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Fathe Francisco Lopez Sedano.

After performing 6,000 exorcisms, this priest says the devil fears him

Jan 19, 2017

Fr. Francisco Lopez Sedano is an 80-year-old Mexican exorcist. In the past 40 years of service, he has conducted at... Read more

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Artist performs pushups on altar, posts video, gets fined.

Jan 19, 2017

A German artist was fined after doing 27 pushups on a Catholic altar and posting a video of the stunt... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, April 13, 2016.

Pope Francis: The Christian life requires fighting against Satan

Jan 19, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis spoke Thursday about the struggles inherent to the Christian life, and how temptation, while a normal part of... Read more

Saint Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. Photo courtesy of Opus Dei.

This is the process for Opus Dei's election of a new prelate

Jan 19, 2017

By Elise Harris

After the death of Opus Dei Prelate Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez in December, members of the prelature are gathering in... Read more

Students for Life at the Denver March for Life, Jan. 16, 2016.

College group sues after being denied grant for pro-life speaker

Jan 19, 2017

A Colorado chapter of a national pro-life collegiate group is suing Colorado State University, after the school denied the organization... Read more

Pope Francis embraces Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan, President of the Lutheran World Federation-during a joint prayer service at the cathedral in Lund Oct. 31, 2016.

Conversion is a prerequisite to ecumenism, Pope Francis says

Jan 19, 2017

By Elise Harris

For Pope Francis, personal conversion is pretty much the key to the Church’s success in all of her activities, from... Read more

A Catholic church in Abuja, Nigeria, February 2006.

Don't give in to complacency, Nigerian archbishop warns

Jan 19, 2017

A prominent Nigerian archbishop last week advised his fellow clergy against a sense of complacency and security which ends up... Read more

The shocking Nebraska law that barred a nun from teaching

Jan 18, 2017

Sister Madeleine Miller’s efforts to substitute teach in a Nebraska public school ran afoul of a century-old law that left... Read more

Does defunding Planned Parenthood really threaten women's health?

Jan 18, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Congressional plans to strip Planned Parenthood of federal dollars have gained considerable media attention in recent weeks, leading to speculation... Read more

Doctor.

US bishops: Health care should be truly universal, affordable

Jan 18, 2017

Any changes to health care law under the new administration should not abandon the principal of genuinely affordable health care... Read more

The flag of Venezuela.

Venezuela's crisis demands a timetable for elections, bishops exhort

Jan 18, 2017

The bishops of Venezuela have urged that elections take place in the country in a timely manner, in light of... Read more

Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Polish parliament recognizes coronation of Mary as nation's queen

Jan 18, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Poland's government has adopted multiple resolutions establishing 2017 as a Jubilee Year for the country, celebrating the 300th anniversary of... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square after the Wednesday general audience, June 1, 2016.

Pope Francis: prayer is an act of hope that leads us to God

Jan 18, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Wednesday Pope Francis said hope in salvation is what leads us to turn to the Lord in prayer, trusting... Read more

Doctor.

'Conscience in Residency' project supports doctors in training

Jan 18, 2017

When it came time for medical student Ashley Stone to apply to OB/GYN residency programs, she was determined to remain... Read more

The fight over abortion law on the Isle of Man

Jan 17, 2017

A member of the Isle of Man's legislature and a pro-choice campaign group are aiming to reform the island's abortion... Read more

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Gay marriage lawsuit against Catholic school not expected to succeed

Jan 17, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

A lawsuit against a Catholic high school claims that it was illegal discrimination to fire a teacher for contracting a... Read more

Baby in parent's arms.

EWTN to launch new weekly pro-life show

Jan 17, 2017

By CNA Staff

On the eve of this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., EWTN Global Catholic Network will launch a new... Read more

Pro-life feminists booted from Women’s March sponsorship

Jan 17, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Pro-life feminist organization New Wave Feminists has been removed from the official list of sponsors of the Women’s March on... Read more

Dominican brother.

Dominicans celebrate 800 years with reflection, prayer

Jan 17, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

As the Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans, celebrate the 800th anniversary of their founding, they gather in... Read more

Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, outside Rome's Hotel Quirinale, March 3, 2016.

Cardinal Pell's office dismisses attacks as opposition to reform

Jan 17, 2017

In reaction to a new book claiming that Pope Francis has in fact done little to combat clerical sex abuse,... Read more