Catholic News from around the World. Catholic bedtime stories podcast sends kids to sleep with sweet dreams Amid Ice and Isolation, Catholic Community Grows in Greenland Rome’s poor will give pope final send-off; cardinals in pre-conclave talks ‘God’s diplomats’ at work as White House says exchange was ‘productive’ Carlo Acutis and the four popes The Divine Mercy Message Is Still Going Strong at 90 Here are the cardinals offering Masses for the 9 days of mourning for Pope Francis JD Vance opens up about his papal meeting the day before Pope died Catholic Church in U.S. facing shortage of priests Worth the Wait New Catholic Converts Share Their Stories Record number of adult baptisms in France shows surge among youth Revival in Britain: Is England becoming Catholic again? Hungary amends constitution, bans homosexuality promotion marches British woman fined £20k for holding a ‘here to talk’ sign in a censorship zone Fr. 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American Catholic refugees On migration from blue states to red US states Pope Knew He ‘Might Not Make It,’ Physician Says Canadian bishops condemn government proposal to strip faith groups of charitable status A Day of Unplugging St. Peter’s Basilica becomes a ‘fixable,’ explorable Minecraft world Down’s syndrome safeguard rejected by UK assisted suicide Bill Committee Spain tops list for adults leaving childhood religion; UK not far behind, US more robust Pope encourages ecumenical efforts to find common date for Easter AI must serve, not replace, teacher-student relationship, Vatican says Sacred liturgy being eroded by ‘golf balls and fishing rods’ Faithfulness in the face of decline: Cardinal Pell’s call to the Catholic Tradition Pope Francis grants approval for Medjugorje devotion CHRIST CATHEDRAL TO HOST “BACH-A-THON” St. Januarius’ blood liquefies in Naples on his feast day Pope Francis celebrates outdoor Mass in Timor-Leste with 700,000 Catholic Schools Ahead of the Curve When It Comes to Curbing Cellphones Pope’s encounter with Muslim leaders in Indonesia was full of gestures of harmony Mother Teresa’s ‘spiritual darkness’ was not depression or loss of faith, scholar explains Ukraine passes historic bill banning Orthodox church tied to Moscow Since 1997, John Deacon has walked the streets of his parish with a message, blessings and prayers for neighbouring homes. Court Cases in Tennessee and Texas Generate Supreme Concern for Children Cardinal Schönborn: ‘We Must Accept the Decline of Europe’ Sister Agnes Sasagawa, Our Lady of Akita visionary, dies at 93 How Gender Ideology Is Forcing Christian Families Out of Foster Care The conundrum of having to ‘chew’ Jesus It’s a reckoning when there is only one seminarian for the whole of Dublin As a deaf Catholic, the Latin Mass gives me equal access to the liturgy Vatican approves India’s Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health ahead of shrine’s feast day Bulgaria: Law Bans LGBT Propaganda in Education Heaven Has Music — Hell Has Noise The kind of music that moves us tells us about who we are. 3 Marian holy sites in the Muslim nation of Indonesia India: Reinforcing Anti-Conversion Measures We take a look at Melbourne’s own ‘Olympic moment’ in 1956, and the special Olympic Mass that was held at Como Park on the first Sunday of the Games, drawing 70,000 people. Catholic leaders join French bishops in condemning Last Supper scene at Paris Olympics opening Edith Stein’s three beings Pakistani Christians Seek Freedom From Debt Slavery Sierra Leone: “Kush” is killing our children –Holy Rosary Sisters fighting to rescue them The importance of celebrating grandparents and the elderly Chaldean Catholic Church says “no” to same-sex blessings Young mother gets more than 3 years in prison for blocking abortion clinic entrance ‘Some definite service’: How an English diocese is unleashing growth Feast of Saint James the Apostle. Reflection on the brass, silver-gilt censer. Lila Rose Recalls Life-Changing Encounter With Jesus Christ in the Eucharist Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart’s heart-rending speech at the National Eucharistic Congress Jonathan Roumie speaks at the National Eucharistic Congress Vatican approves ‘spiritual experience’ connected to Trinity shrine of Maccio in Italy The enduring faith of St. Charbel: Thousands celebrate in Lebanon Carmelite friends of Pope Francis in Spain to leave convent after 400 years Alabama Church Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $300,000 From Parish for TikTok Creators U.S. Archdiocese welcomes largest class of priestly ordinations in almost 2 decades 5 things to know about St. Bridget of Sweden, mystic and mother Man killed in Istanbul church shooting was out for a walk, relative says Trump nominates ‘firebrand’ pro-life Catholic as VP running mate and political heir U.S. bishops: Supreme Court ruling ‘criminalizes homelessness’ Traveling to Italy? Consider a stay in a religious house. It will be a lot cheaper than a hotel or airbnb. Serving God with a dental drill and a smartphone New Hampshire becomes 25th US state to restrict sex-change surgeries for children The truth and legend of St Mary Magdalane Nicaraguan government forces closure of Radio Maria Nicaragua Under patronage of St. Joseph, parish priest restarts schooling for students in Gaza The tomb of St Paul: A persecutor who became an Apostle and martyr Would you like to work for the Vatican? It just got a lot easier. Catholic News from around the World.
