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What did the Vatican just Google? A satirist speaks
Last fall, amid swirling headlines about synods and still-emerging sex abuse scandals, an odd account popped up in the newsfeeds... Read more
Eritreans suffering from seizure of Catholic health clinics, aid group says
The Eritrean government’s recent closure of all Catholic-run health clinics in the country will have devastating effects for the people... Read more
Sri Lankan church re-consecrated, cardinal challenges government
One of the churches in Sri Lanka damaged in attacks on Easter was re-consecrated Sunday. During the ceremony, the Archbishop... Read more
Six months after terror attack, Philippines cathedral packed at rededication
Despite the fresh memory of a deadly terrorist attack in January, the rededication Mass of the Cathedral of Our Lady... Read more
Catholic groups installing 5,000 solar panels in DC
Catholic organizations are installing 5,000 solar panels in a five-acre space in Washington, D.C., in what will become the largest... Read more
Christian baker asks for dismissal of lawsuit over cake signifying gender transition
Attorneys for Denver-area cake artist Jack Phillips filed a motion this week to dismiss a third lawsuit seeking to force... Read more
Foster moms ask Supreme Court to hear Philadelphia case
"As a single mom and woman of color, I've known a thing or two about discrimination over the years..." Read more
Bishop Wall introduces regular 'ad orientem' Mass at Gallup cathedral
Bishop James Wall of Gallup announced Monday that each Sunday a Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral will be said with... Read more
Archbishop Kurtz resigns as religious liberty chair during cancer treatment
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville has stepped down from leading the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ religious liberty committee... Read more
Brennan appointment hailed as 'new day' after Bransfield scandals in West Virginia
Bishop Mark Brennan will be installed as the ninth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston next month, as West Virginia’s sole diocese looks... Read more
Pope Francis names Bp Mark Brennan to follow Bransfield at West Virginia diocese
Pope Francis Tuesday named Bishop Mark Brennan the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia following financial corruption and alleged sexual assault... Read more
Records on life of Father Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, presented at Vatican
The cause for canonization of Servant of God Edward Flanagan, the priest who founded Nebraska's Boys Town community for orphans... Read more
Thousands of bones discovered in search for long-missing Vatican teen
The search for the remains of missing 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi took another twist as Vatican officials discovered “thousands” of human... Read more
UK High Court to hear case on medical treatment of Tafida Raqeeb
The High Court has agreed to hear in September a bid from the parents of Tafida Raqeeb to take her... Read more
Chinese leaders say US is ‘fabricating lies’ about millions of detained Uighurs
Chinese government officials denied mistreating the country’s ethnic Uighur population and said there is “no evidence” that the country is... Read more
Senate pro-lifers caution Trump against abortion funding in spending negotiations
The leader of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus is asking President Trump to refuse any attempts to undermine or strip pro-life... Read more
HHS delays enforcement of Title X Protect Life Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly delayed enforcement of the new Protect Life Rule, which bars public... Read more
US bishops say reported shutdown of refugee program is 'disturbing'
If reports of major cuts to the U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum programs are true they are alarming, the chair... Read more
Car crash reveals Santa Rosa priest embezzled $95,000
When EMTs rushed to the scene of a Santa Rosa car accident June 19, they found Fr. Oscar Diaz, a... Read more
