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Hate speech is vocal pornography, says Archbishop Gregory

Aug 24, 2017

The Archbishop of Atlanta said this week that racism must be solved through encounter, and stressed that ignorance is the... Read more

White House, Washington, D.C.

Why hasn't the Trump administration dropped the HHS mandate?

Aug 24, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Lawyers for the Little Sisters of the Poor said it’s time for the Trump administration to admit that the Obama-era... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the participants of the 68th National Liturgical Week in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Aug. 24, 2017.

For Pope Francis, 'the liturgical reform is irreversible'

Aug 24, 2017

On Thursday Pope Francis told a group of Italian liturgists that while the process of implementing the liturgical reform following... Read more

Church of National Gratitude in Chile. Courtesy of the Archbishop of Santiago via ACI Prensa.

Firebomb is latest in series of attacks against iconic Chilean church

Aug 24, 2017

A religious congregation voiced sorrow and called for greater respect for faith after the iconic Church of National Gratitude in... Read more

Mo. governor right to halt execution, Catholic conference says

Aug 24, 2017

A governor’s decision to stay the imminent execution of a death row inmate following claims of new evidence has drawn... Read more

UVA candle light vigil for Charlottesville.

The rise of the 'alt-right' – how should the Church respond?

Aug 24, 2017

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

People are probably familiar with white supremacist groups like neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan – both of which made... Read more

Flag of Chile.

Chilean court sidesteps constitution, paves way for legal abortion

Aug 23, 2017

A Chilean court ruled this week in favor of a controversial bill that allows abortion in some cases, against the... Read more

Filipinos protest police and vigilante killings.

Catholic leaders decry brutal police killings in Philippines

Aug 23, 2017

As police and vigilante killings continue under President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal campaign against illegal drugs, Catholic leaders in the Philippines... Read more

Parolin, Kirill: we have reached a 'new stage' in Church relations

Aug 23, 2017

By Elise Harris

After a joint meeting during Cardinal Pietro Parolin's visit to Russia this week, both he and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill... Read more

US bishops create Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism

Aug 23, 2017

By Matt Hadro

In the wake of the recent white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, the U.S. bishops have announced that they are establishing... Read more

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Could the canonization of Bl. Pier Giorgio happen next year?

Aug 23, 2017

Ahead of the 2018 synod on youth in Rome, a group of Catholic young people are asking for testimonies and... Read more

Iraqi Christians still need America's help, former congressman says

Aug 23, 2017

A recent trip to Iraq drove home the perilous state of Christians and Yazidis there, a former US Congressman from... Read more

Pope Francis during his June 7, 2017, Wendesday general audience in St. Peter's Square.

For Christians, life always has meaning – even when it's hard, Pope says

Aug 23, 2017

By Elise Harris

On Wednesday, Pope Francis said going through life downcast as if it has no meaning is not the attitude of... Read more

A brief history of the Catholic Church's fight against racism

Aug 23, 2017

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

Catholic bishops from around the country recently condemned the white nationalism at rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Read more

Crowds attend a town hall meeting on immigration in Los Angeles, Jan. 14, 2014. Photo courtesy of Victor Aleman/vida-nueva.com.

Bishops disappointed as Trump administration ends migration program for minors

Aug 22, 2017

By Matt Hadro

After the Trump administration ended a parole program for young migrants from Central America, the head of the U.S. bishops’... Read more

Florida Department of Corrections execution chamber.

As Florida execution approaches, bishops urge governor to take pro-life path

Aug 22, 2017

An imminent execution scheduled for this week is the wrong path, said Florida’s Catholic bishops, urging the governor of the... Read more

Priest collar.

Arlington priest reveals former KKK membership, takes voluntary leave of absence

Aug 22, 2017

An Arlington priest revealed Monday that he was a former member of the Ku Klux Klan before converting while in... Read more

Inside the Santa Maria del Pi church in Barcelona, Spain.

This church sheltered 800 people during the Barcelona terror attack

Aug 22, 2017

Amid the horror and chaos of the Aug. 17 terrorist attack in Barcelona, more than 800 people found shelter in... Read more

Sister of Mercy.

Michigan nun killed in hit-and-run remembered for her faith

Aug 22, 2017

Michigan nun Sister Joseph Marie Ruessman of the Alma Sisters of Mercy, who was killed in a hit-and-run on Thursday,... Read more

The USS John S. McCain is steered to Changi Naval Base in Singapore following a collision with a mercant vessel, Aug. 21, 2017. US Navy photo by MC 3rd Class Madailein Abbott/Released.

US military archbishop prays following USS John S McCain collision

Aug 22, 2017

Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the US military archdiocese offered prayers Monday after a US Navy destroyer collided with a tanker... Read more