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Eucharistic procession for Hollywood homeless draws hundreds
Hundreds of Catholics processed through Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in a special Eucharistic procession for the poor this month. Read more
Pope Francis: Advent is a time of joy-filled waiting
As the Advent season begins, it is a good time to reflect on the Christian call to joyful expectancy, finding... Read more
Suicide, drug overdose rates bring US life expectancy down
The suicide rate in the United States is at its highest in at least 50 years, and is contributing to... Read more
Iowa prisoners sue to get their pornography back
Dozens of Iowa inmates have filed a lawsuit challenging a ban on pornography which has affected the state’s prisons in... Read more
In new book on clergy and religious life, Pope Francis addresses homosexuality
In a book-length interview to be published next week, Pope Francis addressed gifts and challenges for clerical and religious vocations,... Read more
Religious order petitions Supreme Court over gas pipeline
An order of religious sisters in Pennsylvania has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the drilling of a government-sanctioned... Read more
Farm Bill to pass without expanded SNAP work requirements
Congress looks set to pass a compromise version of the Farm Bill, which would reauthorize billions in government funds for... Read more
Bishop of Greensburg recovering after Thanksgiving weekend heart attack
The Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania is in recovery after suffering a mild heart attack over the Thanksgiving weekend. Read more
Pope Francis calls for unity with Orthodox Churches
On the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, Pope Francis told the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople that while the Holy... Read more
Pope to sick children: Pray to your guardian angel
Pope Francis met with dozens of children suffering from tumors in an audience Nov. 30. Read more
Vatican official: There is a clear link between Amazon synod, missionary month
According to the president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, there is a clear link between next October’s focus on missionary... Read more
EWTN wins lawsuit over HHS contraception mandate
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th circuit issued an order Thursday vacating a 2014 District Court decision against the... Read more
Francis praises witness of Pakistani Catholic killed in 2011
Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician from Pakistan who was killed in 2011, is a witness of how... Read more
What’s the difference between crystals and relics?
To the outside viewer, crystals are pretty rocks. Read more
Pro-life, disability groups support Indiana abortion law at SCOTUS
Nineteen states and numerous pro-life and disability groups have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Indiana law prohibiting... Read more
CA assisted suicide law remains in legal limbo
A California court of appeals overturned Tuesday a lower court’s ruling that had put the state’s assisted suicide law in... Read more
Santa Fe archdiocese to file for bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Thursday it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Read more
Cardinal Müller: Spiritual renewal is the Church's foremost need
Cardinal Gerhard Müller said in a recent interview that the problem of clerical sex abuse must be countered primarily by... Read more
‘We must not hide from suffering,’ Iraqi archbishop says on Red Wednesday
In Washington’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Catholics and Church leaders from four continents gathered Wednesday... Read more
Analysis: How sexual misconduct reforms might begin in U.S. dioceses
Some U.S. bishops have told CNA they now realize that if they want to initiate new reforms, they’ll have to... Read more
