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St Thomas More. Public Domain.

St. Thomas More's hats – and other relics – coming soon to DC

Sep 15, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Centuries-old relics and artifacts of St. Thomas More will be coming to the U.S. for the first time in an... Read more

Donald Trump at the RNC, July 2016.

Why Archbishop Chaput thinks the US presidential candidates are 'very bad news'

Sep 15, 2016

The 2016 presidential elections are particularly bad in the eyes of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia. He says they... Read more

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Use 'moral authority' to push for change in Vietnam, advocates tell the US

Sep 15, 2016

By Matt Hadro

If the U.S. uses its moral authority' to pressure Vietnam on human rights issues, the southeast Asian country will change... Read more

Nativity Story Live.

The nativity show from the creators of the Muppets

Sep 15, 2016

By Mary Farrow

Most people know Jim Henson as the man who brought the world the beloved comedic puppet characters known as the... Read more

Archbishop William Lori.

Archbishop Lori slams 'reckless' comments by civil rights chair

Sep 14, 2016

By Matt Hadro

After the chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights called current appeals to religious freedom “hypocrisy,” one archbishop rebuked... Read more

The fake Catholic college girl who duped Twitter

Sep 14, 2016

By Mary Farrow

Catholic Twitter has been catfished.  Read more

Catholics for Choice 'woefully' misrepresent Church teaching

Sep 14, 2016

After a dissenting Catholic group recently circulated an ad campaign promoting publicly funded abortions, bishops have fired back by reaffirming... Read more

Catholic school says it can't meet demands of transgendered student

Sep 13, 2016

A Catholic high school in New Jersey has denied a transgendered student admission after recognizing it would be unable to... Read more

How the Catholic Church needs to fight racism

Sep 13, 2016

By Matt Hadro

If it hopes to bring peace to racial tensions in the U.S., the Catholic Church must be more present in... Read more

Tim Kaine.

Catholic marriage won't change, bishop says after Tim Kaine comments

Sep 13, 2016

Soon after Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine suggested the Catholic Church would change on same-sex marriage, the Bishop of Richmond... Read more

Carl Anderson, Supreme Knights of the Knights of Columbus, speaks with CNA June 26, 2014.

The next US president must aid persecuted Christians – Knights' head

Sep 12, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Christians can’t be second-class citizens if they are to remain in the Middle East, and the next United States administration... Read more

Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court of the Unite States after oral arguments for their case against the HHS mandate, April 14, 2016.

US Bishops to government: End legal standoff with the Little Sisters

Sep 12, 2016

By Matt Hadro

The United States government has an opportunity to end its legal battle with the Little Sisters of the Poor and... Read more

Tim Kaine.

Tim Kaine claims Catholic Church could change on gay marriage

Sep 11, 2016

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine, a Catholic who is currently the junior Virginia senator, said on Saturday that he... Read more

How the response to 9/11 affected Christians in the Middle East

Sep 10, 2016

By Matt Hadro

On the 15th anniversary of the World Trade Center terror attacks, we shouldn't overlook how Middle Eastern Christians have suffered... Read more

The heart of Padre Pio is coming to Boston. Yes, really.

Sep 9, 2016

By Mary Farrow

The Capuchin keepers of the relics of the late mystic Padre Pio are sending the saint’s heart to Boston for... Read more

L.A. gathering puts Catholic liturgy at the heart of the new evangelization

Sep 8, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholics can learn a lot about evangelization from the liturgy, say organizers of an upcoming conference in Los Angeles  Read more

A woman at Sharia Al Haman Hope Refugee Campe in Duhok, Iraq, March 28, 2015.

After genocide, what's next for Iraq's Christians?

Sep 8, 2016

By Matt Hadro

After the United States has declared that genocide is taking place against Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq, what... Read more

Fr. Paul Check.

After years of service, Courage director takes on new assignment

Sep 8, 2016

After 14 years of serving the Church’s apostolate for men and women with same-sex attraction, Fr. Paul Check will step... Read more

Mother Angelica.

Watch EWTN? Bring the family to Alabama to meet everyone.

Sep 8, 2016

The life and legacy of Mother Angelica will be the focus of EWTN Global Catholic Network’s family celebration in Birmingham... Read more

Father James Martin, S.J., speaks at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin on August 23, 2018.

Father James Martin wins award from dissenting Catholic group

Sep 7, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Media personality and America magazine editor Father James Martin, S.J. will receive an award from a dissenting Catholic group that... Read more