Many law enforcement officers associate Catholic imagery and symbols with criminality in the U.S. Latino community, a historian researching the American Southwest said.
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Mexican Catholics condemn euthanasia initiative
Catholics in Mexico have condemned an initiative to legalize euthanasia, accusing lawmakers of simply wanting to “save money,” while presenting their proposal “under the guise of false piety.”
Ave Maria University offers free Catholic online courses highlighting the true, good, beautiful
Ave Maria University is now offering “The Pursuit of Wisdom,” a series of free online courses presented by university faculty that provides practical wisdom and insights on interesting topics and themes to help Catholics contemplate the true, good and beautiful.
Let the warmth of Advent pull the bleak midwinter from you
Make Advent loving and fun, with your focus on Jesus.
Movie Review: ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has a lot she wants to say about her life and art. Interestingly, much of what she wishes to share is not about her music or her recent worldwide concert tour. Rather, it concerns her moral views.
Journey toward Catholic-Orthodox unity began with an embrace, pope says
The journey of reconciliation between Catholics and Orthodox began with an embrace almost 60 years ago, a sign of how important personal contact and time spent together are in the search for Christian unity, Pope Francis said.
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at 93
Sandra Day O’Connor, who was the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, and often a crucial swing vote as a moderate, died Dec. 1 in Phoenix, per a statement from the high court. She was 93.
‘I had Indi baptized to protect her,’ says father of 8-month-old British girl at her funeral
Indi Gregory, a British girl who died Nov. 13 because her life support was not extended, had a Catholic funeral Dec. 1 in the British Nottingham Cathedral, celebrated by Bishop Patrick McKinney.
Canon law must be part of church’s mission of mercy, pope says
All the Catholic Church’s structures, including tribunals and faculties of canon law, must undergo a “pastoral and missionary conversion” to ensure the church is giving the world “the only thing it needs: the Gospel of the mercy of Jesus,” Pope Francis wrote.
Cardinal sends message to charismatic Catholics gathered in Dubai
Some 3,000 charismatic Catholics living in the Persian Gulf gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for praise and worship and to reflect on God’s call to “be holy, for I am holy.”
No one can or will change the nature of the priesthood, cardinal says
The only way to carry out the new evangelization called for by Pope Francis is to adopt the pastoral style of a compassionate, humble, patient and simple priest who walks at the same pace as his people, Cardinal Pietro Parolin told seminarians.
Pope offers condolences to mourners at Indi Gregory’s funeral
Pope Francis offered condolences to the parents of Indi Gregory and to the mourners at the funeral of “this precious child of God.”