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As abuse hearing ends, Cardinal Pell says he 'should have done more'
Speaking to an Australian committee investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases, Cardinal George Pell has expressed his regret... Read more
This 95-year-old priest walked three miles while hearing confessions
A 95-year-old priest named Friar Roberto walked more than three-and-a-half miles while hearing confessions during a recent “Penitential Walk” in... Read more
Women stunned at FDA's failure to remove Essure from market
The FDA announced Monday that it will add its strictest warning to the label of Essure, a sterilization device in... Read more
Pa. bishop urges prayers for victims after major sex abuse report
The Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown is calling for prayers after a Pennsylvania grand jury released its report on the alleged sexual... Read more
Pakistani diocese opens cause for Shahbaz Bhatti to be declared a martyr
Marking the fifth anniverary of the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti on Wednesday, a Pakistani diocese has opened a process of... Read more
Divided bench, emotional victims – Supreme Court hears Texas abortion case
As the Supreme Court heard arguments about a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet higher medical standards, advocates outside... Read more
Pope Francis will hear confessions on Friday at St. Peter's
The office of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations has announced that Pope Francis will hear confessions from the faithful at St. Peter’s... Read more
Pope Francis: The Church doesn't need 'dirty money'
On Wednesday, Pope Francis issued a harsh condemnation of those who exploit others and then donate to the Church, telling... Read more
Priests can't be forced to break seal of confession, La. judge rules
Louisiana law can’t force Catholic priests to violate the seal of the confessional, a judge in the state reaffirmed on... Read more
Denver-based Augustine Institute receives accreditation
The Augustine Institute, a Denver-based Catholic graduate school for the laity, has announced this week that the Commission on Accrediting... Read more
The other side of 'Spotlight': how the Church changed to fight sex abuse
While the movie “Spotlight” won Best Picture for portraying a journalistic investigation of the sex abuse crisis in Boston, the... Read more
Amid firestorm of publicity, Mount St. Mary's president resigns
After fierce controversy during his short-lived term at Mount St. Mary's University, president Simon Newman has stepped down, the school's... Read more
For papal theologian, freedom is defining factor in US Church
“What can the Church in the United States offer the Universal Church and the world?” Read more
Vatican gives free health care to Rome's poor
Poor and homeless men and women will now be able to turn to the Vatican for medical treatment, the latest... Read more
California Catholics are helping legal residents become citizens
Obtaining U.S. citizenship could be life-changing for legal residents in Southern California, and Catholics want to help. Read more
Demonic house in Indiana demolished
The home that was believed to be a site of demonic activity was demolished last month. The story, as reported... Read more
Vatican paper lauds Spotlight as brave, not anti-Catholic
The film Spotlight, which won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, is a courageous movie that is not anti-Catholic,... Read more
Pope to Oriental Orthodox leader: Ecumenism of martyrs calls us to unity
Today's martyrs have become “the seed of Christian unity,” Pope Francis said Monday during an audience with the leader of... Read more
Rome's US seminary welcomes new rector
The Pontifical North American College (NAC) on Sunday officially installed its new rector, Fr. Peter Harman. Read more
Cardinal Pell: I was not a part of Church's 'indefensible' cover up
On the first day of his video testimony to Australia's Royal Commission investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse cases,... Read more
