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<img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050117050_934d7bcc84b8a67c7420f45960fe8d3f937f07734a5df1c58cc0eb952d313953.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>SNEHIT PHOTO</footer> <figcaption>The St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States, on April 9, 2020, in New Orleans.</figcaption> </figure><p>One document cited in the affidavit states that one specific archbishop 'was aware of rampant sexual abuse throughout the archdiocese,' but the affidavit leaves out the archbishop’s name.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050117050_934d7bcc84b8a67c7420f45960fe8d3f937f07734a5df1c58cc0eb952d313953.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Here Are the Countries That Rank Worst in the World in Religious Freedom</title> 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url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20201107161132_48dc14748c976dd80f7aaa10e2841d3c9ba1a0be9edc78a6f3a5f19ef084883c.jpeg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Today Begins May, the Month Dedicated to our Spiritual Mother, the Virgin Mary</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/today-begins-may-the-month-dedicated-to-our-spiritual-mother-the-virgin-mary</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/today-begins-may-the-month-dedicated-to-our-spiritual-mother-the-virgin-mary</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T15:25:46-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050115054_f2d31f0d7e13ce9fb01060c288fedeb7ed39938b3c5c409164c7ed9f0bedad1c.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA</footer> <figcaption>Pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience Aug. 9, 2023, hold up an image of the Virgin Mary.</figcaption> </figure><p>A holy month of May for everyone! Let’s walk hand in hand with Mary.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050115054_f2d31f0d7e13ce9fb01060c288fedeb7ed39938b3c5c409164c7ed9f0bedad1c.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>The Rosary Draws Us Close to Jesus Christ Our Healer</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/blog/teller-rosary-christ-healer</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/blog/teller-rosary-christ-healer</guid> <author>Father Jonah Teller</author> <description>blog</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T14:44:27-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501140540_316f6d986ff20f6999b76a5227ccc421673cd4e2de4fae0d245cd0e8f4e08ab1.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Immaculate</footer> <figcaption>‘Holy Rosary’</figcaption> </figure><p>People are hungry for interior peace, and the Rosary is a proven help.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501140540_316f6d986ff20f6999b76a5227ccc421673cd4e2de4fae0d245cd0e8f4e08ab1.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Hispanic Eucharistic Convention Leads Thousands to Renewed Faith in the Real Presence</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/hispanic-eucharistic-convention-leads-thousands-to-renewed-faith-in-the-real-presence</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/hispanic-eucharistic-convention-leads-thousands-to-renewed-faith-in-the-real-presence</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T14:09:07-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050114050_b23108d41e6ad8d757fb4e399b4dd99554a1b58015662830af491dec945de7aa.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Credit: Denver Catholic</footer> <figcaption>Sandra Miley emcees the Hispanic Eucharistic Convention on April 27, 2024, at the Gaylord of the Rockies Convention Center in Denver.</figcaption> </figure><p>The Eucharistic Convention concluded with an emotional Holy Hour of Eucharistic adoration in which participants were able to open their hearts and experience the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050114050_b23108d41e6ad8d757fb4e399b4dd99554a1b58015662830af491dec945de7aa.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion Draws Children for a ‘Walk to Mary’</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/blog/national-shrine-of-our-lady-of-champion-draws-children-for-a-walk-to-mary</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/blog/national-shrine-of-our-lady-of-champion-draws-children-for-a-walk-to-mary</guid> <author>Joseph Pronechen</author> <description>blog</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T13:27:38-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240430080440_e34943db4ddaba938ed6019d8e1caff018a3b972ad7bc601cf37e1100a355eba.png" height="300" width="450" /> <footer></footer> <figcaption>The VandenHeuvels post-walk: Cory and Hannah, with their two sons, Max and Carson</figcaption> </figure><p>The ‘Walk With the Children’ on May 4 is a companion event to the shrine’s annual 22-mile ‘Walk to Mary.’ </p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240430080440_e34943db4ddaba938ed6019d8e1caff018a3b972ad7bc601cf37e1100a355eba.png" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Orthodox Rabbis in Jerusalem Call on Jews to Stand Against Spitting at Christians</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/orthodox-rabbis-in-jerusalem-call-on-jews-to-stand-against-spitting-at-christians</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/orthodox-rabbis-in-jerusalem-call-on-jews-to-stand-against-spitting-at-christians</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T13:22:17-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050112054_7cc7609b196fbf98b3525627fa4fbae8a28caaa8c55915694e3c23ef92a47263.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer></footer> <figcaption>A family of religious Jews walks at the beginning of Armenian Quarter Street, the entry point to the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem in April 2024. Behind them stands the complex of the Tower of David Museum.</figcaption> </figure><p>Several highly publicized incidents involving ultra-Orthodox Jews harassing Christians in the Old City of Jerusalem have been reported.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050112054_7cc7609b196fbf98b3525627fa4fbae8a28caaa8c55915694e3c23ef92a47263.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>The Return of the Canonized Popes</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/the-return-of-the-canonized-popes</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/the-return-of-the-canonized-popes</guid> <author>Father Raymond J. de Souza</author> <description>commentary</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T12:50:17-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501120548_9d7dc29bb7ed214e9e3edc3661a2f2186e62d33bc687367127866ff89c72edde.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>CC BY 2.0</footer> <figcaption>The body of Pope St. Pius V in his tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore.</figcaption> </figure><p>COMMENTARY: The upsurge in canonizations in recent decades is a reflection of the reality that another age of persecution is now underway.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501120548_9d7dc29bb7ed214e9e3edc3661a2f2186e62d33bc687367127866ff89c72edde.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>What ‘Civil War’ Gets Wrong About Our Civil Divide</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/blog/civil-war-and-civil-divide</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/blog/civil-war-and-civil-divide</guid> <author>Russell Shaw</author> <description>blog</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T12:43:17-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501120540_908b91d0c22ca33dd704ddce37fe282b62bcabe6c13f5574b6aef52b974ffce0.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Andy Liu</footer> <figcaption>‘2024 Election’</figcaption> </figure><p>The 2024 presidential race reflects a nation divided, and voters are expressing dissatisfaction with both major candidates.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501120540_908b91d0c22ca33dd704ddce37fe282b62bcabe6c13f5574b6aef52b974ffce0.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Thank You, Bill Maher, But Your Critique of Hollywood’s Depravity Didn’t Go Far Enough</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/bill-maher-hollywood-depravity</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/bill-maher-hollywood-depravity</guid> <author>Jennifer Roback Morse</author> <description>commentary</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T12:22:16-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501110540_4f41dfca2183066253ef388c1438ad8b299b0f11cf6278e9ad2cd31835f47c76.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Screenshot </footer> <figcaption>Bill Maher hosting his HBO show, 'Real Time with Bill Maher.'</figcaption> </figure><p>COMMENTARY: Pedophilia is baked into the Sexual Revolution.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501110540_4f41dfca2183066253ef388c1438ad8b299b0f11cf6278e9ad2cd31835f47c76.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Supreme Court Turns Down Porn Group’s Plea to Block Texas Age-Verification Law</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/supreme-court-turns-down-porn-group-s-plea-to-block-texas-age-verification-law</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/supreme-court-turns-down-porn-group-s-plea-to-block-texas-age-verification-law</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T11:01:16-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="laptop" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20201219051256_23578d9b54c08c103c630150f63961389be38320651903233d6eb4a17cb2451f.jpeg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>RedPixel</footer> <figcaption>The problem of pornography.</figcaption> </figure><p>The U.S. crackdown on underage porn access comes as regulators in Europe have undertaken similar measures.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20201219051256_23578d9b54c08c103c630150f63961389be38320651903233d6eb4a17cb2451f.jpeg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Pope Francis: We Need to ‘Welcome God Into Our Daily Lives’ and Pray for ‘Real Peace’</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-we-need-to-welcome-god-into-our-daily-lives-and-pray-for-real-peace</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-we-need-to-welcome-god-into-our-daily-lives-and-pray-for-real-peace</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T10:29:26-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501080544_5b021773f5733550e386097e6529a9ef36bee5fc81dc2fc2c2a7222fd6785d84.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer></footer> <figcaption>Pope Francis delivers a message during his general audience on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.</figcaption> </figure><p>Pope Francis urged his listeners to welcome God into their daily lives — freely and completely — in spite of life’s difficulties, uncertainties, and tribulations.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501080544_5b021773f5733550e386097e6529a9ef36bee5fc81dc2fc2c2a7222fd6785d84.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Virginia Catholic Bishops Urge Gov. Youngkin to Veto Contraception Mandate Bills</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/virginia-catholic-bishops-urge-gov-youngkin-to-veto-contraception-mandate-bills</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/virginia-catholic-bishops-urge-gov-youngkin-to-veto-contraception-mandate-bills</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T06:28:17-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050106058_85e10471fca668cd8a9be3cbe65ba5af2373de5d82a9830844eb8d7a88b8b078.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Simone van der Koelen </footer> <figcaption>null</figcaption> </figure><p>These contraceptives include condoms, birth control pills, and some drugs that the USCCB has warned can induce abortions in early stages of pregnancy.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050106058_85e10471fca668cd8a9be3cbe65ba5af2373de5d82a9830844eb8d7a88b8b078.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of May</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/this-is-pope-francis-prayer-intention-for-the-month-of-may-5yah63au</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/this-is-pope-francis-prayer-intention-for-the-month-of-may-5yah63au</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T05:44:16-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050105054_1a7e3a9f91fba521830de63798414d174b385acc0068c1e18066a9168ba23b8b.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer></footer> <figcaption>Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square gathered for his weekly general audience on April 3, 2024.</figcaption> </figure><p>The Holy Father asks us to pray for women religious and seminarians.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024050105054_1a7e3a9f91fba521830de63798414d174b385acc0068c1e18066a9168ba23b8b.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Kansas Legislature Enacts 4 Pro-Life Bills Over Governor’s Vetoes</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/kansas-legislature-enacts-4-pro-life-bills-over-governor-s-vetoes</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/kansas-legislature-enacts-4-pro-life-bills-over-governor-s-vetoes</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T05:41:16-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501050540_c0a1c7d6159510b67f9c09abe8de0d7dc3713faf4f75c090a4810d82e382b998.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Rebekah Zemansky</footer> <figcaption>Pro-life sign on display at a Catholic Church in Pittsburg, Kansas.</figcaption> </figure><p>Weber said one bill is meant to determine if women seeking an abortion are victims of sex trafficking or other kinds of coercion.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501050540_c0a1c7d6159510b67f9c09abe8de0d7dc3713faf4f75c090a4810d82e382b998.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>The Story Behind the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/the-story-behind-the-feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/the-story-behind-the-feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker</guid> <description>cna</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T05:21:36-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501030552_5f85039177986409a9732b3658d286be4a4c7bff953b63c140dde14989d874ef.jpg" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>Courtesy photo</footer> <figcaption>In 2021, the Knights of Columbus announced the selection of this icon of St. Joseph holding the Child Jesus as the centerpiece of the current K of C pilgrim icon prayer program. The original icon was created (or ‘written’) by Élizabeth Bergeron, an iconographer in Montréal, based on a drawing by Alexandre Sobolev. </figcaption> </figure><p>Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1, 1955 so that it would coincide with International Workers Day, also known as May Day.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240501030552_5f85039177986409a9732b3658d286be4a4c7bff953b63c140dde14989d874ef.jpg" height="300" width="450"/> </item> <item> <title>Against Cosmic Melancholia</title> <link>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/against-cosmic-melancholia</link> <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/against-cosmic-melancholia</guid> <author>George Weigel</author> <description>commentary</description> <pubDate>2024-05-01T05:00:17-05:00</pubDate> <content:encoded> <![CDATA[<figure> <img alt="" src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240430210424_e74a7c19d1dba7986f5a49cdefa971af1f6c7477b50e4939908a9d6e6bc007d4.png" height="300" width="450" /> <footer>NASA</footer> <figcaption>(L-R) Voyager 1 lifted off atop a Titan IIIE. Poster for Voyager 1 from 1977. </figcaption> </figure><p>COMMENTARY: The intelligence and imagination that created Voyager 1, and that has kept us in contact with our ‘most distant emissary,’ testify to the spiritual nature of human beings.</p>]]> </content:encoded> <media:thumbnail url="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240430210424_e74a7c19d1dba7986f5a49cdefa971af1f6c7477b50e4939908a9d6e6bc007d4.png" height="300" width="450"/> </item></channel></rss> 
