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Parts of Notre-Dame plaza, crypt expected to reopen this spring
French officials are hopeful that parts of the plaza of Notre-Dame de Paris, as well as the church’s crypt, will... Read more
Fla. bishops laud parental consent for abortion bill as it goes to governor
The Florida bishops applauded Thursday the passage through both houses of the state legislature of a bill requiring parental consent... Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal calls for full investigation into Easter bombings
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has called for a full investigation into the bombing attacks on... Read more
Argentine clergy abuse victims in Rome, one year after Vatican summit
One year after the Vatican hosted a summit on the abuse crisis, three former students of an Argentine institute which... Read more
Pope Francis: Canon law revision project is concluding
Pope Francis said on Friday that canon law can be like medicine, because justice is healing for the entire Church.... Read more
More than 207,000 sign petition to shutter porn website after trafficking violations
Underage pornography and trafficking videos have been found on the online pornography platform PornHub. Read more
Syria’s Hidden Victims - Samer Hanna
Marginalized for centuries, persecuted by ISIS, afraid to attract any attention from the West, Syrian Christians remain, by most accounts,... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of German shooting
Pope Francis prayed Friday for the victims of a shooting in Germany that killed nine people at two hookah bars. Read more
New Zealand abortion bill 'totally unacceptable', bishops say
The unborn child will lose all rights under a bill to change New Zealand’s abortion laws, and women pressured into... Read more
Doctors, bishops oppose decriminalization of euthanasia in Portugal
Lawmakers in Portugal debated five pieces of legislation Thursday to decriminalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, and doctors in the country... Read more
Mass formally opens beatification cause of Eileen O'Connor, laywoman and mystic
Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., of Sydney said Mass Thursday to open formally the cause of beatification of Eileen O'Connor, the... Read more
US bishops: Pope Francis talks Fr. James Martin, euthanasia, at private meeting
During a private meeting with bishops from the southwestern United States, Pope Francis talked about his 2019 meeting with Fr.... Read more
Retired judge hears arguments about NFL emails in clergy abuse case
A retired New Orleans judge heard arguments on Thursday on whether private correspondence between an NFL franchise and the Archdiocese... Read more
Assisted suicide applications higher than expected under new Australian law
A total of 52 people in the Australian state of Victoria ended their lives by doctor-assisted suicide in the first... Read more
Head of Australian bishops' conference in Rome ahead of plenary council
Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, president of the Australian bishops’ conference, is in Rome for high-level discussions ahead of the... Read more
What to expect when Vatican archives on Venerable Pius XII open in March
The Vatican’s archives on the pontificate of Venerable Pius XII will become available for study March 2, possibly bringing to... Read more
Tennessee governor denies clemency to death row 'model inmate'
Nicholas Sutton, 58, was sentenced to death in 1988 after he and another inmate murdered a fellow prisoner. Read more
Pope Francis urges Catholic educators to teach inclusive integral ecology
Pope Francis called for an educational revolution Thursday, telling the Congregation for Catholic Education that more effort needs to be... Read more
Bishop Wall: Pope Francis 'passionate about life' from conception to natural death
After visiting with Pope Francis for two and a half hours during his region’s ad limina visit, Bishop James Wall... Read more
How California's abortion mandate trampled on Catholic nuns
California could lose federal funds for requiring employer health plans to cover elective abortion, federal officials have said. Read more
