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Virtual conference to address Catholic health care in a time of crisis
In a time of significant social and civil upheaval due to a pandemic, civil unrest over racial inequality, and legal... Read more
Jackson diocese reaches agreement with prosecutor over handling of fraudulent priest
The Diocese of Jackson has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to improve its financial controls, in a case related... Read more
Prominent Muslim leader says global effort needed to promote ‘compassionate Islam’
The leader of the largest independent Muslim organization in the world says that a resurgence of fundamentalist Islam threatens not... Read more
What Ted McCarrick's 'social networks' could teach the Church
The bishops of the Catholic Church form that kind of social network. And mapping that network can provide some insight... Read more
Louisiana Catholic governor calls for prayer and fasting amid coronavirus
The governor of Louisiana has called for three days of prayer and fasting for people affected by coronavirus, and the... Read more
Satanic symbol painted at church in parish where Knights of Columbus began
A church in the New Haven, Connecticut parish at which the Knights of Columbus was founded was vandalized this week,... Read more
Phoenix bishop welcomes ’Venerable’ designation of Padre Kino
Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix praised the Holy Father’s decision to advance the cause of canonization for Venerable Eusebio Francisco... Read more
Religious freedom is 'foremost' in unalienable rights, US commission reports
A draft report Thursday from an advisory body to the U.S. State Department on human rights says that religious freedom... Read more
Conservative intellectuals call for tax credit expansion for families amid coronavirus
A group of conservative figures called on Congress Thursday to expand tax credits for families to ease the consequences of... Read more
Second federal inmate executed after Supreme Court decision
The second of five federal prisoners slated for execution was killed in the early hours of Thursday, July 16. Wesley... Read more
California city will remove St. Junipero Serra statue from public grounds
The City Council of Ventura, California has voted to remove a statue of St. Junipero Serra from the grounds of... Read more
Christ statue beheaded in new Catholic statue attacks
The recent series of attacks on church buildings and property continued Tuesday night, as a statue of Christ was toppled... Read more
Catholic universities welcome ICE reversal on international students
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive that would have forced thousands of international students to leave the country has... Read more
Anti-Catholic attacks merit national media scrutiny, Irish-American group says
National news media cannot ignore intolerance against Catholics, the Ancient Order of Hibernians has said, citing recent attacks on Catholic... Read more
Cardinal Dolan: AP report on paycheck loan program 'misleading at best'
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has written a response to an Associated Press report that characterized Catholic participation in... Read more
Report: 690 million people went hungry last year
Almost 690 million people around the world were undernourished last year, according to a new United Nations report, continuing what... Read more
House committees reject pro-life amendments
Efforts to remove abortion funding in next year’s federal budget failed in the House Appropriations Committee earlier this week. Read more
Baby bust: New report predicts global population crash
A new study published in a leading British medical journal predicts that the total fertility rate worldwide will drop well... Read more
Christians face the pandemic in Palestine
Facing the global coronavirus pandemic, Palestine has “the special and unique challenges of being under colonialism and a touristic country,”... Read more
Pope Francis makes mission founded by St. Junipero Serra a minor basilica
Pope Francis has elevated a California mission church founded by St. Junipero Serra to the rank of minor basilica. The... Read more
