New Bill Introduces World’s Most Extreme Abortion Buffer Zone Law to Scotland
Kelly Neilson 40 Days for Life closing rally at George Square in Glasgow, Scotland. This would be more extreme than neighboring England and Wales’ Public Order Act, which sets the limits of buffer zones at 150 meters and does not permit extensions.
Pope praises Scalabrinians for their unwavered commitment to migrants
Addressing participants in a symposium on Scalabrinian spirituality, Pope Francis encourages Scalabrinian Missionaries to continue their precious work for migrants following the path of their founder, St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini. Read all
Cardinal Parolin calls Palestinian Prime Minister
The Vatican Secretary of State calls Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh and expresses the Holy See’s sorrow for what is happening in Palestine, particularly in Gaza. Read all
As Catholic university student killed in Gaza, official warns of ‘collective punishment’
As fighting continues in Israel and the Palestinian territories, a student from the Catholic Bethlehem University was shot and killed on Oct. 12. Third-year student Khaled Al-Muhtasibb was killed in Jerusalem, and the university said details of what happened are still unclear. Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that rules the Gaza strip, began an attack […]
Catholic pilgrimage group walks and prays the Katy Trail
Catholic pilgrims on the Katy Trail Pilgrimage walk the route on Oct. 9, 2023. / Jonah McKeown/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 14, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Most Catholics wanting to make a pilgrimage of double- or triple-digit mileage may think they need to take a plane overseas to somewhere like Spain or France. But one […]
If you’re bored, it’s really your own fault
Chesterton would have agreed with me. If you’re bored, it’s your own fault. “There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject,” he wrote in his early book, “Heretics.” “The only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.” Who is, I’d add, not only bored but boring. When our children were small, […]
Pope St. Callixtus was martyred by the Romans after drawing many converts from paganism
St. Callixtus built the basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere; and enlarged the catacombs on the Appian Way, in which many holy pontiffs and martyrs were buried; hence this cemetery is called by his name.
St. Ignatius of Antioch on Obeying the Bishop
There is one very striking feature about the letters of St. Ignatius, which, like a thread running through the entire correspondence, stitches everything together. And that is the sense of solidarity, both profound and heartfelt, expressed by those who, at no little risk to themselves, have come to see him along the way, whether to […]
Pope St. Callixtus was martyred by the Romans after drawing many converts from paganism
St. Callixtus built the basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere; and enlarged the catacombs on the Appian Way, in which many holy pontiffs and martyrs were buried; hence this cemetery is called by his name.
The Wedding Feast, the Lamb, and the Kingdom
On the Readings for Sunday, October 15, 2017 […]