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Watch the new Christmas music video released by the Dominican friars

Dec 24, 2016

If you're itching to welcome in the yuletide with Christmas carols, a new album released by the friars of the... Read more

Mother and child.

How a simple idea helped 7,000 homeless pregnant women

Dec 23, 2016

Christopher Bell was in his twenties and living in Times Square when he heard something that sounded like the voice... Read more

Archbishop Leo Cushley (C) demonstrates The Catholic App in St. Peter's Square, Nov. 22, 2016.

Trying to find confession times? In Scotland, there's an app for that

Dec 23, 2016

Need to find confession nearby at the drop of a dime? There’s an app for that.  Read more

Prayer candle at a Military Chaplaincy in the Ukraine. Photo Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need.

Pope donates 6 million euro to Ukraine relief efforts for Christmas

Dec 23, 2016

By Elise Harris

After taking up a collection earlier this year to aid families affected by the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine, Pope... Read more

You probably know someone who's been domestically abused.

Dec 23, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Every minute, 20 people in the United States alone are victims of intimate partner violence.  Read more

Mother Teresa and John Paul II, May 25, 1983.

The happiest day of Mother Teresa's life

Dec 22, 2016

By Mary Farrow

It’s been said that saints often come in pairs.  Read more

Fr. Donald Calloway. Screenshot.

He was a runner for the Japanese mafia. Now he's a Catholic priest.

Dec 22, 2016

By Mary Farrow

Fr. Donald Calloway could give St. Augustine a run for his money, in terms of dramatic conversion stories.    Read more

Why there's a backlash against solitary confinement in US prisons

Dec 22, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Kalief Browder was 16 years old when he entered the notorious Rikers Island prison in New York, awaiting trial for... Read more

General Audience with Pope Francis, April 17, 2013.

Pope Francis lays out 12 guiding principles for reform of the Roman Curia

Dec 22, 2016

By Elise Harris

In a lengthy, in-depth speech to members of the Roman Curia Thursday, Pope Francis dug into what he said are... Read more

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In the fight against prostitution, who's talking about the clients?

Dec 22, 2016

By Elise Harris

For religious sisters working to end forced prostitution through human trafficking, there is one thing consistently left out of the... Read more

The Eucharistic Communicators of the Heavenly Father.

Are these quite possibly the world's happiest nuns?

Dec 21, 2016

The Eucharistic Communicators of the Heavenly Father are a community of nuns from Colombia who have a great passion for... Read more

Barbara Jatta at the Vatican. Courtesy of the Vatican Museums.

Meet the first woman in history to run the Vatican museums

Dec 21, 2016

By Elise Harris

On Tuesday it was announced that Barbara Jatta, a wife and mother of three children, will be the new director... Read more

Vatican speaks out on unapproved bishop ordinations in China

Dec 21, 2016

By Elise Harris

After the recent unauthorized ordination of bishops in China, which falls just ahead of a major meeting for Chinese Catholic... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany in St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 6, 2015.

At Christmas, Jesus offers a new kind of hope, Pope Francis says

Dec 21, 2016

By Elise Harris

While hope can often be viewed as the desire for things out of our reach, Pope Francis has said that... Read more

St. John Paul II, circa 1991.

This man was 9 years-old when he saw John Paul II get shot

Dec 21, 2016

By Adelaide Mena

Thirty-five years after Saint John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square, a witness on the from the front... Read more

Pre-trial detention center.

In the US, a request for asylum could essentially land you in prison

Dec 20, 2016

By Matt Hadro

With the number of displaced persons at its highest ever recorded – more than after World War II – troubling... Read more

Philip Mulryne.

Former Manchester United footballer to be a Dominican priest

Dec 20, 2016

You might have heard of Phil Mulryne, a Manchester United footballer who's shared the field with David Beckham and brought... Read more

Pope Francis pardons priest tied to Vatileaks scandal

Dec 20, 2016

Pope Francis has officially granted clemency to Spanish priest Msgr. Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, who had already served half of... Read more

Film on miracles intends to explain the inexplicable

Dec 20, 2016

For both skeptics and believers, miracles have captivated people’s attention for thousands of years.  Read more