by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The often silent plight of sexually abused children, victims of domestic violence, prisoners, the abandoned elderly, the unemployed and immigrants facing hostility will be given a powerful voice during the Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum. Thousands of pilgrims and millions of television viewers will be asked […]
The glory of Easter is portrayed in “The Resurrection of Christ” by Italian Renaissance painter Mariotto di Cristofano. The painting is in the collection at the Gallery of the Academy of Florence. Easter, the feast of the Resurrection, is marked this Sunday.
Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt chats with civilians in early January, urging them to be patient, in the besieged area of Homs, Syria. The Jesuits said April 7 that the Dutch priest, who had worked in Syria since 1966, was beaten by armed men and killed with two bullets to the head. The 75-year-old […]
Bringing the face of Jesus to the poor is an experience a group of Lebanese 10th graders will long remember about this Lent.
Less than seven weeks before the start of his trip to the Holy Land, Pope Francis welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal to his residence at the Vatican for tea and conversation April 7.
Bridge to Life, the pro-life group in Flushing that works with young single mothers, was honored at the Queens County Conservative Party Dinner. Rob Astorino, Westchester County executive and candidate for governor, is shown with members of the Bridge to Life board.
Through the sacrament of matrimony, married couples are called to be living icons of God’s love in the world, Pope Francis said; and when they fight – and all couples do – they don’t have “to call the United Nations” but find simple words and gestures to say they are sorry.
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled a reproductive health law constitutional April 8 and declared it effective immediately.
From St. Peter to Pope Francis, there have been 266 popes; 78 of them are recognized as saints, and that number will jump to 80 after the April 27 canonizations of Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II.
In the Middle Ages, the Church adopted heraldry as a means of approving and authenticating documents as well as indicating ownership of church buildings.
