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Polish Catholics mark 100 days to beatification of Cardinal Wyszynski
The former Primate of Poland who heroically resisted communism will be beatified on Sept. 12, Read more
Countdown to beatification of martyred Italian nun begins with Eucharistic adoration
Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti was stabbed to death by three teenage girls in the town of Chiavenna, Italy, in 2000. Read more
Cardinal Marx offers resignation to Pope Francis
“Without doubt, these are times of crisis for the Church in Germany,” the cardinal wrote to the pope. Read more
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Inside the search for Polish Catholic sisters killed by the Red Army and on the path to beatification
The sisters were brutally mistreated by Soviet soldiers in 1945. Have their bodies finally been recovered? Read more
Catholics in Poland celebrate Corpus Christi amid coronavirus restrictions
Catholics took part in Corpus Christi processions across Poland Thursday. Read more
Confessed murderer in Spain accused of harassment declares he's a woman and could be sent to a women's prison
Five days after the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain, passed a law recognizing transgender identity, Jonathan Robayna, who... Read more
Pope Francis and President Biden may meet on June 15, sources say
According to sources from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, the first meeting between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden might take... Read more
Bioethicists deplore relaxation of 14-day limit on human embryo research
The International Society for Stem Cell Research has dropped the decades-old rule. Read more
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Beer-making returns to Belgian Catholic abbey after 200 years
The Norbertine monastery was forced to abandon brewing after the French Revolution. Read more
Thousands take part in Croatia’s annual March for Life
Abortion is legal until the 10th week of pregnancy in Croatia under a law passed in 1978. Read more
Austria’s Catholic bishops: Provide ‘assistance to live,’ not assistance to suicide
The bishops spoke out after the country’s top court ruled that assisted suicide should no longer be a criminal offense. Read more
European Parliament due to vote on ‘extreme’ abortion report
The report calls on all EU member states to allow access to abortion, promotes a “right to abortion,” and redefines... Read more
Spanish Civil War martyrs of Astorga 'didn't let themselves be overcome by fear'
Three laywomen who were martyred near Astorga in 1936 amid the Spanish Civil War were beatified on Saturday. Read more
Church says ‘all formalities completed’ before twice-divorced UK PM’s wedding at Catholic cathedral
Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds at Westminster Cathedral on May 29. Read more
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Paris archbishop laments attack on Catholics honoring city’s martyrs
A video posted on social media showed men punching and kicking Catholics taking part in a procession. Read more
Don't let 'false compassion' legalize assisted suicide, say bishops of England and Wales
Citing Pope Francis’ warnings against false compassion, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales’ life issues chairman has criticized a... Read more
Archbishop Aquila: My letter on ‘Synodal Way’ is a call to conversion, not division
Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver expounded on his recent open letter on the German bishops’ “Synodal Way,” in an interview... Read more
Bishop to Rome’s March for Life: Confront the culture of death with sound reason
On the eve of the march, Cardinal Raymond Burke presided over Eucharistic adoration. Read more
Vatican imposes penalties on retired Polish bishop after ‘Vos estis’ probe
Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy led the Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec from 1992 to 2013. Read more
Pope Francis orders apostolic visitation of Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne archdiocese
Apostolic visitors will evaluate “possible mistakes” by the cardinal and archdiocesan officials. Read more
