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Here are two basic requirements Catholics must meet to receive Holy Communion
May 22, 2022 / 08:24 amReceiving the Eucharist can transform one’s spiritual life, but it is important for Catholics to observe the basic requirements for partaking of this divine gift.
Full text of Archbishop Cordileone letter to Nancy Pelosi banning her from Communion
May 20, 2022 / 15:37 pmHere is the full text of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s notification to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, informing her that she should not receive Holy Communion in her home archdiocese, the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
US bishops welcome Biden administration's easing of Cuba sanctions
May 19, 2022 / 13:10 pmThe U.S. bishops’ chairman on international justice and peace on Thursday lauded the government’s decision to ease sanctions on Cuba.
Pope Francis joined by Bono for launch of international educational movement
May 19, 2022 / 09:54 amThe pope inaugurated the Scholas Occurrentes International Educational Movement.
St. John Paul II and Blessed Carlo Acutis named among patrons of World Youth Day 2023
May 18, 2022 / 11:30 amThe Virgin Mary will be the “patroness par excellence” of the youth gathering.
Pope Francis dismisses prominent German ex-monk from clerical state
May 18, 2022 / 10:51 amAnselm Bilgri is a well-known figure in the German-speaking Catholic world.
Pope Francis: ‘God is not afraid of our prayer of protest’
May 18, 2022 / 04:20 amThe pope dedicated his general audience address to the Book of Job.
Cardinal Zen may be in Hong Kong court next week
May 17, 2022 / 16:15 pmCardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun is scheduled to appear in court May 24, according to a report by the British daily The Guardian.
Philly archbishop condemns 'mortal sin of racism' after Buffalo shooting
May 17, 2022 / 15:39 pmArchbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia said on Tuesday that the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York is a reminder of the continuing “mortal sin of racism.”
Senior German priest leaves Catholic Church
May 17, 2022 / 08:10 amAndreas Sturm, a former vicar general, will now be a member of Germany’s Old Catholic community.
Cardinal Martini was a ‘prophet,’ says Vatican cardinal
May 17, 2022 / 05:47 amCardinal Czerny said that Martini, who died in 2012, ‘anticipated paths that finally involve the universal Church.’
US Catholic bishops call for ‘honest dialogue’ on ‘persistent evil of racism’ after mass shootings
May 17, 2022 / 05:17 amThe USCCB said it would continue to “advocate for an end to violence, and for the respect and dignity of all lives.”
Read Carl Anderson's commencement address at Thomas Aquinas College
May 16, 2022 / 13:25 pmIn his address to the graduates of Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, Carl Anderson, former head of the Knights of Columbus, urged that they take up the task of the Catholic intellectual life.
‘This is going to be a long haul’: Ukraine’s Caritas groups help almost 1.5 million people as war rages on
May 16, 2022 / 12:05 pmThe aid offered so far is ‘just the beginning,’ said Caritas Ukraine president Tetiana Stawnychy.
Benedict XVI: 95th birthday wishes from around world ‘made me very happy’
May 16, 2022 / 10:40 amAlmost 3,000 people sent the pope emeritus congratulatory messages in 24 languages.
Pope Francis offers guidance to young Christians in politics
May 16, 2022 / 08:20 amThe pope was speaking to members of the Chemin Neuf Politics Fraternity.
Bishop condemns 'abhorrently evil' slaying of 10 at Buffalo supermarket
May 15, 2022 / 06:16 amTen people were killed and three others injured Saturday when a teenage gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
Catholic cathedral attacked in Nigeria after arrests over ‘blasphemy’ killing
May 15, 2022 / 00:52 amThe attack took place amid protests demanding the release of two suspects in the killing of a Christian student.
Arrest made in Texas church theft, though tabernacle remains missing
May 14, 2022 / 15:03 pmA suspect has been charged with burglary in connection with the theft of a tabernacle from a parish church in Greater Houston, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced Friday.
International community laments Cardinal Zen's 'precarious' position
May 14, 2022 / 11:23 amThe arrest this week of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun in Hong Kong continues to attract international condemnation, with the U.S. bishops calling the situation “alarming.”