Bishop Barron: Surrogacy results in ‘commercialization of women and children’
Bishop Robert Barron. ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES By Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency January 12, 2024 Speaking on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Bishop Robert Barron condemned the practice of surrogacy, joining Pope Francis in calling it a “grave injustice” that results in the “commercialization of women and children.” Barron, who is the head of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota,
Teresian Association in PH celebrates 100 years of pontifical approval
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle leads Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Teresian Association’s pontifical approval at Saint Pedro Poveda College in Quezon City on January 11, 2024. SAINT PEDRO POVEDA COLLEGE/FACEBOOK By CBCP News January 12, 2024 Manila, Philippines The Teresian Association – Philippines has joined other countries around the world where the TA is present in celebrating
Vatican’s synod chief to speak at new evangelization conference in Manila
Pope Francis and Cardinal Mario Grech (left) attending the last day of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of bishops in the Vatican on Oct. 28, 2023. VATICAN MEDIA By Roy Lagarde January 12, 2024 Manila, Philippines Being a more synodal church will be the focus of a conference on new evangelization in Manila with Pope Francis’ point person
Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christains, Marxists
Pope Francis meets with representatives of DIALOP, Transversal Dialogue Project, an association of European leftist politicians and academics that seeks to bridge Catholic social teaching and Marxist theory, on Jan. 10, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 12, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a
Today the Church honors 3 groups of martyrs as Christians worldwide continue to face persecution
St. Arcadius. / Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 12, 2024 / 09:45 am (CNA). On Jan. 12, the Church honors the feast days for several martyrs and groups of martyrs at a time in which Christians still face persecution and the threat of martyrdom at the hands of authoritarian governments and other hostile actors in
Vatican announces major restoration project in St. Peter’s Basilica
Bernini's baldacchino at the papal Mass on Jan. 1, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 11, 2024 / 13:15 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 400 years ago will undergo a major restoration.The ambitious restoration and conservation project, expected to