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Legislators back 'School Choice Week' as Supreme Court considers key case
Political leaders have come out in support of School Choice Week, as the Supreme Court considers a crucial case on... Read more
Priest in N Ireland cancels Sinn Féin meeting at parish hall over abortion
A pastor in Northern Ireland barred earlier this month the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin from holding a meeting at... Read more
At Kobe and Gianna Bryant's parish, prayer and Masses for crash victims
Hours before he died Sunday, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant knelt in prayer at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church... Read more
No reform possible without new leaders in Legionaries of Christ, advocates and survivors say
Advocates and survivors of abuse perpetrated by priests of the Legion of Christ say that the religious order has no... Read more
Pope's new personal secretary ran a ministry for street children
The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis has a new personal secretary, Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, a priest from Uruguay known... Read more
'We’ve had enough': Pro-life Democrat blasts Mayor Pete
Pro-life Democrats are “fed up” over the party’s staunch support of abortion and need to let the presidential candidates know... Read more
'Never again': Pope Francis calls for prayer on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Pope Francis has asked for people to spend a moment in prayer and recollection on Monday for International Holocaust Remembrance... Read more
The Catholic faith of Kobe Bryant
Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Southern California, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Bryant,... Read more
Pope Francis prays for coronavirus victims in China
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for people infected by the coronavirus, which has killed 56 people in China. Read more
Pope Francis: Keep a Bible close to you for daily inspiration
Pope Francis preached Sunday about the life-changing power of God’s word in Scripture, encouraging everyone to keep a Bible close... Read more
How family life led this couple back to the Catholic Church
With their children getting older, the Aguilars wanted to find a church home for their family. They visited a few... Read more
Cardinal Cupich: God 'schemes' for our salvation
God is a “tricky God” who schemes for the good of humanity and salvation, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago said... Read more
French Senate passes controversial IVF bill
The French Senate this week passed a bill that would allow access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for single women and... Read more
1 killed after car crashes into bus of Covington Catholic students heading home from March for Life
One person is dead and others are injured after an oncoming car struck a charter bus carrying Covington Catholic students... Read more
Pope Francis prays at St. Paul’s tomb with Orthodox and Anglican Christians
Pope Francis prayed at the tomb of St. Paul with Orthodox and Anglican leaders Saturday to conclude the Week of... Read more
75 years after Auschwitz liberation, Europe's bishops condemn anti-Semitism, call for peace
Seventy-five years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the Catholic bishops of Europe condemned racism, xenophobia, and anti-Semitism,... Read more
Pope Francis and Iraqi president discuss securing a future for Christians
Pope Francis met Saturday with Iraqi President Barham Salih, and discussed the need to secure the future of Iraq’s deep-rooted... Read more
Cardinal Re elected new dean of the College of Cardinals
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re has been elected the new dean of the College of Cardinals with Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as... Read more
US bishops offer prayers after Americans killed fighting wildfires in Australia
Committee leaders at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voiced prayers and sorrow at the deaths of three American crew... Read more
New Orleans Saints defend assistance of archdiocese as disclosure
The New Orleans Saints have said assistance that team personnel offered to the Archdiocese of New Orleans on communications strategy... Read more
