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Pro-life group: Curtailed study on abortion pill reversal is misleading
A small case study on the safety of the abortion pill reversal procedure that was cut short due to safety... Read more
St. John Henry Newman’s meditations on the Litany of Loreto
Morning Star. Mystical Rose. Tower of Ivory. House of Gold. For centuries, Catholics have recited these titles of Mary in... Read more
In scandalized Buffalo diocese, bishop seeks victims’ voices
Efforts to recover from clergy sex abuse scandals in Buffalo require listing to victims and others affected by the diocese’s... Read more
In Argentina, poverty rate highest in ten years
The latest report issued by the Argentina Observatory of Social Debt of the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina showed that... Read more
Pope Francis blesses 100 nativity scenes near the Vatican
Pope Francis Monday stopped by the “100 Nativities in the Vatican” display to bless Christmas scenes from all over the... Read more
What do practicing Catholics think about the 2020 election?
Catholics who say they accept all Church teachings are more likely than other Americans to say they are planning to... Read more
Survey: Americans dissatisfied with bishops’ response to sex abuse crisis
Americans largely disapprove of the way the U.S. bishops have handled the sex abuse scandal in the U.S. Catholic Church,... Read more
New poll shows how Catholics view the 2020 election
Less than a year before the 2020 presidential election, a landmark poll of both Catholic and non-Catholic voters found that... Read more
Iraqi cardinal pleads for help for Christians on Nineveh Plain
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako has appealed for financial and spiritual aid for Christians in the Middle East, especially in Iraq. Read more
German bishop accused of taking $140,000 from elderly woman's account
Bishop Johannes Bündgens has been charged by prosecutors with taking more than $140,000 from an elderly woman’s account. Read more
Supreme Court denies appeal against Kentucky ultrasound law
The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act requires abortion doctors to present and describe an ultrasound image of an unborn child to a mother... Read more
In a de-Christianized world, priests should be pillars of faith, Pope Francis says
Priests should strive after a strong relationship with Christ, beginning in seminary, in order to be the guides in faith... Read more
Scotland's bishops issue letter on life issues ahead of election
Scotland’s Catholic bishops have released a letter setting out the Church’s teaching on abortion and assisted suicide ahead of the... Read more
Pope Francis' prayer for the Immaculate Conception: 'You never stop loving your children'
For the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Pope Francis Sunday venerated a statue of the Virgin Mary located... Read more
Cardinal Tagle named head of Vatican evangelization office
Pope Francis Sunday appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, archbishop of Manila, Philippines, to lead the Congregation for the Evangelization... Read more
How the Church is honoring pilots and the ‘flying’ house of the Virgin Mary
At first glance, pilots and plane passengers have little in common with the Holy House of Mary in Loreto, Italy. Read more
Pope: Mary's Immaculate Conception the start of the fulfillment of God's plan
With Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, God was, even before Mary’s birth, putting into motion his plan of salvation for the... Read more
Why an Argentine priest says ‘I love my cassock!’
A popular Argentine priest has explained why he frequently wears a priestly cassock, even while the garment has fallen out... Read more
Sheen beatification delay an act of 'sabotage,' Peoria official writes
After the Diocese of Rochester last week confirmed it had requested that the beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen be delayed,... Read more
Amid terrorism fears in Indonesia, heavy security planned for Christmas
Authorities in Indonesia are expected to deploy 160,000 security personnel to ensure Christmas and New Year’s celebrations safe, according to... Read more
