where abortion is illegal. The policy, which has been in place since 2022, was made final in a rule posted in the federal register on Monday. Under the rule, the VA is authorized to…
Order of Argentine priests spreads the Gospel where the Church has not gone before
From an undisclosed location in Southeast Asia out of fear of an atheistic government, the intrepid Father Federico Highton devotes his life to announcing the Gospel to all people, especially those living in places where the faith has vanished or never been established. Highton and Father Javier Olivera Ravasi are two Argentine priests who in…
In mourning, actor Gary Sinise extols his sonās musical legacy, love of the Catholic faith
Gary Sinise, the Catholic actor who played Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie āForrest Gump,ā announced the death of his 33-year-old son Mac, the victim of a rare form of cancer. Sinise, also known for his starring role in the television series āCSI: New York,ā shared the sad news this week, more than five years…
This is Pope Francisā prayer intention for the month of March
Pope Francisā prayer intention for the month of March is for the martyrs of our day and witnesses to Christ. āThis month, I want to tell you a story that is a reflection of the Church today. It is the story of a little-known witness of faith,ā Pope Francis stated in a video released February…
Relic of martyr killed by Mafia to be used in prison ministry in Naples
The relics of Blessed Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge brutally killed by the Mafia in 1990, will be brought to a prison in Naples on Saturday as his relics tour the southern Italian city plagued by organized crime. The Archdiocese of Naples has organized a prayer campaign from March 1ā4 across schools, prisons, and churches with the…