Archive for June 3, 2023

Seminarians and priests enjoyed a friendly bowling match in the St. John XXIII Pontifical Lanes during some downtime on an afternoon in May 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

PHOTOS: American seminarians having a ‘ball’ in Rome college’s restored 1960s bowling alley

The original bowling alley had been a gift from St. John XXIII to the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Read more

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By Ana Paula Morales

Religious persecution takes its toll on Catholic faith in Mexico

Recent episodes of violence against the Catholic Church once again bring to the fore the persecution of the faith in... Read more

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By Madeleine Teahan

Abortions in Scotland highest on record as government considers abortion on demand

Public Health Scotland also revealed that there has been an 84% increase in the number of abortions of babies with... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 22, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis to travel to Mongolia on Aug. 31

The trip will make Pope Francis the first pope to visit the Asian country that shares a 2,880-mile border with... Read more

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, presides over a penitential rite on June 3, 2023, two days after a Polish man stripped naked and stood on the basilica’s high altar.?w=200&h=150

By Shannon Mullen

Penitential rite held after naked man stands on St. Peter’s Basilica’s main altar

A Polish national stripped off his clothes and climbed onto the basilica’s high altar on June 1. Read more