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January 18, 2019

‘Every life is worth protecting,’ Trump and Pence tell March for Life

January 18, 2019

The March for Life again gathered myriad pro-life advocates to mark the anniversary of legalized abortion in America, and in a surprise appearance Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence introduced a pre-recorded message from President Donald Trump. “This is a movement founded on love and grounded in the nobility and dignity of

Pope says it’s a ‘grave sin’ to deny God has blessed other Christians

January 18, 2019

Just as divisions in society grow when wealth is not shared, divisions within Christianity grow when the richness of gifts God has given to one Christian church or community are not recognised and shared, Pope Francis said. “It is easy to forget the fundamental equality existing among us: that once we were all slaves to

‘You are renewing American society’ nuncio tells Mass for Life

January 18, 2019

Young pro-life marchers are charged with renewing American society. This was the message apostolic nuncio Archbishop Christophe Pierre delivered to a packed arena Friday morning ahead of the March for Life in Washington, DC. Addressing the assembly before beginning the Mass at which he was the principle celebrant, the pope’s personal representative in the United

US Senate fails to advance bill to ban federal abortion funding

January 18, 2019

In a procedural vote on Thursday, the Republican-led U.S. Senate failed to advance a bill that would prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions. The January 17 vote to invoke cloture and end debate on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 (S.109) needed 60 supporters. Only 48 senators, including

How the founders of a Protestant mega-church converted to Catholicism

January 18, 2019

We have entered the week of Prayer for Christian Unity and thus today at Mass we prayed the traditional prayer that our “separated brethren” may return to “the one true fold.” What a potent mixture of theology and pain these phrases conjure up: yes, those members of the many Protestant churches are separated from the

No place for ‘religious test’ in government, Senate says in unanimous vote

January 18, 2019

The Senate yesterday passed a resolution saying it would be “unconstitutional” to consider membership in the Knights of Columbus a disqualifying criteria for public office. The resolution passed by unanimous consent, meaning it went unopposed by senators of either party. The January 16 resolution was drafted and introduced by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) in response

Pictures: Farm animals blessed outside St Peter’s Square

January 18, 2019

Farmers from across Italy brought their animals to the Vatican for a blessing Thursday, turning the street outside St. Peter’s Square into a farmyard of horses, donkeys, cows, pigs, hens, sheep, rams, goats, geese, ducks, and rabbits. The animals (and their owners) were present for the annual January 17 blessing for the feast of St.

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/19

January 18, 2019

Critics of Pope Francis want his pontificate “to end as soon as possible”, Cardinal Walter Kasper has said. The Vatican has released an online guide to fighting human trafficking. The Italian bishops will unveil their new safeguarding guidelines in May. Rina Chandran reports on the demolition of Catholic property in Vietnam. Helen Alvaré explains what