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USCCB meeting: What just happened, and what might happen next?
During a holy hour Monday morning, two survivors of clerical sexual abuse spoke to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops about their experiences, and their hopes for the future of the Church.
One survivor, Luis Torres, asked the bishops to...
So, it’s the 42nd annual Vocations Awareness Week in the United States, and you’re looking for the perfect ways to promote vocations to the consecrated life, right? Well look no further. Here are...
Remember believing in Santa? Shhhh, my kids still do. Maybe that’s a bad analogy. Maybe you never believed in Santa. What about this: maybe you believed your mom or your dad to be invincible. Kind...
As I stood in line waiting to go to confession recently (yes, I still do that), a man who’d lately exited the confessional approached me and in a confidential tone of voice said, “I’m beginning to...
Pope Francis: A Christian's life should point to truth
Christians are called to not only refrain from telling falsehoods, but to conduct their entire lives – both words and actions – as a witness to the Truth that is Jesus Christ, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
“Let us ask ourselves: what truth do...
Saskatchewan suit says indigenous women were forced into sterilization
In a class-action lawsuit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, more than 60 indigenous women allege they were coerced into being sterilized. The incidents happened as recently as 2017.
In July 2017, a representative of the Saskatoon...
Singapore archdiocese extends required marriage prep time to one year
The Archdiocese of Singapore has introduced a new policy to ensure couples are taking the time they need to properly prepare for marriage.
Catholics looking to getting married in any of the archdiocese’s 32 churches have to book their wedding...
Bishop Malone criticized for $200,000 house renovation
Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, New York has come under fire for reportedly spending an estimated $200,000 to renovate his new home - a former convent near St. Stanislaus Church.
Malone had announced in April that he would sell his bishop’s...
Sex abuse inquiry examines England's Birmingham archdiocese
An independent government inquiry is investigating how the Archdiocese of Birmingham handled allegations of child sexual abuse made against four priests.
Father John Tolkien, who died in 2003, allegedly abused a boy during Saturday morning...
A look at blasphemy laws around the world
While the world awaits the fate of Asia Bibi, who remains in hiding in Pakistan following the acquittal of her death sentence for blasphemy, religious freedom advocates are calling for an end to blasphemy laws across the globe.
“Blasphemy laws...
