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Christian politician completes two-year sentence for blasphemy in Indonesia
An Indonesian Christian, the former governor of Jakarta was released from jail on Thursday completing a two-year long sentence for... Read more
Major Japanese convenience stores ban pornography
Thousands of convenience stores in Japan will stop selling pornographic magazines, a move they say will help create an environment... Read more
Two-thirds of US bishops do not believe women should be ordained deacons
A survey of bishops in the US released this week found that among respondents, 41 percent believe it theoretically possible... Read more
Pope asks World Youth Day pilgrims to unite the world with Christ's love
At the opening ceremony for World Youth Day in Panama on Thursday, Pope Francis asked participants to let themselves be... Read more
Venezuelan Army besieged hundreds of protesters in Maturin cathedral
As opposition marches were held across Venezuela Wednesday, at least 700 opposition supporters were trapped in Maturin's Cathedral of Our... Read more
DC attorney general proposes bill to make clergy mandatory reporters
The bill would extend to a range of positions and professions across church, state, and private insitutions, but provides explicit... Read more
Be close to people's suffering, Francis tells Central American bishops
At World Youth Day Thursday, Pope Francis told the bishops of Central America to be close to the people, and... Read more
Pope Francis says Panama to be 'a hub of hope' during World Youth Day
Upon arriving in Panama for World Youth Day 2019, Pope Francis met with politicians, diplomats and civil society leaders, extending... Read more
World Youth Day pilgrims receive warm welcome in Panama
When you go to stay at someone’s house for a week, it’s not unusual for the host to tidy the... Read more
Pope Francis warns against 'spirals of hatred' on social media
In his World Day of Social Communications message, Pope Francis said that online discussion is “too often based on opposition... Read more
Meet the hitchhiking friar with an extraordinary near-death experience
Miraculous events have shaped Friar Juan Maria Crisostomo’s life to bring him to the radical poverty and simplicity of his... Read more
Iowa heartbeat abortion law struck down by state judge
An Iowa judge struck down Tuesday a law basing an abortion ban on a fetal heartbeat, blocking the implementation of... Read more
Arizona bill seeks to tax access to online pornography
An Arizona lawmaker has introduced a bill that would charge a fee to people buying electronic devices in the state... Read more
Basilica confirms Nathan Phillips protest attempted Mass disruption
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has confirmed that protesters led by the Native American activist... Read more
Venezuelan bishops back opposition marches, after calling Maduro 'illegitimate'
The bishops of Venezuela have voiced support for peaceful opposition demonstrations across the country Wednesday. At one of these marches... Read more
The evolving response of the Church in Kentucky to the Covington Catholic incident
How Kentucky's Catholic leaders have responded to a situation involving Covington Catholic High School students. Read more
World Youth Day kicks off with message: 'Have the courage to be saints'
At the opening Mass of World Youth Day 2019, Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama told young people from... Read more
‘This is progressive?’ New York bishops react to new abortion law
Catholic leaders in New York have spoken out against the passage of an expansive new abortion law in the state.... Read more
Not so neutral: Colorado's sex ed bill could marginalize Catholics
A “comprehensive sex education” bill in the Colorado legislature would require public schools to adopt a curriculum that could stigmatize... Read more
Appeals court upholds La. law regulating abortion clinics
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected a request from abortion rights' advocates to rehear a case challenging... Read more
