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Vice President Pence to persecuted Christians: 'We stand with you'
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday pledged his prayers and support for persecuted Christians around the globe, as well as... Read more
Texas House passes conscience protections for foster care system
Catholic groups have welcomed the Texas House of Representatives’ passage Wednesday of a bill that would provide conscience protections for... Read more
Join me at the feet of Mary, Francis asks ahead of Fatima trip
Wednesday evening, just two days ahead of his trip to Fatima, Pope Francis sent a video message to the people... Read more
In Venezuela, garbage dumps have become places to eat
Garbage dumps have become “a regular place for people to eat” in Venezuela, says a local priest lamenting the nation's... Read more
Trump nominee wrote on Catholic judges and the death penalty
Among the newly announced federal judges selected by President Donald Trump is a Catholic law professor who once co-wrote a... Read more
Catholic schools pull gender identity play aimed at elementary students
A Catholic school district in southern Ontario has responded to complaints after its cancellation of a play about gender identity... Read more
South Korean archbishop voices hope for new president
An archbishop in South Korea encouraged the country's new president to bring unity to a nation struggling both from recent... Read more
France's new president is a 'zombie Catholic'
Newly-elected President Emmanuel Macron, according to one of his biographers, embodies a new phenomenon in France known as “zombie Catholicism.” Read more
Minn. bishop rejects claim he pressured alleged abuse victim
Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn. has rejected a lawsuit’s assertion that he coerced a deacon candidate into renouncing his... Read more
Looking to Fatima, Pennsylvania bishops to dedicate dioceses to Mary
The Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania will dedicate each Catholic diocese and eparchy in the state to the Virgin Mary later... Read more
Let's continue to grow in unity, Francis urges Coptic Orthodox patriarch
Following his trip to Egypt last month, Pope Francis sent a message Wednesday to the head of the Coptic Orthodox... Read more
Filipino bishops praise cross-country march against death penalty
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have praised a cross-country march showing opposition to the restoration of the death penalty. Read more
Pope: Mary's 'yes' echoes the joy, suffering of every mother
Days before his trip to Fatima, Pope Francis said Mary’s ‘yes’ at the Annunciation was more than a yes to... Read more
Vatican astronomer: If you're afraid of science, you don't have faith
The Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, who has worked as an astronomer and planetary scientist at the Vatican for... Read more
A personal look at Fatima's saintly Sister Lucia
Fatima visionary Lucia dos Santos was saintly woman – not because she saw visions of Mary, but because of her... Read more
Blessing of cross begins rebuilding of Iraqi towns destroyed by Islamic State
With the blessing of the cross raised up in the city of Bakhdida May 2, the reconstruction of the towns... Read more
In bill veto, Oklahoma takes a stand against loan sharks
The governor of Oklahoma vetoed a bill that would have drastically increased the interest rates of payday loans, joining the... Read more
Want to engage secular culture? An Irish bishop provides a guide.
Neither the narrow narrative against religion nor the real failings of the Church should define the role of Catholics in... Read more
Catholic bishop urges Macron to fight for France's good
After Emmanuel Macron won the presidential elections in France, the head of the country's bishops urged the new leader to... Read more
Kidnapped Indian priest pleads for help in new video
Fourteen months after his kidnapping in March 2016, Salesian priest Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil has appeared in another video asking for... Read more
