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Against death penalty, Pfizer bans drug sales for lethal injections
The drug company Pfizer has announced it will no longer sell drugs for use in lethal injections because it objects... Read more
For US bishops, Pope Francis brings clarity to transgender issues
As an alternative to the “deeply disturbing” new federal guidance on transgender regulations for schools, the U.S. bishops pointed to... Read more
Breaking: Supreme Court sends Little Sisters' case back to lower court
In a unanimous May 16 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has sent back to the lower courts a challenge to... Read more
For Pope Francis, missionary work is 'love without limits'
On Pentecost, Pope Francis praised missionary work as a massive work of mercy based on the desire for everyone to... Read more
A young woman chose to be euthanized, and the reason why is awful
A Dutch woman in her 20s was euthanized after her mental health condition was declared “insufferable” by a team of... Read more
Pope Francis: the Holy Spirit makes Jesus' teaching come to life
On the solemnity of Pentecost Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit, rather than giving a new message, brings Jesus’ timeless... Read more
We were made to be God's children, Pope says on Pentecost
Although sin separates us from God, Pope Francis stressed on the feast of Pentecost that we haven’t been left as... Read more
Everything can be taken from you – except your conscience, says former political prisoner
Everyone must be true to their own conscience, a religious freedom advocate and former political prisoner told a gala audience... Read more
Nearing 50 years of legal abortion, U.K. pro-lifers take a stand
Thousands of men, women, and children took to the streets of Birmingham on Saturday to take a stand for the... Read more
Pope Francis: You can't love your pet more than your neighbor
People in need deserve more love from us than the animals do, Pope Francis has said. Read more
Generate new models of economic progress, Pope urges business leaders
Economic worldviews based only on material well-being cannot contribute to dignified labor and new models of economic progress are needed,... Read more
Why Pope Francis' visit matters to Armenians
Pope Francis’ visit to Armenia this summer comes at a poignant time in the country’s history. Read more
Vatican appoints Archbishop Tobin as delegate for Sodalitium reforms
The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae announced in a statement today that Archbishop Joseph William Tobin of Indianapolis... Read more
Pope Francis visits home for disabled persons for the Jubilee of Mercy
On Friday afternoon Pope Francis made an surprise visit to a community in Italy which houses and cares for persons... Read more
Tulsa's next bishop has history in campus ministry and carpentry
Pope Francis on Friday named Father David Austin Konderla, the longtime campus ministry director at Texas A & M University,... Read more
What did Pope Francis actually say about the female diaconate?
Yesterday Pope Francis raised eyebrows around the world after declaring his openness to establishing a commission to study the female... Read more
Müller on Amoris Laetitia: the Church is called to promote a 'culture of the family'
Those who think Pope Francis' recent apostolic exhortation changed the Church's discipline on Holy Communion for the divorced-and-remarried are reading... Read more
'I am a Kurd and a Jew': an interview with Iraq's Sherzad Mamsani
Terrorist attacks don’t phase Sherzad Omar Mamsani, even when an attack claimed one of his arms and left shrapnel throughout... Read more
How being poor wrecks your chances of good legal representation
It's not a social justice issue that tops most Catholic's priorities, but it needs to be, legal experts are saying.... Read more
Pope Francis says he's open to studying the female diaconate
On Thursday Pope Francis said he would be open to the idea of forming a commission to study the historical... Read more
