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Spanish bishops on migrants: 'We don't love God if we don't love our brothers'
The head of the migration commission for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference emphasized that love of neighbor is essential for Christians,... Read more
Indiana bishop offers cemetery for burial of aborted remains
The Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend offered Thursday the use of a Catholic cemetery to bury the more than 2,000... Read more
Transgender man will be allowed to sue Catholic hospital over hysterectomy
A Sacramento-area woman who identifies as a transgender man will be allowed to sue a Catholic hospital for cancelling and... Read more
Polls show majority support in US for medical conscience protections
New poll results show that a large majority of Americans believe that healthcare professionals should not be forced to provide... Read more
‘Secret preacher’ of Dachau concentration camp beatified
The ‘secret preacher of block 17’ who witnessed to Christ in a Nazi concentration camp was beatified this week in... Read more
Pope's cardinal advisors continue to discuss apostolic constitution
Pope Francis’ now six-member Council of Cardinal Advisors met this week to continue work on the forthcoming apostolic constitution, incorporating... Read more
Blood of St. Januarius liquefies on feast day
The miracle of the liquefiction of the blood of early Church martyr St. Januarius took place Thursday in Naples. Read more
Draft law would preserve abortion pill restrictions
The Support and Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act (SAVE) was introduced Thursday in response to efforts to broaden access to... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Fr. James Martin's message causes confusion about Church doctrine
After Fr. James Martin, SJ, spoke at a Philadelphia university, the Archbishop of Philadelphia urged caution about the priest’s message,... Read more
Pope Francis: 'Canon law is essential for ecumenical dialogue'
In an audience Thursday with members of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches, Pope Francis said that “canon... Read more
Chaput: Personal holiness, fidelity to the Church key in difficult times
During times of scandal and confusion, Catholics should strive for personal holiness and fidelity to the Church, Archbishop Charles Chaput... Read more
A new book from a Vatican journalist, for Vatican journalists
A book on papal communication aims to connect the history of the Vatican’s communications office with the theology of the... Read more
Brooklyn diocese teaming with NYPD to search for church vandal
The Diocese of Brooklyn is partnering with the New York Police Department to find a woman suspected of causing thousands... Read more
Bishops in US make the Real Presence a focus of their catechesis
Six weeks after a Pew Research study found that only one-third of Catholics in the US believe that the bread... Read more
The unborn child is a person with the right to an identity, say bishops of Panama
The Panamanian bishops expressed their support last week for a bill that would allow parents to register their children who... Read more
In robota Christi? Why robots can never be Catholic priests
Once a man is ordained a priest for the Catholic Church, he acts, according to the Catechism of the Catholic... Read more
Poll suggests a majority of Buffalo Catholics want Bishop Malone to resign
Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, New York is facing fresh calls for his resignation, after a local news organization commissioned... Read more
Analysis: Cardinal Marx’s next step on the German synodal path
The German bishops seem poised to press ahead with plans for a “synodal assembly,” despite criticism of the plan from... Read more
Maine bishop laments failed challenge to assisted suicide and abortion laws
Bishop Robert Deeley of Portland, Maine, has expressed his disappointment at the failure of efforts to force a public vote... Read more
Study finds U.S. abortion rates at all time low
The report from the Guttmacher Institute found that the total number of abortions fell by 196,000 over the past six... Read more
