VEYM LEAGUE OF CHAPTERS
Pope Leo XIV greets a young child at the site of the Aug. 4, 2020, blast at the Port of Beirut on Dec. 2, 2025. ‘The Pope’s visit, his words, everything he has done here, will move things forward toward eventual justice. How, exactly, is in God’s hands, but this was a very important visit.’ … Read morePope Leo’s Embrace of Beirut Blast Victims Brings Comfort, but Deep Wounds Remain
FarragutfulUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. The proposed change would require that the forms reflect the child’s biological sex as opposed to perceived identity. The form options will be limited to only ‘male and female.’ Read More
BLundin via Flickr The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol. The cases were consolidated and are slated to be heard this month by the full panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Read More
Kate Veik/CNABishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019. The prelate met with members of the Dicastery for the Clergy — including prefect Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik — during a trip to the Vatican in October, he wrote in the letter. Read More
Xosema St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Cardinal Petrocchi emphasized that this question cannot be resolved solely with historical data and that, ultimately, it is up to the magisterium to issue a doctrinal judgment. Read More
An Afghan national has been charged with first-degree murder in the ambush-style shooting that killed 20-year-old National Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom just blocks from the White House last week, federal prosecutors announced. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Dec. 2 statement that 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal drove from his home in Bellingham, Washington, to downtown … Read moreAfghan national charged with murder of National Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom in DC shooting
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated Dec. 8, honors the Blessed Virgin Mary’s sinless conception — a doctrine affirmed not only through infallible teaching but also through Mary’s own apparitions to saints throughout history. This solemnity is a holy day of obligation. The liturgical color for the feast is white, signifying Mary’s purity and … Read more‘Pray for us who have recourse to thee’: History of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Vatican MediaPope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018. Catholics who attend the old Mass in England and Wales have experienced a tumultuous period since the new Roman Missal was introduced in 1970, overriding the 1962 missal. Read More
As the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12 draws near many Catholics are beginning a novena to her that will conclude in time for the celebration. If you are unsure about undertaking the novena, it is certainly not too late to do so — and, writing personally, I cannot recommend enough entrusting … Read moreIt isn’t too late to begin a novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
EWTN News In DepthArchbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Human rights advocates have particularly criticized a Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in which the military fired a second strike against two individuals who survived the initial strike. Read More