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Former child trafficking victim: Awareness needs to produce action
Former trafficking victim Rani Hong, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery at seven years old, is speaking out, saying... Read more
Pope encourages Ukrainian seminarians to peace, ecumenism
Meeting with the community of a Ukrainian Greek Catholic seminary in Rome on Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged them build up... Read more
Pope bans sale of cigarettes in Vatican on health grounds
In a move likely to have some Vatican employees fuming, Pope Francis has decided to ban the sale of cigarettes... Read more
Coming soon: A virtual tour of the tomb of Jesus
Next week, the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., will open a 3D virtual tour of the Holy Sepulchre, the... Read more
It's official: John Paul I moves forward on path to sainthood
The Vatican on Thursday announced that Albino Luciani – better know as Pope John Paul I – has moved forward... Read more
Like Mother Cabrini, treat migrants with charity and justice, Pope says
Pope Francis praised St. Frances Cabrini in the preface to a book about her life for her foresight in addressing... Read more
Filipino bishop a victim of Facebook identity theft
Bishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran, on the Philippine island Bohol, was forced to warn his social media friends of online... Read more
Object to abortion? You might need this law, Congressman says
Pro-life health care workers and institutions need stronger legal protections from pressure to help provide abortions, backers of proposed federal... Read more
Archbishop Chaput to priests: defend marriage bond wherever you can
Priests must uphold the lifelong covenant of marriage as “a message of liberation, even when it’s difficult,” Archbishop Charles J.... Read more
National Catholic Register celebrates 90th anniversary
The National Catholic Register is turning 90 this year, an anniversary its editor-in-chief sees as a blessing, and an opportunity... Read more
Pope: Mass is for the Eucharist, not pictures. Put the phone away.
On Wednesday a fiery Pope Francis chastised those who spend Mass talking to others, looking at their phone or even... Read more
Fr. Solanus Casey: the American priest who will be beatified next week
Venerable Solanus Casey, an American-born Capuchin priest who died in 1957, will be beatified at a Nov. 18 Mass in... Read more
Faith, hope, community: Catholic radio at work in the Philippines
In the Philippines media scene, a far-reaching Catholic radio network has been building communities and changing lives for decades. Read more
Shootings demonstrate need for gun control, USCCB says
In response to mass shootings in Las Vegas, Nevada and the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Spring, Texas, the United... Read more
Notre Dame faculty, students to retain birth control coverage
A little more than a week after announcing it would end birth control coverage for employees and students, the University... Read more
Analysis: USCCB committee election a referendum on what it means to be pro-life
Next week, America’s bishops will meet in Baltimore for the annual fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic... Read more
Adoption tax credit is critical – don’t cut it, says law’s original author
The author of the first federal adoption tax credit has spoken out against the proposed removal of the credit in... Read more
Vatican to host nuclear disarmament conference
The Vatican is preparing for a conference on nuclear disarmament this week in the wake of an international effort to... Read more
Pope names two laywomen to key positions in Vatican's family office
On Tuesday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ appointment of two lay women – experts in bioethics and canon law –... Read more
Pope Francis grieved by 'senseless violence' of Texas church shooting
On Tuesday, Pope Francis voiced his sorrow after 26 people were killed at a Baptist Church in Texas over the... Read more
