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Trump admin announces rules to allow equal access to grants for religious groups
The White House announced new rules from nine federal agencies Thursday to help ensure that religious groups have equal access... Read more
Critics: Utah bill on confession would criminalize priests, not counter sex abuse
A Utah legislator’s proposal to remove protections for priests and other clergy who hear confessions of the sexual abuse of... Read more
Mike Pence to meet Pope Francis in Vatican next week
Vice President Mike Pence will travel to the Vatican next week to meet with Pope Francis. The audience follows Amb. Brownback's... Read more
Italian bishops promote Catholic-Jewish dialogue as antisemitic speech increases
The Catholic Church in Italy marked its 31st annual Day of Jewish-Christian Religious Dialogue with a discussion between Rome’s chief... Read more
School threatens suspension for student's 'Virginity Rocks' sweatshirt
School administrators in Wentzville, Missouri, threatened to suspend a seventh grade student if he returned to school wearing a sweatshirt... Read more
Tabernacle retrieved intact from church destroyed by earthquake in Puerto Rico
Precariously resting on the edge of an altar leaning forward from the impact of the earthquake that struck Puerto Rico,... Read more
Tenn governor to sign bill protecting faith-based adoption agencies
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Jan. 15 that he intends to sign into law a bill to protect adoption organizations... Read more
Former priest on trial in France for sexual abuse of minors
Bernard Preynat, a former priest of the Archdiocese of Lyon, is on trial before a civil court in France. He... Read more
Mexican bishops call for ending statute of limitations for sex abuse of minors
The bishops’ conference of Mexico has called on the country’s government to get rid of the statute of limitations in... Read more
Amid Argentina food crisis, Caritas aims to help
Amid a continuing economic crisis in Argentina, the Catholic relief agency Caritas is working to provide food for thousands of... Read more
Rossi investigation still 'underway,' 4 months after it began.
Four months after the Diocese of Scranton began looking into allegations against the rector of the Basilica of the National... Read more
Californian families talk progressive but look traditional, study finds
A new study says that while most Californians support the redefinition of marriage and the family, they choose intact marriages... Read more
‘An act of charity’: Virginia bishop defends parish hosting Episcopalian consecration
Bishop Barry Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond has issued a statement responding to concerns that a local parish church... Read more
Founder of Protestant movement returns to Catholic Church
The founder of a prominent non-denominational movement in India has returned to the Catholic faith of his baptism, after more... Read more
Scotland's Bishop Robson accused of plagiarism in dissertation
A Scottish bishop accused of committing plagiarism in his doctoral dissertation told CNA that while he never intentionally committed any... Read more
Synod relator advises bishops on presenting Amazon apostolic exhortation
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, the relator general of the Amazon synod, sent a letter Monday to some ordinaries indicating that the... Read more
Congressional leaders raise plight of US pastors in Chinese prisons
More than a dozen members of Congress have asked President Trump to press for the release of U.S. pastors imprisoned... Read more
Pope appoints first woman to managerial position in Secretariat of State
Pope Francis has named Dr. Francesca Di Giovanni as undersecretary for multilateral affairs in the Vatican Secretariat of State, marking... Read more
French bishops approve removing parents’ gender from baptismal forms
The French Catholic bishops’ conference permanent council has approved a recommendation to remove references to the sex of parents on... Read more
Pope Francis: The Church never tires of announcing God’s love
While often persecuted and misunderstood, the Church never tires of announcing the love of God made present in Jesus Christ,... Read more
