Pope Francis Makes Visit to Rome's Basilica of St. Augustine
St. Monica is honored in the Church for her holy example and dedicated prayerful intercession for her son, St. Augustine, before his conversion.
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Archbishop Remembered as ‘Courageous Prophet’ After Death From COVID-19
Archbishop Cruz was the author of 54 books, including works on Catholic marriage, the call of the laity, administration of the temporal goods of the Church, and a critique of the Philippine bishops’ guidelines on sexual abuse cases.
As South Korea Revises Abortion Law, Catholics Mobilize to Protect Unborn Life
South Korea’s president is Catholic, but has not taken a public stand on the abortion law.
Pope Francis: ‘Christian Charity is Not Simple Philanthropy’
In his address, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading (Matthew 16:13-20), in which Peter professes his faith in Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God.
Pope Francis Calls Mozambique Bishop After Islamist Militants Seize Port City
Pope Francis called Bishop Lisboa on Aug. 19 after the Islamic State declared that it had taken two military bases near Cabo Delgado’s port city Mocimboa da Praia.
Catholic Archbishop Prays Outside of Prison for Detained Protesters in Belarus
Archbishop Kondrusiewicz called on the government of Belarus to allow priests to visit imprisoned protesters earlier this week and appealed to the country’s interior minister to release the detainees.
Pope Francis Calls for Justice and Dialogue in Belarus After Violent Protests
An estimated 6,700 people were arrested in violent protests as demonstrators clashed with police forces, who used tear gas and rubber bullets.
Pope Francis: Human Dignity Has Serious Political Implications
Speaking via livestream from the library of the Vatican’s apostolic palace, Pope Francis said that the pandemic has “shed light on broader social ills,” including “a distorted view of the person” that ignores human dignity and “fosters an individualistic and aggressive throw-away culture, which transforms the human being into a consumer good”.
Pope Francis Baptizes Conjoined Twins Who Were Separated at Vatican Hospital
The twins’ mother wanted her daughters to be baptized by the Holy Father.
Maronite Cardinal: Lebanon Leaders Should Resign After Beirut Blast
Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai delivered a homily Aug. 9, calling for an international investigation into the explosion at the Lebanese port.
