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How Junipero Serra fought the death penalty for a California native
Blessed Junipero Serra’s love for the natives of California extended even to those who killed one of his friends and... Read more
Chilean women: Abortion does not solve problem of sexual violence, discrimination
Women in a new video released in Chile said that mothers facing difficult pregnancies need compassion and care from society,... Read more
If you won't help our people stay, help them leave - Catholic bishops from the Middle East
Catholic archbishops from Iraq and Syria said Tuesday that while they hope to help their people stay in the Middle... Read more
This 100-year-old priest still has a very important task: fighting Satan
On August 1, the oldest priest in the Diocese of Malaga, Spain turned 100 years old. After a century of... Read more
Pope: Divorce and remarriage contradicts the sacrament, but Church always reaches out
Echoing his predecessors on the need to care for divorced and remarried persons, Pope Francis said Christians should help these... Read more
Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop
Too many social trends treat the human person as nothing sacred, but Catholic pro-life efforts are part of an effort... Read more
Meet Saint Nektarios – a philosopher, poet and miracle worker
Buried in a hilltop monastery on a small Greek island, Saint Nektarios – one of the most widely known and... Read more
'Immigrant bashing’ is nothing new to America, Bishop Farrell laments
The recent wave of anti-immigrant sentiment from public figures is nothing new to American history, Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas... Read more
Mothers lash back at forced vaccines, 'inhumane' conditions in detention centers
Ten migrant mothers have filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security over what they describe as serious neglect... Read more
State pride, Knights of Columbus style
The Knights of Columbus kicked off their 133rd annual supreme convention with the usual state-themed flair on Monday in Philadelphia. Read more
Is Planned Parenthood altering abortion procedures to obtain intact body parts?
The latest in a series of undercover videos on Planned Parenthood shows an official from the organization saying that abortion... Read more
Pope Francis' advice to altar servers: Let Christ draw near to you
In his first public audience in a month, Pope Francis told thousands of young altar servers on Tuesday that they... Read more
Will Pope Francis visit Kenya in November?
Uganda, Central African Republic … and Kenya? There are no details yet for Pope Francis' trip to Africa this November,... Read more
How one skeptical scientist came to believe the Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin has different meanings for many people: some see it as an object of veneration, others a... Read more
After 57 years, Kiwi priests' ministry in Antarctica ends
New Zealand's Diocese of Christchurch has operated an Antarctic Ministry at McMurdo Station, the largest community in Antarctica, since November... Read more
Undercover reports on fetal body parts trade face legal hurdles
A citizen journalism group investigating abortion clinics’ procurement of organs and tissue from unborn babies has pledged to contest a... Read more
Enrique Shaw: the Argentine businessman whom Francis may soon beatify
Pope Francis’ desire to see the late Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw raised to the altars could be close to fruition,... Read more
Effort to defund Planned Parenthood falls short of Senate vote
The Senate failed to bring a bill to block federal funding of Planned Parenthood to the floor on Monday evening,... Read more
Judge rules LA convent sale invalid
Los Angeles County Superior Court James Chalfant ruled July 30 that the contested sale of the former convent of the... Read more
Half of church fires in the last 20 years were set on purpose
Fifty-one percent of the reported fire incidents at U.S. houses of worship between 1996 and 2015 were determined to be... Read more
