An Irish bishop said he hopes Pope Francis’ August visit can help bring healing after a divisive referendum that will pave the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks’ gestation.
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After Pro-Abortion Vote, Irish Prelates Embrace Vision Supporting Life
Two of Ireland’s leading prelates are encouraging the country’s Catholics to embrace a vision of supporting life that aligns with what Pope Francis has dubbed as “missionary discipleship.”
In Partnership, Church and Police Can Abolish Human Trafficking
British Cardinal Vincent Nichols believes that in partnership together, law enforcement and the Catholic Church might be able to accomplish what some skeptics believe to be impossible: abolishing modern slavery.
Nun Fights Deportation Order in the Philippines
Sister Patricia Fox, superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion in the Philippines, center, fighting a deportation order, is blessed during a May 19 Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Manila.
Australian Prelate Convicted of Failing to Report Sexual Abuse
Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, who faces a maximum penalty of two years in jail for failing to inform police about child sexual abuse allegations, said he is disappointed at the court’s verdict.
Abuse Victim Says Pope Told Him God Loves Him
An abuse survivor, who had been disparaged for being a homosexual, said that Pope Francis told him that God made him that way and loved him for who he was.
All Chile’s Bishops Resign as Pope Deals with Scandal of Sex Abuse
Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandal.
Soliders Find Faith, Build Peace on Lourdes Pilgrimage
While the Marian site of Lourdes has long been a popular pilgrimage destination for those seeking healing, as 15,000 soldiers gather there this week for the 60th anniversary International Military Pilgrimage, it will transform into “the world capital of prayer for peace.”
Veterans Visit Lourdes in Search of Healing, Peace
With the support of the Knights of Columbus and the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, over 200 U.S. veterans, wounded warriors and active duty military men and women, came with their caregivers to the 60th International Military Pilgrimage as one U.S. delegation called “Warriors to Lourdes.”
Pope Names 14 New Cardinals
Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the red cardinal’s hat to the papal almoner, the Iraq-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan, among others.