Pro-lifers rally inside Indiana Statehouse for unborn babies, their mothers
byBy Sean Gallagher INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Fichter, president of Indiana Right to Life, stood before 1,200 pro-lifers packed in an atrium of the Indiana…
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Cardinal urges reflection on
moral question of capital punishment
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By Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON — Marking Good Friday, the most solemn day in the church calendar, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington venerated the…
Parishes, donors contribute more than
$500,000 for tornado relief
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The Archdiocese of Louisville has forwarded $510,400 in donations to those helping survivors of the Dec. 10, 2021, tornado outbreaks. The Diocese of Owensboro…
Stations remind faithful of Christ’s perfect example, depth of his love
byBy Katie Peterson NASHVILLE — From partaking in the sacrament of reconciliation to fasting to choosing what to give up, Lent is full of…
African American sister says prayer, listening can lead to racial healing
byBy Rebecca Drake SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The topic of racism can be a source of conflict. But when Sister Melinda Pellerin found herself in…
Mercy Academy student
wins grand prize in ‘Horsing
Around with Art’ contest
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Lily Swan, a junior at Mercy Academy, was named the grand prize winner of the Kentucky Derby Museum’s 36th annual Horsing Around with Art…
Vatican adds QR code to sculpture to educate people about migration
byCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A life-sized bronze sculpture of migrants and refugees crowded onto a boat has stood in St. Peter’s Square…
Pope prays Christmas will bring yearning for peace, dialogue
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Before giving his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and to the world, Pope…
Walk humbly: Pope tells Curia humility is key to service and ‘synodality’
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ annual pre-Christmas speeches to the leadership of the Roman Curia often have been reported —…
Pope names Cardinal Czerny interim head of dicastery
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thanking Cardinal Peter Turkson for his five years of service as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting…