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From Europe to Peru’s Rainforest: The Epic Journey of a Dominican Nun…

February 24, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

Because she is in the process of consideration for the altars, Blessed Ascensión Nicol y Goñi — whose full name is Blessed Maria Ascensión of the Heart of Jesus Nicol y Goñi — is not well-known. But she does [...]

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60-90% of Prenatal Tests are Wrong, Healthy Babies are Killed in Abortions as a Result

February 24, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading

Imagine you’re an expecting mother, and you’ve just received the heartbreaking news that your unborn baby has a chromosomal disorder, and your doctor says it’s fatal. The doctor explains that an abortion would be the quickest solution, and that without [...]

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Daily rosary for pope’s health to begin in St. Peter’s Square

February 24, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

A candlelight Stations of the Cross in St. Peter’s Square on Good Friday 2021. / Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Feb 24, 2025 / 07:32 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly rosary in St. Peter’s Square [...]

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Pope Francis writes personal message to supporters amid hospitalization. Read his statement

February 23, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Pope Francis is thanking Catholics around the world for their prayers as he continues battling double pneumonia in a Rome hospital where he is in critical condition. --- Pope Francis is thanking Catholics around the world for their prayers as he [...]

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Catholic bioethicist details ‘significant concerns’ of in vitro fertilization

February 22, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo interviews Father Tad Pacholczyk, senior ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, about the moral concerns inherent in IVF on Feb. 20, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News/The World Over Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 21,... [...] --- EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo [...]

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Catholic Bioethicist Details ‘Significant Concerns’ of In Vitro Fertilization

February 21, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

cna --- EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo interviews Father Tad Pacholczyk, senior ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, about the moral concerns inherent in IVF on Feb. 20, 2025. Father Tad Pacholczyk discussed on EWTN this week the moral concerns and risks of [...]

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Pope Francis is ‘fragile’, ‘not out of danger‘: papal doctors

February 21, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Giving the first press conference udpate on the Pope's health, his doctors stated today that Pope Francis is 'fragile' and 'not out of danger' but that he is in 'good humor' and not in immediate danger of death. --- News Giving the [...]

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This Catholic samurai martyr is a model for resisting government persecution

February 21, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

Blessed Takayama Ukon, a Catholic samurai, renounced all worldly riches and honor instead of denying his faith and influenced the conversion of tens of thousands of Japanese Catholics. His intercession will be helpful for those facing anti-Christian persecution. --- [...]

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Notre Dame provost says DEI ‘equally important’ as Catholic faith in hiring process

February 21, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

University of Notre Dame Provost John McGreevy told faculty that it is just as important to hire ‘women and underrepresented minorities’ as it is to hire Catholic faculty ‘deeply committed to our mission.’ --- News University of Notre Dame Provost John McGreevy [...]

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Jewelry company dehumanizes IVF babies by turning unused human embryos into pendants

February 20, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Blossom Keepsake, a specialty jeweler that offers to incorporate organic tissue including frozen embryos into its products, is gaining notoriety as a stark example of how the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process objectifies nascent human life. --- News Blossom Keepsake, a specialty [...]

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