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1 month ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Cindy Wooden |Grazie Christie

Thousands of Catholics across the country will unite in prayer for pregnant and parenting moms in need during an April 19-27 novena inspired by St. Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian doctor, wife and mother who sacrificed her own life for the life of her child. The novena is sponsored by Walking With Moms in Need, an initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.

1 month ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Cindy Wooden |Grazie Christie |Mike Cisneros

The Gospel contains a great message of hope, "because it tells us that wherever we are lost and however we are lost, God always comes looking for us!" said the text for Pope Francis' weekly general audience. "We are able to hope because we know that the Father is waiting for us," he wrote in the text for his audience April 16.

1 month ago | angelusnews.com | Grazie Christie |Mike Cisneros |Dale Gavlak |With Grace

The penitential season of Lent is almost finished, and Easter beckons eagerly, promising a welcome release from our privations and inviting us to bask in the golden glow of the Resurrection. Is it any wonder that we are tempted to hurry past Golgotha, our eyes fixed firmly on the ground? Who wants to look up at the wretched derelict who hangs there, naked and blood-soaked, limbs trembling and eyes bulging, as he breathes his agonized last?

Mar 7, 2025 | angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Mike Cisneros |Pablo Kay |Grazie Christie

Prayers for Francis: LA Catholics support the pope during RE Congress Vol. 10 | No. 5 | March 7, 2025 On the cover: An image of Pope Francis was displayed at the Feb. 23 closing Mass of the 2025 LA Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, where thousands of Catholics from around the U.S. found themselves praying for the pope amid uncertainty about his health. On Page 10, associate editor Mike Cisneros heard from congress-goers about what Francis means to them.

Mar 5, 2025 | angelusnews.com | Daniel Payne |Cindy Wooden |Junno Arocho Esteves |Grazie Christie

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to pay out billions in frozen foreign aid, siding with a lower court that had directed the White House to disburse the money to nonprofit organizations. In its divided 5-4 ruling, the court upheld U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s order regarding the funds, which have been frozen as part of a series of executive orders President Donald Trump issued in January.