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New film illuminates Catholic view on same-sex attraction
Catholics with same-sex attraction talk about their personal struggles and the comfort they find in Church teaching in a new... Read more
Catholic foundation leaders meet in Chicago
Leaders of Catholic community foundations and related special purpose foundations met for the first time at a national convocation in... Read more
Pope to newly ordained: always be merciful
In his homily at an ordination Mass this morning, Pope Francis urged those becoming priests to follow Christ’s example of... Read more
Pope Francis celebrates with Italian schoolchildren
Nearly 300,000 students, teachers, and parents packed St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding streets for a celebratory audience with Pope... Read more
Pro-life organization wins another round in decades-long legal case
A panel of federal judges unanimously ruled last week to protect the Pro-Life Action League’s ability to recover the costs... Read more
Experts in business, economy, consider Popes' call to solidarity
Business leaders, economic analysts and theologians gathered at the Vatican this week to consider, in light of Catholic social teaching,... Read more
After HGTV show cancellation, twins warn of censorship
Twin brothers David and Jason Benham have said they are “saddened” that their reality show about giving houses to poor... Read more
Paul VI to be beatified at close of synod on family
The Vatican has announced that Pope Paul VI will be beatified this October at the conclusion of the synod of... Read more
See world through believer's eyes, Pope tells Vatican diplomats
Pope Francis visited some of the Holy See’s future diplomats on May 2, advising them that their diplomatic work must... Read more
Satanic mass organizers: Catholic outcry paranoid, intolerant
A Harvard student group organizing a re-enactment of a satanic black mass on campus has dismissed Catholic critics, calling their... Read more
Pope urges UN leadership to resist 'culture of death'
Pope Francis met with the secretary general and other leaders of the United Nations today, urging them to challenge both... Read more
We are 'sinners in a Holy Church,' preaches Pope
In his homily on Friday morning, Pope Francis reminded the congregation of the holiness of the Church that at the... Read more
Report urges better response to Hispanic Catholic growth
A new report finds many signs of vitality in Hispanic Catholic ministry in the U.S., but recommends immediate action and... Read more
Cardinal Kasper: 'Heroism is not for the average Christian'
In a recent interview with Commonweal, Cardinal Walter Kasper discussed his proposal that divorced and remarried persons might receive Communion,... Read more
The ecumenism of martyrdom: Pope Francis' way
Martyrdom is a call to Church unity, Pope Francis observed to the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, signalling his... Read more
Priest sees deluge of support against Harvard 'black mass'
A Harvard chaplain says a student group's plans to re-enact a satanic black mass on campus has elicited a strong... Read more
Vatican calls on Boko Haram to release kidnapped schoolgirls
In a May 8 statement, the Holy See condemned all gross violations of human rights, calling for an end to... Read more
Vatican congregation approves miracle attributed to Paul VI
The beatification cause of Pope Paul VI has advanced with the Congregation for the Causes of Saints giving unanimous approval... Read more
Harvard 'black mass' event met with shock, outcry
A Harvard student group’s plans to re-enact a satanic black mass on campus has prompted outrage from Catholics who say... Read more
Pope Francis: grace is more important than bureaucracy
In his daily Mass Pope Francis reflected on attitudes necessary to evangelize, emphasizing the need to leave room for the... Read more
