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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
Diocese of Harrisburg files for bankruptcy amid new sex abuse lawsuits
The Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that it is filing for bankruptcy. Read more
LGBTQ+ law clinic at Gonzaga Law raises 'serious concerns' for Spokane bishop
Gonzaga University’s plan to become the first Jesuit university to open a law clinic focused primarily on LGBT advocacy has... Read more
Australia's disability inquiry told of mistreatment of people with Down syndrome
Parents of persons with Down syndrome are pressed to procure abortion, and their healthcare is negatively affected throughout their life,... Read more
Biden touts Catholic faith as campaign falters
Presidential candidate Joe Biden highlighted his Catholic faith in a new campaign ad, released on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The former frontrunner for... Read more
London to Malta via Rome: Following the money in Vatican financial scandals
The Vatican raid conducted on the chief prosecutor of the Church’s Apostolic Signatura sheds light on a network of companies... Read more
UK health service clarifies policy to deny care to 'homophobic' patients
Britain’s National Health Service has clarified a new policy that will allow patients found to be homophoic, racist, and sexist... Read more
Eastern Catholic bishops in US have particular pastoral concern for immigrants
In the United States, Eastern Catholics face many of the same challenges as Latin rite Catholics, but the Eastern Catholic... Read more
Yemen war: A look at a 'serious humanitarian crisis'
Nearly 24 million people in Yemen are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, according to a Center of Strategic and... Read more
Chinese media: Recent meeting of Sino-Vatican diplomats was pope's idea
The Vatican secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, met with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of... Read more
Indian bishops' conference reelects Cardinal Gracias
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has reelected Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the archbishop of Bombay, as president of the conference... Read more
Pope Francis: The meek are not pushovers
Pope Francis said Wednesday that a meek Christian is not weak, but defends his faith and controls his temper. Read more
Picture this: Knights of Columbus publish new illustrated history
A multitude of photos and copies of historic records enliven a new history of the largest Catholic men’s organization in... Read more
Christ is hope for the Church and the world, Archbishop Perez says at installation
The hope of Christ is far more profound than hope as the world defines it, Archbishop Nelson Perez said during... Read more
Elderly Chinese bishop recovers from coronavirus
Bishop Joseph Zhu Baoyu, Bishop Emeritus of Nanyang, has recovered from coronavirus. At age 98, he is among the oldest... Read more
Historic Iraqi church to be rebuilt
The rebuilding of a Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS will begin soon, the U.N.’s heritage agency... Read more
Bishops and aid agencies praise coronavirus response
American bishops and leaders of Catholic aid agencies have praised Vatican and U.S. responses to the coronavirus outbreak, and encouraged... Read more
Pope Francis approves Caritas Internationalis’ new statutes
The Vatican announced Feb. 17 that Pope Francis had approved changes to Caritas Internationalis’ governing statutes and internal rules. Read more
Kidnapped Nigerian priest has been released
The Nigerian priest who was abducted by gunmen last week has been freed. Fr. Nicholas Oboh was kidnapped last week... Read more
