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Syrian priest: International community is key to lasting peace
The key to ending Syria’s ongoing conflict lies not with the local people, but with the leaders of the international... Read more
Priest condemns latest attack on Jesuit university in Nicaragua as 'cowardly'
A mortar attack on a Jesuit university in Nicaragua last weekend resulted in no deaths or injuries, and has been... Read more
Maine bishop had 'no alternative' but to leave state ecumenical group
After the Maine Council of Churches changed its decision-making process earlier this year, the Bishop of Portland was forced to... Read more
Good Samaritan Sisters in Chile apologize for sexual abuse case
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in Chile on Tuesday acknowledged the complaint of sexual abuse made... Read more
Minn. archbishop hopeful that abuse settlement will help bring healing
Announcing a $210 million agreement with sexual abuse victims, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis said he hopes... Read more
Philly mom feels 'rejected' by ban on referrals to Catholic foster agency
Over the past 25 years, Sharonell Fulton has been a mother to more than 40 children through foster parenting in... Read more
Abuse survivors, Twin Cities archdiocese reach settlement in bankruptcy case
After more than two years’ deliberation, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and abuse survivors have agreed to a... Read more
Pope Francis 'ashamed' the Church didn't listen to Chilean abuse victims
In a letter to Catholics in Chile on Thursday, Pope Francis said he is ashamed of the Church's failure to... Read more
Pope Francis names apostolic visitor for pastoral care in Medjugorje
Pope Francis Thursday extended the mandate of his special envoy to Medjugorje, tasking him with oversight of the pastoral needs... Read more
The rise of the sex robot: Will technology solve our loneliness problem?
Earlier this year, a 25-year-old man smashed his rental van into innocent pedestrians in downtown Toronto on a Tuesday, killing... Read more
Calls for beatification of English missionary to Zimbabwe
A group devoted to John Bradburne, a lay missionary to what is now Zimbabwe in the 1970s, is raising money... Read more
Catholics respond to global forced migration crisis
An unprecedented 66 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes by conflict and violence, according to a report... Read more
Did Planned Parenthood cover up child abuse and sex trafficking?
In 2011, after undercover footage appeared to show Planned Parenthood officials failing to report suspected sex abuse of minors, the... Read more
Baptist congregation votes Jesus statue out for being 'too Catholic'
Jesus is being evicted from a South Carolina church, and he must be out by the end of the month. Read more
Church building in Venezuela seized by local government group
A group of people appropriated the facilities of a parish in Venezuela's Mérida state on Monday afternoon, saying they were... Read more
Portuguese Parliament votes against legalizing euthanasia
After heated debate, the Portuguese Parliament voted on Tuesday to reject multiple proposed laws that would legalize euthanasia in the... Read more
CUA appoints new dean of music, drama, and art
The Catholic University of America announced Tuesday that Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw has been appointed dean of the university's school of music. Read more
Commentary: Archbishop Ladaria and the transgender movement
This week Archbishop Luis Ladaria, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued (another) definitive statement on... Read more
Australian bishops join national program to compensate child sex abuse victims
The Australian Catholic bishops confirmed Wednesday that they will participate in a national compensation program for survivors of child sexual... Read more
CDF prefect: That only men can be priests is 'definitive'
The teaching of the Catholic Church on the impossibility of ordaining women to the priesthood, now or in the future,... Read more
