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The fix that wasn't: law professor says Indiana legislature demoted religious freedom
A Notre Dame law professor says religious liberty in Indiana was set back by the state legislature’s hasty reaction to... Read more
Paris wax museum unveils statue of Pope Francis
The directors of the Grévin Wax Museum in Paris presented the first statue of Pope Francis that is now part... Read more
Practical help for the demon-possessed: Vatican rolls out new exorcism course
This month the Vatican will gather a wide range experts in the field of exorcism with the aim of shedding... Read more
US sees increase in priestly ordination numbers this year
The numbers are in: almost 600 Catholic men will be ordained priests for the U.S. in 2015, an increase of... Read more
Doctrine divides while justice unites? One author's new take on an old claim
As the Church prepares to conclude its celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vatican II later this year, one book... Read more
Kasper is not the 'Pope's theologian,' says leading African cardinal
A top African cardinal says that German cardinal Walter Kasper – who's stirred controversy over his views promoting Communion for... Read more
Young boy lives dream of 'being a priest' for a day
Archbishop Robert J. Carlson and the Make-A-Wish Foundation helped one young boy to live his dream by experiencing, in part,... Read more
The Vatican considers – what does vocational formation look like in the modern age?
Religious formators gathered in Rome for a seminar on fashioning new vocations in contemporary society – a task the Vatican’s... Read more
Slovak 'Charity Battalion' aids displaced Christians in Iraq
It seems to be just another house in the city of Ozar on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of... Read more
Bomb attack, ISIS invasion can't dampen faith of Iraqi seminarian
Roni Marzina Momica has seen it all: a victim of a 2010 bus attack and among those forced to leave... Read more
Kansas becomes first state to ban 'dismemberment abortion'
Kansas became on Tuesday the first state to ban abortions by a procedure known as “dilation and evacuation,” which is... Read more
Patriarch welcomes court's 'courageous' decision to block Israeli wall through West Bank
Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem has praised an Israeli Supreme Court decision prohibiting the country's army from routing a security... Read more
Pope Francis brings down hammer, says 'Don’t mess with children'
Pope Francis said Wednesday that children are never a mistake, and called adults out for building faulty systems that leave... Read more
Bishops appeal against death penalty in Boston bombing case
As accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stands trial, the Catholic bishops of Massachusetts are asking that he not receive... Read more
How the Holy See is using diplomacy to aid Christians in the Middle East
In the face of increased persecution of Christians in the Middle East, the Holy See's diplomatic arm is developing a... Read more
Britain stands with persecuted Christians, prime minister affirms
Easter is a perfect time to take note of all that Christianity has done for Great Britain and to support... Read more
Between conflicting cake rulings in Colorado, baker's livelihood still at risk
The Colorado agency which punished a baker who declined to make a cake for a same-sex ceremony has ruled that... Read more
Pope Francis sends rosaries, Easter cakes to Iraqi Christians
The Solemn Easter Vigil in Erbil, Iraq, concluded in a spirit of joyful celebration with the distribution of dove-shaped Easter... Read more
Amid war in Syria, Catholic patriarch says Easter offers path of hope
Citing St. Paul’s conversion on the Road to Damascus, an Eastern Catholic patriarch’s Easter message repeated a call for peace... Read more
For Bishop Davies, 'British values' come from human dignity, not politicians
It is more important than ever for the British people to hear about Jesus Christ, who reveals the dignity and... Read more
