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Chilean president signs gender identity law
Chilean president Sebastián Piñera signed into law Wednesday a bill permitting people aged 14 or older to change their name... Read more
Senate moves to end U.S. support of Yemeni conflict
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a procedural motion to advance a resolution that could end U.S. involvement... Read more
Shrines are places of God's mercy, Pope Francis says
Shrines and sanctuaries should be places of welcoming and mercy where the sacraments can be received, Pope Francis said Thursday... Read more
Pope sends message to conference on closed churches
Pope Francis wrote in his 2015 encyclical, Laudato si, that, “by learning to see and appreciate beauty, we learn to... Read more
CAR bishops establish day of prayer for victims of violence
The bishops of the Central African Republic have set aside a day of mourning and a day of prayer for... Read more
Analysis: What is next for Curial reform?
The next gathering of the Council of Cardinals, also known as the C9, will take place Dec. 10-12. It will... Read more
US Congress passes bill to relieve Christians, Yazidis in Iraq and Syria
The US House of Representatives passed Tuesday H.R. 390, a bill titled “Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act,”... Read more
US bishops ask Senate to pass prison reform bill
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a letter last week urging the Senate to pass the bipartisan First... Read more
Pro-life students ask Trump to defund Planned Parenthood
Students for Life has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to defund Planned Parenthood, and encouraged pro-life advocates to ask the... Read more
Tijuana archbishop urges solidarity with Central American migrants
Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón of Tijuana encouraged the faithful Sunday to share “from our poverty” with the Central American migrants... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop condemns sex abuse committed by religious priest
Archbishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala of Maracaibo on Wednesday condemned the abuse of a female minor by Fr. Iván Marino... Read more
Vatican approves second miracle for Blessed John Henry Newman
A second miracle attributed to Blessed John Henry Newman has reportedly been approved by the Vatican, fueling expectation that his... Read more
Why do Central Americans join ‘migrant caravans?’
As policymakers and migrants consider their next steps, some have asked why migrants leave Central America to make a dangerous... Read more
Holy See renews appeal to ban killer robots
A Vatican representative to the United Nations called on the international community to ban killer robots – known as Lethal... Read more
Australian archbishop appeals conviction of not reporting abuse
Lawyers representing Archbishop Philip Wilson, who was convicted in May of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse disclosed... Read more
District attorney searches Houston archdiocese
Investigators have executed a search warrant on the chancery offices of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. A search warrant obtained by... Read more
CDC report says abortion rates continue to fall
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that abortion rates in 2015 reached their... Read more
The Ten Commandments are God's 'x-ray,' Pope Francis says
By reflecting on the Ten Commandments, Christians can examine their hearts to see where disordered attachments and desires have made... Read more
Tennessee diocese seeks to exhume remains of pastor on path to sainthood
The Diocese of Knoxville is seeking to unearth the remains of a Tennessee pastor whose canonization cause is currently open.... Read more
Japanese museum finds rare scroll from country's early Christians
A Christian scroll found in a Japanese museum is believed to be from the earliest days of Christianity in the... Read more
