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Global symposium aims to educate media on religious liberty
Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal advocacy association, is hosting a conference in Rome this week to inform members of the... Read more
Pope Francis expresses solidarity with victims of mafia violence
At a Friday meeting and prayer vigil with families of mafia victims, Pope Francis shared his sympathy with them, and... Read more
Dominican bishop of Nottingham transferred to Liverpool
Speaking Friday of his appointment as Archbishop of Liverpool, Bishop Malcolm McMahon of Nottingham has said he will strive to... Read more
UK prime minister denounces sex-selective abortions as 'appalling'
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has criticized sex-selective abortion as “simply an appalling practice,” and said the British government will... Read more
English bishop exhorts faithful to be charitable online
A pastoral letter from a British bishop to his faithful for Lent calls upon Catholics to consider their online interactions... Read more
Young nun wows judges on Italy's 'The Voice'
Sr. Cristina Scuccia is a 25 year old member of the Ursuline Sisters of the Holy Family who has appeared... Read more
Ukrainian Catholics experiencing 'total persecution' in Crimea
As the Russian president signed a bill to annex Crimea Tuesday, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the peninsula has... Read more
Benedict XVI sends Pope commentary on early interview
Former Pope Benedict XVI sent a four-page commentary to Pope Francis on the September 2013 interview he granted to Jesuit... Read more
Oratorian appointed auxiliary bishop of Birmingham, England
Pope Francis has named Fr. Robert Byrne as a new auxiliary bishop of the Birmingham archdiocese, leading the Oratorian priest... Read more
Three abducted priests in Crimea returned safely
Three priests of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who were kidnapped in Crimea over the weekend have reportedly been returned... Read more
Cardinal remembers Opus Dei priest as man 'chosen by God'
During a special conference commemorating the life of deceased Opus Dei leader Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo, Cardinal Julian Herranz noted... Read more
Cardinal Marx elected president of German bishops' conference
Cardinal Reinhard Marx was elected head of the German bishops’ conference Wednesday, succeeding Robert Zollitsch, Archbishop Emeritus of Freiburg im... Read more
Nun empowers Northern India's women with education, hope
In a local culture prone to viewing women as property, Sister Daphne Sequeira has dedicated her life to offering education... Read more
Falsely accused Irish priest returns to ministry with joy
A priest exonerated of sexual assault charges against a teen girl will return to his parish with “great joy,” almost... Read more
Spanish bishop affirms Church's commitment to women, unborn
As controversy surrounds reform of Spain's abortion law, the newly-elected president of the local bishops' conference says Catholics must both... Read more
Secularism too fragile a basis for society, English bishop says
During an address at his alma mater last week, Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth discussed the rise of secularism in... Read more
Prayer at center of Ukrainian Catholic response to crisis
Prayer and respect for the dignity of all persons are at the core of the Ukrainian Catholic response to the... Read more
Burning of JPII's letters would be senseless, cardinal says
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz addressed his controversial publishing of letters which John Paul II asked to be burned, affirming that the... Read more
Spanish bishop issues letter on abortion
Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastian in Spain has released a new pastoral letter on abortion that answers questions... Read more
Historian critiques Cardinal Kasper's speech as a 'cultural revolution'
Roberto de Mattei, an Italian historian, has written about Cardinal Walter Kasper’s Feb. 20 address to cardinals on marriage and... Read more
