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UPDATE: Where are Catholics allowed to eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day this Lent?
Which dioceses are offering a dispensation from the requirement to abstain from meat? Read more
No, Pope Francis didn’t really hint that the requirement for priestly celibacy will be lifted
Secular media outlets and even some Catholic news organizations immediately jumped to the conclusion that the pope is open to... Read more
The image of the Virgin Mary that wept tears of blood on St. Patrick’s Day
On March 17, 1697, an image of the Virgin Mary known as the Weeping Irish Madonna shed tears of blood... Read more
Pope Francis: A Christian life based on achieving higher positions is ‘pure paganism’
“When you conceive of the Christian life as an advancement, that the one above commands others ... that is not... Read more
These 17th-century monks did a beer fast for Lent
With the Lenten season underway, Catholics are immersing themselves in 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol, and other... Read more
Here’s why a popular canon law website will have to remove much of its content
Father Paul Hedman created the website CanonLaw.Ninja to provide users with a searchable, up-to-date translation of the Code of Canon... Read more
How a forgotten nun’s visions shed ‘new light’ on the life of St. Joseph
Why a little-known book by an 18th-century visionary could be inspiring reading on this feast of St. Joseph. Read more
German bishops announce plans to bless same-sex unions, allow laypeople to baptize and preach at Mass
Following the conclusion of the German Synodal Way, several bishops have announced plans to put into practice resolutions passed by... Read more
Signs of hope and renewal amid the dramatic decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Father Owen Gorman remembers when Masses in Ireland were so crowded on Sundays that people had to sit on the... Read more
French church vandalized with satanic and anarchist graffiti
The walls of Sacred Heart Church, located in Bordeaux were vandalized with satanic graffiti and communist and anarchist symbols March... Read more
Cardinals Müller, Burke rebuke German bishops over same-sex union blessings
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller and American Cardinal Raymond Burke rebuked the German bishops for approving Church blessings of same-sex unions. Read more
Vatican-China deal ‘not the best deal possible,’ top Holy See diplomat says
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said that negotiations are underway to make the the Vatican-China deal “work better.” Read more
Historic building near Vatican to become Four Seasons hotel
A Catholic order of knighthood has signed a leasing agreement that will allow a Four Seasons hotel to manage part... Read more
Catholic gap year program in Ireland prepares young people for lifelong mission
A new gap year program gives young people the opportunity to spend one year living in Ireland in an intentional... Read more
Facing hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits, Albany Diocese to declare bankruptcy
The diocese has been named in more than 400 lawsuits filed from August 2019 to August 2021 under the Child... Read more
PHOTOS: Nighttime eucharistic adoration in St. Peter’s Square
The Vatican held its first monthly eucharistic adoration in the area in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday night. Read more
Legionaries of Christ to ordain 32 new priests in 2023
The soon-to-be new priests come from Germany, Colombia, Chile, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, El Salvador, Spain, the United States, Italy,... Read more
U.S. Bishop Daniel Flores to help prepare Synod on Synodality assembly
The first of two nearly monthlong Vatican assemblies for the synod will be in October. Read more
Called by God from childhood, triplets from Brazil belong to the same religious order
María Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, belong to the Franciscan Congregation... Read more
Mexican religious sister tells how Christians live in Sudan, a Muslim-majority country
Sister María del Carmen Galicia stressed that “peaceful coexistence” is possible between the followers of Islam and Christianity. Read more
