Pro-life groups welcomed comments by the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales bitterly criticizing attempts by government-aligned parliamentarians to rush through a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide.
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Faith and the final frontier: Jesuit astronomer releases guide to the cosmos
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, who has led the observatory since 2015, shares his journey of becoming a Jesuit astronomer, explains the compatibility of science and faith and guides readers on how to look at the heavens in a new book released Feb. 4 by Loyola Press.
Ski park’s new giant statue of Mary shows ‘deep connection’ to area’s ‘beauty, tranquility’
The 20-foot-tall Our Lady of Mount Shasta was unveiled this past December to much fanfare and applause at the ski park.
Bishop Barron: Marriage ‘a source of hope’ and ‘antidote to loneliness’
Ahead of national and international celebrations of matrimony, Bishop Robert E. Barron said that marriage is “a source of hope for all generations.”
Regnum Christi announces Vatican approval of its statutes
The Regnum Christi Federation, which includes the Legionaries of Christ, says the Vatican has given the federation’s statutes “definitive approval.”
Attacker of Baltimore pro-life advocates found guilty of assault
A jury in Baltimore Circuit Court found Patrick Brice guilty Feb. 6 on two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of reckless endangerment for attacking two pro-life supporters May 23, 2023, outside a Planned Parenthood facility on North Howard Street in Baltimore.
Human trafficking is a disgrace, pope says on eve of world day of prayer
The fight against human trafficking requires a global response and coordinated efforts at every level, Pope Francis said.
Higher mission: Military, police recommit to faith during Jubilee
A group of U.S. pilgrims who crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary Major Feb. 6 have traveled the world on the orders of superiors, but no one ordered them to make this trip and that made a huge difference, they said.
Oblate Sister of Providence Mercia Delgado, a gifted artist, dies at 93
A funeral Mass was offered Jan. 28 for Sister Mercia Delgado, a member of the Oblate Sisters of Providence for 67 years. She died Jan. 17 at age 93.
Oblate Sister of Providence Eleanor Marie Wedge, who served motherhouse, dies at 89
A funeral Mass for Oblate Sister of Providence Eleanor Marie Wedge was offered Jan. 8 at her religious community’s motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Eleanor Marie died Dec. 23. She was 89.
U.S. Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels — although just under one quarter of the nation’s Catholics are in the pews on a regular weekly basis.
Bishop: Attack on priest at Spokane cathedral’s Lourdes service points to mental health needs
A man left his pew, rushed at a priest in the sanctuary and swung his fist before being subdued by parishioners and a security guard Feb. 4 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane, Wash.