Israeli embassy blasts Yemeni laureate for ‘genocide’ comments at Vatican event
Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman, winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2011, attends the Trento Economy Festival 2023 at Palazzo Geremia on May 25, 2023, in Trento, Italy. / Credit: Roberto Serra/Iguana Press/Getty Images Rome Newsroom, May 14, 2024 / 12:12 pm (CNA). The Embassy of Israel to the Holy See on Monday sharply […]
Chiefs’ Harrison Butker Chides Catholic Leaders in Benedictine College Commencement Address
Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker speaks to college graduates in his commencement address at Benedictine College on Saturday, May 11. Catholic bishops should be more like St. Damien of Molokai, the three-time Super Bowl winner and outspoken Catholic said. ‘I believe that this audience and this venue is the best place to speak openly […]
Home-Run Chapel Veil Company Sees 2,000% Growth in 10 Years
Lily Wilson A Veils by Lily creation Other businesses speak to growing popularity, too.
Mountains, valleys and plains mark National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Serra Route
Mountains, valleys and plains mark the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s St. Junipero Serra Route, which pilgrims will traverse over the course of eight weeks from California to Indiana. Beginning on the eve of Pentecost May 18, the Serra Route is one of four National Pilgrimage Routes that will converge in Indianapolis ahead of the July 17-21 […]
US bishops urge Congress to address maternal health care crisis
Citing the country’s high maternal mortality rate, United States Conference of Catholics Bishops committee chairmen recently wrote to Congress to encourage lawmakers to address the nation’s maternal health crisis. In a May 8 letter, the chairmen called on Congress to place a high priority on policies that advance the health, safety, and flourishing of women, […]
Vatican Museums: Laocoön and ‘the Arm of Memory’
The Laocoön group is a defining piece of the Vatican Museums that was found nearly intact underground in a vineyard in 1506. Its right arm was discovered just meters from that spot, 400 years later. The discovery is credited to the Jewish art dealer Ludwig Pollak, who was targeted by the Nazis but refused protection […]
Trudeau’s public health agency recommends another experimental COVID booster
The recommendation for increased doses of the experimental COVID shot comes as Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program has only paid out 138 of 2,233 claims made.Read More
Jailed pro-lifer explains why rescues are worth suffering legal consequences
Jailed pro-lifer John Hinshaw noted that non-violent rescues disrupt abortions, provide opportunities for sidewalk counselors to offer help to pregnant women, and psychologically confront the horror of abortion.Read More
Florida moves to expand ‘safe haven’ law allowing mothers to safely give up newborns
Florida lawmakers passed legislation to expand the state’s safe haven law, which has already led to success stories, and make it easier for mothers in crisis situations to legally surrender their infants.Read More
Trudeau government has spent $10 million promoting DEI in the military as recruitment flounders
The taxpayer-funded DEI workshops come amid a recruitment crisis and covered topics including ‘the gendered nature of security’ and the ‘integrating’ of ‘gender and diversity perspectives’ in the military.Read More