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Mark Kretschmer, vice president for operations at Thomas Aquinas College (TAC), pictured with Thomas Kaiser, a biologist and researcher, and Lawerence Youngblood, an electrical engineer and director of Brompton Energy.

Thomas Aquinas College goes off the grid with green power plan

May 16, 2024

The Catholic college launched an energy program that has nearly eliminated the college’s carbon footprint while saving $600,000 a year.

Washington Surgi-Clinic on F St. NW in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 2022.

Pro-lifers imprisoned under FACE Act speak out

May 16, 2024

Joan Andrews Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic, shared a statement in which she vowed to continue advocating for the unborn and called on others to join her in prayer.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa gives the homily at a Mass in which he took possession of his titular church, St. Onuphrius, in Rome on May 1, 2024.

Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Gaza in show of support, solidarity with ‘suffering population’

May 16, 2024

Pizzaballa “entered Gaza and reached the Parish of the Holy Family for a pastoral visit,” said a press release issued by the patriarchate on Thursday.

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, chairman of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, expressed deep regret over the violent incident and condemned what authorities are now treating as an act of attempted murder.

Slovak bishops call for peace after assassination attempt on prime minister

May 16, 2024

Following the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday, Slovakian bishops have called for peace and unity.

Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework.

Court says Maryland parents have no right to opt out of LGBTQ curriculum

May 16, 2024

The appeals court on Wednesday held, in a divided 2-1 ruling, that the plaintiffs “have not shown a cognizable burden” to the free exercise of their religion. 

PAAU activists hold a rally outside Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C., May 4, 2022.

Lawmakers renew calls to repeal the FACE Act

May 16, 2024

Lawmakers are claiming that the FACE Act, which was used to convict and sentence the pro-life activists, is being abused by the Biden Department of Justice.

Pope Francis meets with Italian actor Roberto Benigni on Dec. 7, 2022.

Italian actor Roberto Benigni to join Pope Francis for World Children’s Day

May 16, 2024

On the second day of the event, Benigni, best known for his Oscar-winning film “Life Is Beautiful,” will give a short speech at the end of Pope Francis’ Mass.

Servant of God Chiara Corbella Petrillo.

Chiara Corbella’s beatification cause to take a step forward in June

May 16, 2024

The Diocese of Rome announced Wednesday that it will hold the closing session of the diocesan phase of her cause for beatification on Friday, June 21.

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Hallow Summit strives to ‘facilitate an encounter with the Lord’

May 16, 2024

The popular Catholic prayer and meditation app Hallow recently announced its third annual Hallow Summit will take place in Steubenville, Ohio.

Beacon of faith: Lebanese town builds giant floating rosary at sea

May 16, 2024

On the feast of Our Lady of the Seas, Joe Abdel Sater, a swimming instructor in the seaside town of Bouar, Lebanon, built the world’s largest rosary on the ocean.

Elderly pro-life activist sentenced to over two years in prison under FACE Act

May 15, 2024

Joan Andrews Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic, and three other pro-life activists were sentenced to prison Wednesday.

Catholic Church responds to mental health crisis across the U.S. and globally

May 15, 2024

Following a 2023 USCCB initiative, Catholics across the country and the world have been working in their local communities to address the mental health crisis.