Photos featured this week include the 1 millionth coat given away in the Knights’ Coats for Kids program and a burial chamber with a mosaic floor and frescoes painted under the arches in the Via Triumphalis Necropolis at the Vatican.
Photos of the week Nov. 17, 2023
Bishops OK supplements to ‘Faithful Citizenship,’ affirm abortion ‘preeminent’ among issues
The U.S. Catholic bishops approved supplements to a teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics — on Nov. 15 during their annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.
U.S. bishops open fall assembly with prayer, reflection and a Mass for peace
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services led his brother bishops in prayer for wisdom as they began their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore Nov. 13 with a Mass for peace.
March for Life announces 2024 theme: ‘Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child’
The March for Life’s theme for its 2024 event will be “Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child.” Pro-life advocates have gathered in Washington to march each year since then to protest the ruling in 1974.
Little Sisters of the Poor serve neediest with care, prayer: Now one of their own needs prayers
The Little Sisters of the Poor, a religious congregation founded in 1839, serves the elderly poor in over 30 countries around the world. Now one of their own needs prayers.
Long-time friend of the St. Cloud Diocese, South Sudan Bishop Paride Taban, posthumously honored as winner of prestigious Opus Prize
The late Bishop Paride Taban, founder of Holy Trinity Peace Village Kuron in South Sudan and long-time friend of the Diocese of St. Cloud, was announced as the 2023 Opus Prize Laureate on Nov. 9.
Italian consul fights to save UK girl’s life after judge orders removal of life support
The judgment has been made despite the Italian government in a dramatic move granting Indi citizenship Nov. 8 and issuing emergency measures Nov. 9 authorizing her to be transferred to the Vatican’s Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital in Rome for specialist treatment.
‘God dwells here’: Experts cite three keys to keep churches holy during secular use
Canon law, communication and a “new mindfulness” of God’s presence can safeguard the sanctity of Catholic churches during occasional secular use, diocesan experts have stated.