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Pope Francis celebrates the closing Mass of Amazon synod October 27, 2019.

Pope Francis' Amazon exhortation calls for holiness, not married priests

Feb 12, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis published his response to the Vatican’s 2019 Amazon synod in an apostolic exhortation Wednesday. Despite widespread speculation following... Read more

Days before attack, Nigerian bishop warned of poor protection for Christians

Feb 11, 2020

Just days before a suspected Islamist militant attack killed 30 people in Nigeria, a prominent bishop in the country lamented... Read more

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun speaks at the Asianews Conference at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Nov. 18, 2014.

Cardinal Zen to Congressmen: China wants Vatican 'surrender'

Feb 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong, told CNA that the situation is dire for the Church in... Read more

The funeral Mass of Michael Nnadi at Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria, Feb. 11, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Maiduguri.

Seminarian's killing a 'defining moment' for Christians in Nigeria

Feb 11, 2020

At the funeral Mass for Michael Nnadi, the 18-year-old seminarian abducted and killed by gunmen last month, Bishop Matthew Hassan... Read more

January 20, 2020: Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar (D) speaks in South Carolina.

Klobuchar says pro-life Democrats 'are a part of our party'

Feb 11, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar said on Tuesday that she would not shut pro-life Democrats out of the party.  Read more

Saint Ines church in historical downtown of Cumana, Venezuela.

Church in Venezuela hit hard by ongoing economic, political crisis

Feb 11, 2020

As the people of Venezuela continue to suffer severe food and medication shortages due to hyperinflation, the Church is also... Read more

Waving flag with Houston Astros professional team logo.

Seton Hall poll says toss Astros' title

Feb 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A majority of Americans want Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros to be stripped of their 2017 World Series title, according... Read more

Senator Ben Sasse, pictured at the National Press Club, Oct. 2018.

Sen. Sasse reintroduces Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection bill

Feb 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro, Christine Rousselle

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a new hearing on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on Tuesday, with... Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx.

Cardinal Marx will not seek re-election as head of German bishops' conference

Feb 11, 2020

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has notified German bishops that he will not stand to be elected to a second term as... Read more

Cemetary stock image.

More than 2,000 aborted children to be buried in South Bend

Feb 11, 2020

The remains of more than two thousand aborted children discovered in a garage belonging to deceased abortionist Dr. Ulrich Klopfer... Read more

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson of the Knights of Columbus speaks at a press conference in Rome, Feb. 11, 2020.

Knights of Columbus celebrate 100 years of charity in Rome

Feb 11, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

A group of the Knights of Columbus are on pilgrimage in Rome to celebrate 100 years of their charitable presence... Read more

Catholic community mourns death of Arizona priest in car crash 

Feb 11, 2020

The Diocese of Tucson has announced the death of a local priest, who was killed in a car crash Friday.  Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois.

Bishop Paprocki provides pastoral guide on gender identity

Feb 10, 2020

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois issued a pastoral guide last month regarding diocesan policies on gender identity, expounding... Read more

Moto For Peace in Chile.

European motorcycle police begin mission trip to South America

Feb 10, 2020

A group of European motorcycle police is currently taking part in a mission trip to South America, offering support to... Read more

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

'A disturbing time in America': Pro-life Dems respond to Sanders

Feb 10, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Pro-life Democrats responded on Monday to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' suggestion that there is no room in the party... Read more

Chicago archdiocese announces nearly two dozen parish mergers, closings

Feb 10, 2020

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Thursday the latest round of parish mergers and closures as part of Cardinal Blase Cupich’s... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York says Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, Oct. 1, 2015.

Cardinal Dolan making pastoral visit to Cuba

Feb 10, 2020

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is in the midst of a visit to Cuba, having been invited to the... Read more

The New York City Public Library in Manhattan.

‘Canceled’ radical feminists and the Catholic Church: These unlikely allies believe women are female

Feb 10, 2020

By Mary Farrow

Fain, along with several other women writers, intellectuals, and activists, have been “canceled” for their conviction that women are adult... Read more

St. John Henry Newman's coat of arms.

Newman relic reported stolen from Birmingham Oratory

Feb 10, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A first-class relic of St. John Henry Newman was stolen from the Birmingham Oratory sometime in late January, the Oratory... Read more

Argentine president Alberto Fernández.

Vatican official claims canon law required giving communion to pro-choice Argentine president and consort

Feb 10, 2020

A Vatican official has defended his decision to administer the Eucharist to Argentina's president, despite the leader’s effort to legalize... Read more