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More than 3,500 gather for Colorado March for Life

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Kate Quinones |Nick Olszyk

Students from local schools lead the Colorado March for Life at the state capitol on April 11, 2025. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNADenver, Colo., Apr 12, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). When Beverly Jacobson was five months pregnant, the doctors told her she should have an abortion.
Three gifts offered by Jesus on His way to the Cross

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Carl Olson |Nick Olszyk

Three gifts offered by Jesus on His way to the CrossOn the Readings for April 13, 2025, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Detail from "Entry of Christ into Jerusalem" (1320) by Pietro Lorenzetti [Wikipedia]Readings:• At the procession with palms, Gospel: Lk 19:28-4• Is 50:4-7• Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24• Phil 2:6-11• Lk 22:14—23:56It is done. We have judged our God and have ordered Him slain. We will not have Christ with us more—He is in the way.
The King of Kings is a story-within-a-story filled with wonder

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Nick Olszyk |Catherine Harmon

The King of Kings is a story-within-a-story filled with wonderBeautifully animated, the film is the perfect Easter outing for the whole family and ranks among the best adaptations of “the greatest story ever told.” A scene from the animated film "The King of Kings," based on a short story written by Charles Dickens in the mid-1800s.
Albany Diocese to undertake planning process that could close one-third of its parishes

2 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Jonah McKeown |Nick Olszyk

CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 15:37 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Albany, New York, will undertake a planning initiative in response to a diocesan “financial and maintenance crisis” that the bishop says could result in the closure of “perhaps one-third” of the diocese’s 126 parish churches.
New movie to depict story of fourth-century saint through modern-day gangland drama

2 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton |Nick Olszyk

New movie to depict story of fourth-century saint through modern-day gangland drama By Francesca Pollio Fenton for CNA St. Moses the Black, a fourth-century saint who left a life of crime and became a monk. / Credit: Fundación La Buena Noticia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCNA Staff, Apr 6, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A fourth-century monk who became a revered saint in both the east and west will be the subject of a new film told through the lens of a modern-day gangland drama.
Teen’s tumors disappear after prayers to Blessed Solanus Casey

3 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Tessa Gervasini |Nick Olszyk

The documentation of Mary’s case was submitted to the Solanus Casey Center. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of LansingWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Many Catholics credit prayers of intercession to Blessed Solanus Casey for curing and helping people who suffer from illnesses.
MOVIE REVIEW: “Let the Children Come to Me”, by Nick Olszyk

3 weeks ago | brownpelicanla.com | Nick Olszyk

MPAA Rating: PGReel Rating: 3.5 out of 5 reelsCancer is a horrible, traitorous disease in which cells are warped and attack the body they serve. This is always tragic, but even more egregious in children who have just started their lives. When British-born American pediatric oncologist Dr. Audrey Evans (Natalie Dormer) began her practice in 1969 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), children had a 10% survival rate.
“Let the children come to me”

3 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Nick Olszyk |Carl Olson

“Let the children come to me”Audrey’s Children tells the inspiring story of Dr. Audrey Evans, whose love for children and practicing medicine were rooted in a deep belief in God. Natalie Dormer stars in "Audrey's Children". (Image: Screen shot / YouTube)MPAA Rating: PGReel Rating: 3.5 out of 5 reelsCancer is a horrible, traitorous disease in which cells are warped and attack the body they serve. This is always tragic, but even more egregious in children who have just started their lives.
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Michael McGovern to lead Archdiocese of Omaha

3 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Hannah Brockhaus |Nick Olszyk

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Michael McGovern to lead Archdiocese of Omaha By Hannah Brockhaus for CNA Bishop Michael McGovern preaches at the Mass for Life during the Illinois March for Life in Springfield, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. / Credit: Diocese of SpringfieldRome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2025 / 10:03 am (CNA).
Jubilee of Hope: Missionaries of Mercy priests celebrate Mass in Rome

3 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Kristina Millare |Nick Olszyk

Jubilee of Hope: Missionaries of Mercy priests celebrate Mass in Rome By Kristina Millare for CNA Priests designated as “Missionaries of Mercy” gather for a special Mass in Rome on March 30, 2025. To date, approximately 1,250 priests have been commissioned by the Vatican to embrace the call in Misericordiae Vultus to be “living signs of the Father’s readiness to welcome those in search of his pardon.” / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNARome Newsroom, Mar 30, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA).