Archive for May 14, 2023

Father Alexis Oser.?w=200&h=150

By Julieta Villar

After nine years without ordinations, Argentine diocese has a new priest. Here’s his story

After nine years without priestly ordinations, the Diocese of Alto Valle de Río Negro in Argentina celebrated the ordination of... Read more

Mattel's newest Barbie doll?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Newest Barbie doll is ‘monumental,’ Down syndrome advocate says

Children with Down syndrome will now see themselves reflected in Mattel’s newest Barbie doll. Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Gyumri, Armenia, June 25, 2016.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis entrusts all mothers to Blessed Virgin Mary on Mother’s Day

“We gratefully and affectionately remember all of our mothers, those who are still with us and those who have gone... Read more

Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Regina Caeli address on May 14, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis prays for cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians

The pope spoke hours after a truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants in Gaza went into... Read more

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Archdiocese of Madrid holds event featuring testimonies of LGBTI families

Archbishop-elect José Cobo of Madrid, Spain.

New archbishop of Madrid discusses his vision for the future

Biblical characters, Noah, David, Melchizedek, and Judith, process through the streets of Valencia, Spain, during the Corpus Christi procession, June 11, 2023

PHOTOS: Corpus Christi procession in Valencia, Spain, continues to catechize

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Bishop Olson: Carmelite prioress admitted 5 times to breaking chastity vow

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England’s health service to stop prescribing puberty blockers for kids

Detail from a window in St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle, England

Bishops invite Catholics to pray Litany of Sacred Heart in response to Dodgers’ ‘blasphemy’

Father Charles Onomhoale Igechi was shot dead while returning from pastoral duties in Nigeria’s Benin City Archdiocese on Wednesday, June 7.

Nigerian priest returning from pastoral duties shot dead; archdiocese in ‘great shock’

President Joe Biden speaks during a Pride celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2023.

Critics warn of ‘radical gender ideology’ in latest Biden LGBT move

Dr. Sergio Alfieri (left), Pope Francis' surgeon, and Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruno hold a press conference Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

Pope Francis praying and working from hospital

St. Pope John Paul II greets former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Pope Francis sends condolences after death of Silvio Berlusconi

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Detail from a window in St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle, England

Bishops invite Catholics to pray Litany of Sacred Heart in response to Dodgers’ ‘blasphemy’

A Eucharistic procession in the Vatican Gardens on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ on June 11, 2023.

PHOTOS: Eucharistic procession in the Vatican Gardens on Corpus Christi

Father Charles Onomhoale Igechi was shot dead while returning from pastoral duties in Nigeria’s Benin City Archdiocese on Wednesday, June 7.

Nigerian priest returning from pastoral duties shot dead; archdiocese in ‘great shock’

Dr. Sergio Alfieri (left), Pope Francis' surgeon, and Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruno hold a press conference Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

Pope Francis praying and working from hospital

President Joe Biden speaks during a Pride celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2023.

Critics warn of ‘radical gender ideology’ in latest Biden LGBT move