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Police officer on duty at St Peter's square in Vatican City.

Vatican official raided over London property deal investigation

Feb 18, 2020

Vatican authorities have seized documents and computers belonging to a senior curial official as part of an investigation into financial... Read more

Court evidence suggests abuse cover-up by high ranking Legionaries of Christ

Feb 18, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Evidence to be presented in a upcoming criminal trial suggests an elaborate cover-up of sexual abuse allegations against a former... Read more

Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland.

First Mass since Reformation to be held in Swiss cathedral

Feb 17, 2020

Mass will be said in the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Genève on Feb. 29, in a decision announced by the... Read more

President Paul Biya of Cameroon.

Bishops urge president to hold peace talks in Cameroon conflict

Feb 17, 2020

Bishops from around the world have signed an open letter to the Cameroonian president asking that he participate in proposed... Read more

Travellers at an airport in Chengdu, China wear masks to prevent infection from coronavirus, Jan. 23, 2019.

Catholics provide pastoral, physical aid in the face of coronavirus

Feb 17, 2020

While the coronavirus outbreak continues, Catholics have sought to provide aid and pastoral care to those threatened by its spread.  Read more

November 27, 2019: Archbishop Charles Chaput in Rome for his final ad limina visit as Archbishop of Philadelphia.

In last Sunday Mass as Philly archbishop, Chaput retires with gratitude

Feb 17, 2020

Archbishop Charles Chaput has been a diocesan bishop for 31 years. For most of that time, his people have known... Read more

Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

New Hong Kong bishop to be announced within weeks

Feb 17, 2020

By Ed Condon

Priests in the Diocese of Hong Kong are expecting the announcement of their new bishop within the next two weeks.  Read more

Priest with brain tumor 'embraces it willingly' for victims of clergy abuse

Feb 17, 2020

When Fr. John Hollowell went to Mayo Clinic for brain scans after what doctors thought was a stroke, he received... Read more

Pope Francis.

In new series, Pope Francis offers insights on the Nicene Creed

Feb 17, 2020

An Italian television station released on Monday the first in an eight part series of interviews designed to highlight reflections... Read more

Uyghurs at a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, September 2010.

Leak from Xinjiang shows some Uyghurs are detained for family size

Feb 17, 2020

A leaked document from a county in China's northwest details the personal information of some 3,000 Uyghurs. It gives violation... Read more

Archbishop Theodore McCarrick at the Vatican, March 11, 2013

McCarrick gave $1 million to scandal-hit religious order

Feb 17, 2020

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was a major donor to a religious community whose founder was found guilty of sexual misconduct.  Read more

Mor Abrohom Church in Nusaybin, Turkey.

Priest arrested in Turkey for giving bread and water to Kurdish separatists

Feb 17, 2020

Turkish authorities have arrested a Syriac Orthodox priest on terrorism charges after the cleric allegedly provided bread and water to... Read more

A Raphael-designed tapestry hangs in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, Feb. 17, 2020.

500 years later, Raphael tapestries rehung in Sistine Chapel

Feb 17, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Five hundred years after the death of Renaissance artist Raphael, the Vatican Museums has returned the tapestries he designed to... Read more

Michael Bloomberg attends the 2019 Hudson River Park Gala at Cipriani South Street on October 17, 2019.

Catholic business leaders respond to 'no breaks' Bloomberg video

Feb 17, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Catholic business leaders said a work-life balance is critical for success, following a viral video of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg... Read more

Pope Francis May 15, 2019.

Pope Francis requires year of missionary work for future Vatican diplomat priests

Feb 17, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has requested that priests in formation for the Holy See’s diplomatic service be required to spend one year... Read more

Virgil Dechant. Courtesy photo.

Virgil Dechant, long-serving KofC Supreme Knight, dies at 89

Feb 16, 2020

The longest serving Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus died Saturday at 89.  Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square June 7, 2017.

Pope Francis: God's law brings freedom

Feb 16, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

God gives the grace both to follow his law exteriorly and to accept it in one’s heart, which is what... Read more

Cardinal George Pell. CNA file photo

Date set Cardinal Pell's last chance appeal hearing

Feb 15, 2020

Australia’s High Court has set a date for the final appeal of Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted in 2018... Read more

Theodore McCarrick.

McCarrick was a 'devourer of souls,' former priest secretary tells parish

Feb 15, 2020

A priest who was the personal secretary of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick said he is sickened by manipulative fundraising tactics... Read more

Hong Kong residents queue to refund their bullet train tickets to the mainland in West Kowloon railway station, Jan. 25, 2020.

Hong Kong, Singapore cancel public Masses amid coronavirus

Feb 15, 2020

All public Masses in Hong Kong are canceled through Feb. 28 amid the threat of the spreading of coronavirus.  Read more