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Rony Roller Circus.

Vatican invites Rome poor to a day at the circus

Feb 11, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s charity office has invited around 2,000 poor and marginalized people to a circus performance in Rome on Saturday. Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez.

Nicaragua’s dictatorship sentences Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years in prison

Feb 10, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Ortega regime sentenced the bishop on Friday, Feb. 10, to 26 years and four months in prison, accusing him... Read more

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Investigations into St. Louis pediatric transgender clinic opened after whistleblower report

Feb 10, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Lawmakers in Missouri have announced at least two official investigations into a children’s transgender clinic in St. Louis. Read more

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Bill to ‘put the parent in the conversation’ on gender issues passes Virginia House

Feb 10, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

“Sage’s Law” would require school officials to defer to parents when a student claims to be transgender. Read more

Frank Pavone gives a reflection on Scripture on his YouTube channel.

Former Priests for Life officials call for Pavone to step down

Two former officials of Priests for Life are calling for laicized priest Frank Pavone to step down as national director. Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

Why persecuted Nicaragua bishop turned down the chance to leave the country

Feb 10, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Bishop Rolando Álvarez refused to leave Nicaragua along with the 222 political prisoners who were deported by the Daniel Ortega... Read more

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, on Dec. 9, 2022

Ukrainian Catholic leader says focus is on providing help and hope, one year into the war

Feb 10, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

“It’s a miracle we are still alive,” Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk told reporters at a Feb. 8 news conference organized... Read more

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ.

Who was Father Marko Rupnik’s superior while he was being investigated?

The ministry of Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik was and continues to be under restrictions, according to the Jesuit order. Read more

The Diocese of Phoenix is offering the sacraments and free sacramentals — as well as information on Sunday Mass times and locations — to pedestrians in the city on the days leading up to the NFL Super Bowl, which is Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.

Diocese of Phoenix hits the streets to evangelize during Super Bowl LVII week

Feb 10, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Volunteers are setting up outside the arena to hand out sacramentals like rosaries and miraculous medals, in addition to informational... Read more

Greek Catholic priest Father Fadi Najjar, who serves in Aleppo, Syria, appealed for prayers as his community faced the death and devastation after an earthquake struck Syria and Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023.

Priest after earthquake in Syria: We have seen death before us

Feb 10, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Greek Catholic priest Father Fadi Najjar related how he and his community have faced the devastation caused by the Feb.... Read more

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U.S. Catholic school growth slows after two years of notable increases, data show

Feb 10, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The NCEA reported that Catholic school enrollment grew by 0.3% last year but remains lower than pre-pandemic levels. Read more

Father Sean Gough, a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, faced criminal charges for praying for free speech outside an abortion clinic after business hours in violation of a strict buffer zone law in the English city of Birmingham. “I pray wherever I go, inside my head, for the people around me. How can it be a crime for a priest to pray?” he said in a Feb. 9, 2023, statement from the ADF UK legal group.

Priest charged for praying for free speech in U.K. abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’

Feb 10, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Police charged the Catholic priest with “intimidating service users” of the abortion clinic. Read more

Archbishop Emeritus Charles Chaput of Philadelphia.

Archbishop Chaput: Only worthy agenda for synod is one given to us by Jesus in the Gospels

Feb 10, 2023

By Kelsey Wicks

ACI Prensa recently interviewed Archbishop Charles J. Chaput about the controversies and confusion that have arisen around the Synodal Path. Read more

Former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Nicole Parker (left) testifies during the first hearing of the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

GOP-created panel’s first hearing on ‘weaponization’ of government draws fire from Democrats

Feb 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A former FBI agent told members of a new House panel that she left the agency after she believes it... Read more

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FBI retracts leaked document orchestrating investigation of Catholics

Feb 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold, Joe Bukuras

The FBI says it is retracting a leaked document published on the internet Feb. 8. Read more

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Only 1 in 3 Catholic parents think it’s very important their children share their faith, survey finds

Feb 9, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

In total, 65% of Catholics said it was either extremely, very, or somewhat important for their children to hold their... Read more

Nicaraguan political prisoner Juan Sebastian Chamorro speaks to the press ouside a hotel in Herndon, Virginia, on Feb. 9, 2023, after he was released by the Nicaraguan government.

UPDATED: Nicaragua deports more than 200 political prisoners to US, including Catholic priests

Feb 9, 2023

By Lauretta Brown

The dictatorship of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega deported 222 political prisoners to Washington, D.C., Thursday.  Read more

Pro-abortion protestors outside the Supreme Court after the historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Federal judge: Constitution may still protect abortion, despite Dobbs

Feb 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, a federal judge is claiming that the 13th Amendment... Read more

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Church of England votes to bless same-sex couples

Feb 9, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The Church of England’s governing body has voted to bless same-sex couples while leaving unchanged the definition of marriage as... Read more

Synod delegates listen to presentations at the European Continental Assembly in Prague on Feb. 7, 2023.

European Catholics debate final outcome of Synod on Synodality assembly in Prague

Feb 9, 2023

By Courtney Mares

European Catholics debated Thursday the contents of a final document that will influence the discussions of the Synod of Bishops... Read more