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Cardinal Müller: Spiritual renewal is the Church's foremost need
Cardinal Gerhard Müller said in a recent interview that the problem of clerical sex abuse must be countered primarily by... Read more
Holy See renews appeal to ban killer robots
A Vatican representative to the United Nations called on the international community to ban killer robots – known as Lethal... Read more
Scottish universities seek to limit student pro-life groups
Student associations at both the University of Aberdeen and the University of Glasgow have recently blocked pro-life student groups from... Read more
Nurses petition Irish govenment on freedom of conscience
Irish nurses and midwives have called on the government to protect their freedom of conscience following the legalization of abortion... Read more
Christians in Ukraine ask for prayer as tensions with Russia escalate
As the Ukrainian parliament voted to introduce martial law after Russian forces seized three of its naval vessels, Christians in... Read more
Doctrine remains problem in relations, SSPX affirms after Vatican meeting
After a meeting between the superior general of the Society of St. Pius X and the prefect of the Congregation... Read more
Will Ireland’s abortion vote launch a new pro-life party?
Peadar Toibin, an Irish lawmaker who was suspended from the Sinn Fein political party for voting against legalizing abortion, is... Read more
French court convicts priest and retired bishop
A French court has sentenced a priest to two years in prison, with a third year suspended, for the sexual... Read more
Polish nun who helped saved Jews during Holocaust dies at 110
Believed to be the “oldest nun in the world,” Polish Dominican nun Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak has died at the... Read more
Venice illuminated in red for Asia Bibi, persecuted Christians
To express solidarity with persecuted Christians, including Asia Bibi, a Pakistani woman recently acquitted of blasphemy, the city of Venice... Read more
Polish bishops ask forgiveness of sexual abuse victims
The bishops of Poland published Monday a statement on the sexual abuse of minors by some clerics, asking forgiveness of... Read more
Young man healed by Padre Pio recounts story of miraculous cure
Matteo Pio Colella was just 7 years old when he contracted a deadly disease. Doctors believed there was no hope... Read more
Archbishop Vigano ordered to pay 2m euro to brother in inheritance dispute
An Italian court has ordered Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò to pay back nearly 2 million euro of inheritance, plus interest... Read more
Pope creates class on ‘Sciences of Peace’ at Lateran University
Pope Francis Monday established a curriculum in Sciences of Peace at the Pontifical Lateran University, involving the “pope’s university” because... Read more
Italian bishops’ conference establishes national center for youth protection
With the intention of “providing a radical solution” to the sex abuse issue, the Italian bishops’ conference established Thursday a... Read more
Vatican dicastery emphasizes family as part of Europe's cultural heritage
In the wake of the European elections, a proposal was raised to consider “family” as the basis of Europe's cultural... Read more
After shocking theft, heart of Irish saint returns home
The heart of St. Laurence O’Toole is again on public display six years after it was stolen, and 800 years... Read more
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... Read more
Irish archbishop: The sacrifice of Protestants and Catholics in WWI should unite us
Irish Protestants and Catholics should see the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day as an opportunity to build peace and reconciliation,... Read more
Half of countries have fertility rates below replacement level, study finds
A newly published study has found that nearly half of countries have fertility rates which are below replacement level, meaning... Read more
