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Church says ‘all formalities completed’ before twice-divorced UK PM’s wedding at Catholic cathedral
May 31, 2021 / 05:20 amBoris Johnson married Carrie Symonds at Westminster Cathedral on May 29.
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Paris archbishop laments attack on Catholics honoring city’s martyrs
May 31, 2021 / 04:00 amA video posted on social media showed men punching and kicking Catholics taking part in a procession.
10 surprising facts of America’s first cathedral in Baltimore
May 30, 2021 / 15:30 pmThe Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the first cathedral built in the United States, is turning 200 years old on May 31. Below are 10 facts that make this landmark one of the most emblematic places in Catholic America.
Santa Fe archdiocese continues to list hundreds of unused pieces of land for sale
May 28, 2021 / 15:17 pmThe Archdiocese of Santa Fe is continuing to list for sale many unused parcels of church property in an effort to help pay for settlements to sexual abuse victims.
Vatican imposes penalties on retired Polish bishop after ‘Vos estis’ probe
May 28, 2021 / 08:00 amBishop Tadeusz Rakoczy led the Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec from 1992 to 2013.
Pope Francis orders apostolic visitation of Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne archdiocese
May 28, 2021 / 05:38 amApostolic visitors will evaluate “possible mistakes” by the cardinal and archdiocesan officials.
Poland marks 40 years since death of Cardinal Wyszynski
May 28, 2021 / 04:30 amPoland’s “Primate of the Millennium” died on May 28, 1981.
Spanish bill would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
May 27, 2021 / 18:01 pmA bill proposed last week by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party would criminalize “harassment” of women entering abortion clinics.
More prelates reject delays of US bishops' discussion of Eucharistic coherence
May 27, 2021 / 16:58 pmMore Catholic bishops have spoken out in support of continuing as planned the process to address “Eucharistic coherence,” namely Christian life and worthiness to receive Holy Communion. The bishops have reacted after an American cardinal’s letter asked the bishops’ conference president, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, to postpone the discussions.
Cardinal Müller calls on Pope Francis to intervene with the Church in Germany
May 27, 2021 / 16:00 pmGerhard Cardinal Müller on Monday called upon the Holy Father to intervene in the German situation to correct clerics who have attempted to bless same-sex unions, or encouraged such attempts.
Catholic pundit responds to 'flawed' Gallup poll on transgender issues
May 27, 2021 / 15:52 pmBill Donohue, the head of an organization dedicated to responding to public slanders against the Church, claimed on Wednesday that a recent Gallup poll on transgender issues contained deceptive questioning.
Bosnian cardinal: Synodal Way’s ‘exotic ideas’ alien to a Church that survived communism
May 27, 2021 / 13:00 pmCardinal Vinko Puljić said: “We cannot understand a Church in which sacrifice is a foreign word.”
Swiss Catholic bishop appoints lay people in place of episcopal vicars
May 27, 2021 / 12:00 pmBishop Charles Morerod has chosen two lay people and a deacon as his “lay representatives.”
Californians urged to oppose rollback of assisted suicide safeguards
May 27, 2021 / 11:05 amThe California Catholic Conference is urging the faithful to speak out against a proposed state law that would remove several safeguards on assisted suicide, a practice which has been legal in the state since 2015.
Cardinal says intercommunion not an issue in Hungary ahead of International Eucharistic Congress
May 27, 2021 / 05:00 amCardinal Péter Erdő is hosting the congress in Budapest on Sept. 5-12.
USCCB after 9 killed in San Jose shooting: “Something fundamentally broken in our society”
May 26, 2021 / 19:14 pmArchbishop Paul S. Coakley, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development said on Wednesday, May 26, that the tragic shootings at a light rail yard in San Jose, CA, “reminds us once again that something fundamentally broken in our society and culture must be courageously examined and addressed."
Oakland's Catholic bishop robbed of cash, episcopal ring while praying near cathedral
May 26, 2021 / 18:01 pmA gun-wielding man allegedly robbed Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland of some money and his episcopal ring near the city’s cathedral on Saturday, the very day the cathedral held a previously scheduled vigil against gun violence.
Leader of Armenian Catholic Church dies at age 86
May 26, 2021 / 17:00 pmCatholicos-Patriarch Gregory Peter XX Gabroyan died on May 25.
Style and dignity woven together in 'Worthy of Wearing'
May 26, 2021 / 14:19 pmNicole Caruso, professional makeup artist and beauty consultant, invites women to explore their feminine genius with her book Worthy of Wearing, released Tuesday.
Vatican to Buddhists: May the pandemic ‘unite us in service’
May 26, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sent greetings for the Buddhist feast of Vesakh.