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The Brothers of Charity are clear: no euthanasia is possible in our hospitals

Sep 17, 2017

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Br. René Stockman says it clearly: the path to euthanasia is not viable for a Catholic hospital.  Read more

Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil.

Fr Tom thanks the world for their prayers

Sep 16, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, the Salesian missionary released this week after 18 months of captivity, thanked Saturday all those who have... Read more

Father James Martin, S.J., speaks at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin on August 23, 2018.

Fr. James Martin disinvited from speaking engagement over protests

Sep 16, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Fr. James Martin, S.J., an editor at America magazine, has been disinvited from speaking at the Theological College, a seminary... Read more

Pope Francis at WYD in Poland, 2016.

Catholic youth have something to say – and the Church is listening

Sep 16, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

As preparations continue for next year's Synod of Bishops on young people, the Vatican hosted young adults and global experts... Read more

A view of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Jan. 25, 2015.

What are the Vatican’s next steps in the child porn case?

Sep 15, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

What happens when Vatican City State diplomats commit crimes? The recent recall of a Vatican diplomat from the U.S. Nunciature... Read more

Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, says Mass in the London Oratory, July 6, 2016.

Cardinals Müller, Sarah urge unity, charity in liturgical matters

Sep 15, 2017

By Elise Harris

Cardinals Gerhard Müller and Robert Sarah encouraged unity over partisanship at a conference held in Rome Thursday to mark the... Read more

Faith helped couple choose baby over chemotherapy treatment

Sep 15, 2017

A Michigan mother with a lethal form of brain cancer who declined treatment in order to save her unborn child... Read more

Police officers at the scene of the tube explosion at Parsons Green Underground Station in London, Sept. 15, 2017.

Cardinal Nichols decries London terror attack, offers prayers

Sep 15, 2017

After a terrorist attack on a commuter train left more than 20 people injured in London on Friday, Cardinal Vincent... Read more

Vatican recalls priest from US as child porn investigation opens

Sep 15, 2017

By Elise Harris

The Vatican announced Friday that after being informed by U.S. officials of a possible breach of child pornography laws on... Read more

U.S. Capitol, Senate side, public domain.

Pro-life groups to Senate Dems: Don't eliminate Hyde Amendment

Sep 14, 2017

By Matt Hadro

After a Democratic senator boasted on Wednesday that his party’s Medicare bill would repeal the Hyde Amendment, pro-life groups are... Read more

Candle Vigil.

Bishop urges prayer for victims of Washington school shooting

Sep 14, 2017

Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane has urged Christians to pray for the victims of a Sept. 13 high school shooting,... Read more

US bishops urge care of refugees as Supreme Court allows Trump travel ban

Sep 14, 2017

By Matt Hadro

As the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed part of President Donald Trump’s travel ban to stand temporarily, the U.S. bishops'... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the new bishops of the year in Vatican City, Sept. 14, 2017.

Pope Francis: When it comes to evangelization, don't be stuck in your ways

Sep 14, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis met with new bishops at the end of their training course at the Vatican, reminding them to be... Read more

Rings in Scripture.

Australian bishops call for month of prayer ahead of same-sex marriage vote

Sep 14, 2017

At the start of a voter survey being conducted on same-sex marriage in Australia, the country’s bishops have called for... Read more

Priests celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver Jan. 17, 2015.

Pope appoints new under-secretaries to CDF and Congregation for Clergy

Sep 14, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Thursday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis' appointment of Fr. Matteo Visioli as the new under-secretary of the Congregation for... Read more

Dr Ryan Anderson, who was named a visiting fellow at the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life Sept. 13, 2017. Photo courtesy of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Ryan Anderson to join Franciscan University of Steubenville as visiting fellow

Sep 14, 2017

Marriage scholar Ryan Anderson will be the first visiting fellow at the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at... Read more

Sor Maria.

Did this Spanish nun bi-locate to Texas? Vatican aims to find out

Sep 14, 2017

By Mary Farrow

 In the 1620s, while the pilgrims were landing on Plymouth Rock and having the first Thanksgiving, the Jumano tribe in... Read more

Jacob Rees-Mogg, Conservative MP for North East Somerset.

We need more politicians who are brave, Catholics in UK say

Sep 13, 2017

By Mary Farrow

It’s a tough time for Catholics in public life, and not just in the United States.  Read more

Our Lady of Fatima.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa asks: Are you ready to answer Our Lady of Fatima?

Sep 13, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

The first time Our Lady of Fatima appeared to the shepherd children, she asked a question.  Read more

What the bishops say about politics matters – and here's why

Sep 13, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Catholic moral theologians have responded to Steve Bannon's accusation that the U.S. bishops are economically motivated in their stance on... Read more