Below are some striking shots from Pope Francis’ third day in Brazil for World Youth Day 2013 — the last one is my personal favorite. All images are from Catholic News Service.
Having returned to Rio de Janeiro after celebrating Mass this morning at the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Pope Francis visited the St. Francis of Assisi Hospital. During his visit the Holy Father blessed […]
Why do leakers do it? Probably many Americans have asked that question lately, moved by the cases of Edward Snowden, the security contractor who spilled the beans about government surveillance of phone calls and electronic […]
Kent Greenfield, who teaches law at Boston College Law School, points out an obvious point that is not obvious, from what I can tell, to a huge swath of people, including far too many political, […]
Rain and record-low temperatures didn’t keep thousands of people from turning out for Pope Francis’ Mass today at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Conception of Aparecida, Brazil’s most popular Marian shrine. The shrine […]
From the UK’s Catholic Herald: Pope Francis has named Mgr Leo Cushley as the new Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The appointment was announced at noon today in Rome. The archbishop-elect succeeds Cardinal Keith […]
Now that Syria is in shambles—with an estimated 93,000 dead, 1.5 million refugees, and 4.5 million internally displaced; ancient churches torched, destroyed, or vandalized; Christians targeted for murder and kidnapping and even used as human […]
TEHACHAPI, CA – A blessing ceremony of the recently completed monastery expansion building was held this past Saturday, marking another milestone in the life of the growing community of Norbertine nuns. The Bethlehem Priory of […]
John Allen has an interview with Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia over at the National Catholic Reporter in which he discusses how Pope Francis’ pontificate has been received by the public so far, as well […]
The “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman trail for the death of Trayvon Martin has unleashed a firestorm of criticism regarding gun violence, stirred deep emotions over the enduring legacy of racism in America, […]
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