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Italian bishops' television pulls invite to trans-sexual activist
Following protests from viewers, the Italian bishops' conference-run TV station has withdrawn an invitation to a popular Italian trans-sexual and... Read more
'Keep our faith alive,' Nigerian bishop urges in wake of bombings
The violent onslaught of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram has forced the Diocese of Maiduguri, which has suffered most... Read more
With new team, Vatican ups efforts to fight clerical sex abuse
Pope Francis established on Tuesday a new judicial body within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith with responsibility... Read more
You can't serve others if you're lazy or controlling, Pope says
In his homily on Tuesday Pope Francis said that Jesus’ service to others has no boundaries, and warned of those... Read more
On Veteran's Day, pray for those who made the 'ultimate sacrifice'
The commemoration of Veterans’ Day offers Catholics the opportunity to pray for the souls of those who have fallen and... Read more
Pakistani archdiocese rejoices over return of a school from government
Catholics in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, are rejoicing over their government's recent decision to return a more... Read more
Visible unity of Christians, a need for a troubled world, says Pope
To act and speak as brothers, despite different confessions, in order to respond to current issue: this is the mission... Read more
Top Vatican jobs: The 'Francis effect' on the Roman Curia
The latest round of major appointments to top positions in the Vatican hierarchy shows that change is afoot as Pope... Read more
US bishops say despite media hype, synod showed consensus
The U.S. bishops who attended the recent Synod on the Family have emphasized that while the media painted a picture... Read more
Archbishop Kurtz: Want to strengthen families? Witness 'truths of the faith'
In responding to crises faced by modern families, the Church must work to restore hope and confidence that the call... Read more
LA priest cleared by Vatican of sexual misconduct claims
A Vatican tribunal has “definitively determined” that there is no proof of sexual misconduct by Monsignor Richard Loomis, a prominent... Read more
World Meeting of Families is 'moment of grace' for global Church
As registration opens for the upcoming World Meeting of Families, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia said that the gathering... Read more
Fidelity to Bishop of Rome crucial to evangelization, US bishops say
In a message to Pope Francis on Monday, the U.S. bishops vowed fidelity to the Holy See and voiced hope... Read more
Youth are dying for a challenge – give them one, US bishops told
Young people are “crying out” for a challenge, and the Church must answer through saintly witness, the apostolic nuncio to... Read more
Pope: Unforgiving Christians cause scandal, damage faith
A Christian who causes scandal destroys the faith and a Christian who does not forgive causes scandal – but it... Read more
Cardinal Scola: Universities can play crucial role in family synod
Cardinal Angelo Scola holds that pontifical universities are the ideal place where issues at stake in the Synod of Bishops... Read more
'We need bridges, not walls!' Pope says on Berlin Wall anniversary
On the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Pope Francis said that it only happened through a... Read more
Ruins of the Berlin Wall: what they whisper 25 years later
What remains of the Berlin Wall discloses a subtle yet stark reminder for civilization to not “look to walls as... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes 'heroic virtue' of 12-year-old boy
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes for a 12-year-old Italian boy who died late 1970s as well as seven other... Read more
Where does every vocation start? The family, Pope Francis says
In a meeting with members of the Italian Adult Catholic Scouting Movement, Pope Francis stressed the “educative mission” of the... Read more
