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Notre-Dame de Paris shortly after a fire damaged parts of the roof and structure.

Notre-Dame still at risk of destruction, says rector

Dec 27, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

This year Christmas Mass was not celebrated at Notre-Dame de Paris for the first time since the French First Republic,... Read more

Potters in New York handcraft bowls for the Catholic Charities Empty Bowls Luncheon. Courtesy photo.

A bowl of soup, and a chance for compassion

Dec 27, 2019

By Perry West

For nearly 15 years, a Catholic charity in south-central New York has sold ceramic bowls to raise both money for... Read more

Strong online boundaries make for the happiest relationships, study finds

Dec 27, 2019

By Mary Farrow

Cutting ties with old flames, before the internet, used to be easy.  Read more

Exorcist: Temptation – not possession – is the most significant demonic activity

Dec 26, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Though dramatic representations of demonic possessions, as seen in Hollywood, can make them appear to be the primary method of... Read more

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines.

Cardinal Tagle speaks of 'shock and sadness' at Philippines' suicide rates

Dec 26, 2019

In the wake of rising suicide rates in the Philippines, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle issued a Christmas statement expressing his... Read more

Juliana Pybus is confirmed at Holy Name Catholic Church in Sheridan, Colo., on Easter 2019.

St. Augustine and a patient husband led this long-searching Christian to Catholicism

Dec 26, 2019

By Mary Farrow

For Colorado native Juliana Pybus, faith has always been a central part of her life.  Read more

How the Church in Chile is helping women victims of domestic violence

Dec 26, 2019

The Vicariate for Social Pastoral Care of Caritas in the Archdiocese of Santiago takes in every year hundreds of women... Read more

Carolers gather outside Melbourne Assessment Prison on Christmas Eve, 2019.

Christmas Eve carolers for Cardinal Pell gathered at Melbourne prison

Dec 26, 2019

By Ed Condon

A group of local Catholics gathered outside Melbourne prison on Christmas Eve to sing carols for Cardinal George Pell.  Read more

Development of prison catechesis program draws strong support

Dec 26, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

It took a Catholic evangelist just three days to raise the funds online for an apologetics and faith formation curriculum... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Jan. 31, 2018.

Pope prays for Philippines, struck by deadly Christmas Day typhoon

Dec 26, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Thursday prayed for the people of the Philippines, who were hit Christmas Day by a typhoon which has... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address during Advent 2016.

St. Stephen's martyrdom shows 'true meaning of Christmas,' Pope Francis says

Dec 26, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

The death of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr, teaches Catholics to renew their commitment to charity and self-gift, part... Read more

New Michigan vocational school combines Catholic education, skilled trades 

Dec 26, 2019

By Perry West

A new vocational school in Grand Rapids, Michigan will open its doors next year to young men interested in learning... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the center loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 25, 2019.

Pope Francis on Christmas: Christ's light is greater than the darkness of world's conflicts

Dec 25, 2019

By Courtney Mares

On Christmas, Pope Francis prayed for Christ to bring light to the instability in Iraq, Lebanon, Venezuela, Yemen, Ukraine, Burkina... Read more

Catholic group to start holistic addiction recovery home in Kentucky 

Dec 24, 2019

By Perry West

A Kentucky diocese is leasing a tenantless building to a Catholic charity to create a holistic recovery program for people... Read more

Pope Francis uncovers the Child Jesus in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2019.

Sinner or saint – God loves you, Pope Francis says on Christmas Eve

Dec 24, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

A person’s weakness and sin does not change Christ’s love for them, and Catholics should strive to treat others the... Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx speaks at a Vatican press conference Feb. 23, 2019.

In new interview, Cardinal Marx speaks on same-sex blessings

Dec 24, 2019

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has expressed the view that homosexual couples can receive a Church blessing “in the sense of a... Read more

An undated photo of John Bradburne (L) with a leper.

This secular Franciscan lived among lepers. Could he become Zimbabwe’s first saint?

Dec 24, 2019

British-born John Bradburne, who died in Zimbabwe 40 years ago, could be on his way to becoming the country’s first... Read more

Father Matthew Barzare blesses water at an airfield in Cow Island, La., Dec. 21, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Lafayette.

Rorate coeli désuper: Louisiana church blesses community from plane

Dec 24, 2019

Father Matthew Barzare blessed 100 gallons of water on the Ember Saturday of Advent, which was then loaded into a... Read more

Mentors are key in program to get civilly married couples back to Church

Dec 24, 2019

By Mary Farrow

When Mary Rose Verret first welcomed Douglas and Elizabeth into her home, Douglas’ boots squished with the sewage he worked... Read more

 Anthony Ascolese, with his confirmation sponsor Jeremy Moore. Courtesy photo

College freshmen found faith through friendship

Dec 23, 2019

By Perry West

The phenomenon is well-documented. When young Catholics go away to college, a troublingly high percentage of them stop practicing their... Read more