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Court documents reveal that a man who served as a substitute teacher for over a year in the Archdiocese of Chicago has been accused of inappropriately touching children multiple times in multiple states and has even served jail time related to those charges. The archdiocese said in a Jan. 25 email and confirmed in public…
The Vatican will receive representatives of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) following the traditionalist group’s announcement that it plans to consecrate new bishops without permission from Rome — a move that could incur automatic excommunication of all bishops involved and deepen the group’s rupture with the Catholic Church. The Vatican meeting will…
The Cuban regime summoned two priests and two peaceful dissidents for questioning on Jan. 23 and interrogated them for several hours, a move that has been described by one analyst as a means of “pressuring and punishing” those who defend the right to live in a free country. The digital platform Cuba Trendings reported that…
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Advocates and civic officials are warning of the high numbers of donated organs from assisted suicide victims in Canada, arguing that organ donation programs for suicidal individuals could lead to additional pressure for such patients to decide to end their lives by assisted suicide. Data have shown consistently high numbers of organ donations in Canada…
The Colombian Diocese of Tumaco celebrated the anniversary of the Eucharistic miracle that 120 years ago saved the town from a tsunami that threatened to destroy the municipality on the Pacific coast. “Today we gather to celebrate the 120th anniversary of that Eucharistic miracle. The miracle of the wave, when Father Gerardo and Father Julián…
The defense of life from conception, marriage defined as the union between one man and one woman, and the development of public policies in favor of the family were pillars of the pastoral ministry of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, when he served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015–2023, according to those who collaborated…
Here is this week’s curation of international news from around the world that you might have missed: Holy Land Church leaders announce renovations to Grotto of the Nativity The Custody of the Holy Land and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem have announced the Grotto of the Nativity will soon undergo renovations. The restoration work…
Our country has a short yet rich literary history, producing some of the most influential novels of the past few centuries. This includes classics such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Great Gatsby, books which have played major roles in various epochs of our nation’s history and influenced people’s understanding of the American…
The Annual Appeal was launched in our diocese this weekend, as it has been or will be in many other dioceses, with a sound-tracked video at every Mass and a step-by-step walk-through of the completion of pledge cards. While I sympathize with the committee that came up with that tedious line-by-line approach, it doesn’t wear…
