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Cologne's cardinal warns against inventing 'a new Church'
Noting the challenges facing the Church in Germany, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne told EWTN last week that amid... Read more
Supreme Court overturns death penalty for man with intellectual disability
In a ruling released Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the death penalty sentence of a Texas inmate whom... Read more
Assisted suicide threatens the entire medical profession, Maryland doctor warns
Assisted suicide contradicts the foundations of medical ethics, violates the basic standards of medical care, and threatens people who most... Read more
Religious superiors voice shame over child abuse failings
Superiors general of men’s and women’s religious communities expressed sorrow Tuesday for sexual abuse committed within religious congregations and orders... Read more
Bishops ask Supreme Court to hear case on racism in death sentencing
Three U.S. bishops have called on the Supreme Court to take up the case of a death row inmate in... Read more
With Nigerian elections postponed, Catholic leaders stress peace
Catholic leaders have voiced disappointment at a last-minute delay in Nigerian elections, but called for Christians to remain peaceful and... Read more
Vatican restores priestly faculties to Ernesto Cardenal
Pope Francis has restored priestly faculties to 94-year-old Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, who had been suspended a divinas in 1984 for... Read more
Analysis: What can the Vatican sex abuse summit deliver?
The wider purpose of the three-day meeting is to impress the seriousness of the child abuse crisis on bishops from... Read more
Canonization causes open for Italian mother, religious sister
The Vatican has announced the opening of canonization causes for two contemporary women, both of whom died in the 21st... Read more
Report: Children living in the shadow of war
A new report commissioned by an international children’s charity has revealed that 420 million children, or nearly one in five... Read more
Emergency declaration raises new questions about Texas border chapel
President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border has again raised the possibility of a barrier... Read more
A look ahead at this week's Vatican sex abuse meeting
The Vatican has released the schedule, speakers, and a new website for this week’s much-anticipated sex abuse summit, which will... Read more
Ahead of summit, Cupich discusses sex abuse, homosexuality, priestly formation
Cardinal Blase Cupich said Monday that this week’s Vatican sex abuse summit needs to be focused on the protection of... Read more
New archbishop announced for Ukrainian archeparchy in US
The Vatican announced on Monday that Bishop Boris Gudziak has been named as the new Archbishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy... Read more
Catholic Charities unveils plan to fight chronic homelessness in Southern Nevada
As part of a new nationwide program, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada is hoping to reduce chronic homelessness in the... Read more
Pope Francis asks for prayers ahead of Vatican abuse summit
Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayers for a meeting of the presidents of bishops’ conferences around the world slated to... Read more
Analysis: Pope Francis' position on Venezuela
Pope Francis’ recent letter to Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro confirmed the Holy See’s position on the Venezuelan crisis, while demonstrating that... Read more
Analysis: After McCarrick sex abuse verdict, money and power questions remain
McCarrick’s laicization answers few of the questions raised by his case, the most pressing of which being how a man... Read more
U.S. bishops react to McCarrick laicization
Bishops from across the United States have reacted to the news that Theodore McCarrick has been found guilty of sexual... Read more
Australian bishop urges faithful to fight ‘radical’ abortion bill
A local bishop is speaking out against a bill to remove regulations on abortion in Adelaide, Australia, saying it would... Read more
