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Archbishop Jose Gomez.

Archbishop Gomez urges prayers for peace amid Iran tensions

Jan 8, 2020

Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the USCCB, has urged Catholics to pray for peace amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.  Read more

Louisiana Catholic church vandalized with graffiti

Jan 8, 2020

Last weekend, the property of a Catholic church in Louisiana was vandalized with black spray paint, including symbols of a... Read more

Theodore McCarrick arrives at the Vatican on March 5, 2013.

FBI interviewed Papal Foundation staff about McCarrick

Jan 8, 2020

By Ed Condon

Law enforcement officials have conducted interviews with several senior figures at the Papal Foundation, a U.S. based charity which supports... Read more

A picture taken Jan. 8, 2020 in Bardarash in the Dohuk governorate shows shrapnel from a reportedly Iranian missile initially fired at Iraqi bases housing US troops.

Archbishop Warda: US-Iran tensions threaten Iraq's Christian communities

Jan 8, 2020

By Courtney Mares

After Iran attacked an air base in Erbil early Wednesday, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil said the current tensions between... Read more

Chinese Catholic priest at St. Michael's Church, Beijing, March, 2016.

Catholic persecution worse after Vatican-China deal, Congress finds

Jan 8, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A new U.S. government report says that human rights abuse in China has worsened in the last year, and specifically highlighted the... Read more

Pope Francis April 18, 2018.

Pope Francis prays for 176 victims of Iran plane crash

Jan 8, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has offered his prayers for the souls of the 176 passengers of a Ukrainian International Airlines flight, who... Read more

Pope Francis blesses a woman at a general audience in Paul VI Hall Dec. 5, 2018.

Pope Francis: God acts in the midst of our trials and failures

Jan 8, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Love for God is always fruitful, Pope Francis said Wednesday, stressing that Christ can bring good out of any circumstance... Read more

Damage caused by a Jan. 7, 2020 earthquake in Puerto Rico.

Archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after Puerto Rico earthquakes

Jan 8, 2020

In the wake of a series of earthquakes that left at least one dead, multiple injured and some 300,000 without... Read more

Wyoming legislator seeks to repeal death penalty

Jan 7, 2020

By Perry West

A Wyoming lawmaker intends to introduce a bill to repeal capital punishment in the state when the legislative session begins... Read more

In UK, Christian doctor talking faith with patients draws new scrutiny

Jan 7, 2020

The U.K.’s independent regulator for doctors has said it will review its decision to close a case against a Christian... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators awaits the Supreme in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, 2016.

Will 2020 bring pro-life momentum to state legislatures?

Jan 7, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

Pro-life advocates are hopeful that 2020 will see the pro-life movement building on its victories from the past year, despite... Read more

Bishop Edward Scarfenberger. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Albany

Bishop Scharfenberger says he was given no 'particular mission' in Buffalo

Jan 7, 2020

Bishop Edward Scharfenberger, the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo, has said he was not given the results of a... Read more

Blue and white sign above the entrance for the Planned Parenthood clinic in Newton, NJ. Via Shutterstock.

Teen arrested for Planned Parenthood attack in Delaware

Jan 7, 2020

An 18-year-old man is being held in custody and is charged with federal crimes after he allegedly threw an incendiary... Read more

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks near Tawadros II during a Liturgy at Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Egypt's administrative capital, Jan. 2, 2020.

Egyptian president commends interreligious ties

Jan 7, 2020

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt attended a Coptic Orthodox Liturgy Monday, praising cooperation between the Christians and Muslims of... Read more

Iranians gather around the caskets of Qasem Soleimani and others during a funeral procession after the bodies arrived in Qom, Jan. 6, 2020.

Iranian nuncio appeals for negotiation, not revenge

Jan 7, 2020

By Courtney Mares

As tensions escalate between Iran and the United States following the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the pope’s diplomat in Tehran... Read more

Theodore McCarrick.

Theodore McCarrick has moved from Kansas friary

Jan 7, 2020

By JD Flynn, Ed Condon

The disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has moved from the Kansas friary where he had been living since 2018.  Read more

Nurse holding hand of patient. Stock photo via Shutterstock.

Euthanasia increases organ donations in Canada amid ethical concerns

Jan 7, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Canadians who choose medical suicide are being actively solicited for their organs in a practice one Member of Parliament said raises... Read more

Minnesota’s Catholic, Lutheran bishops call for welcoming of refugees

Jan 7, 2020

Reflecting on the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt, the Catholic and Lutheran bishops of Minnesota issued an open... Read more

People participate in a Jewish solidarity march across the Brooklyn Bridge on January 5, 2020 in New York City.

New York governor announces $45 million marked for security at religious schools

Jan 6, 2020

By Mary Farrow

During a solidarity march with the Jewish community of New York, which suffered numerous attacks during the week of Hanukkah... Read more

Vandals damaged the Church of San Francisco de Borja in Santiago on Dec. 3.

Mob sets fire to Catholic church serving Chilean police  

Jan 6, 2020

A mob of masked protesters set fire Jan. 3 to a Catholic church dedicated to serving the national police in... Read more