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New nuncio to Benin, Togo consecrated a bishop
The episcopal consecration of Archbishop Mark Miles, who was appointed apostolic nuncio to Benin and Togo earlier this year, was... Read more
White House: Biden ‘respectfully disagrees’ with bishops on fetal tissue research
The White House press secretary said on Tuesday that President Biden “respectfully disagrees” with Catholic bishops on federally-funded fetal tissue... Read more
Milwaukee archdiocese questions need for attorney general's review of clergy abuse
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said on Tuesday that it is concerned that the Wisconsin attorney general’s planned review of reports... Read more
Church in Cuba announces activities for the Year of the Family
The Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops’ National Committee on the Family announced a three month period of activities to celebrate... Read more
Catholic dioceses appeal to Supreme Court for protection against New York’s abortion coverage mandate
The dioceses of Albany and Ogdensburg and other Catholic and Christian ministries last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to... Read more
Cardinal Marx renounces honor from German president after abuse survivors’ criticism
Marx asked German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier not to bestow the Federal Cross of Merit on him. Read more
Two parishes in the Sacramento diocese vandalized
Two parishes in the Diocese of Sacramento suffered similar acts of vandalism in the past two weeks. Read more
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Postulator: St. John Paul II remains a ‘prophetic voice’ seven years after canonization
“At the beginning of this process, Pope Benedict XVI gave me a clear instruction: work fast but work well.” Read more
Catholic charity to give $9.5 million in aid to Africa’s persecuted Christians
“In no other region have so many priests, religious and church workers been murdered in the last three years.” Read more
Rome’s Center for Child Protection to become Institute of Anthropology
The center was founded in 2012 to provide internet-based training to Catholics anywhere in the world Read more
Catholic clerics among 12 arrested after bishop-elect shot in South Sudan
Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare was shot in both legs by two armed men. Read more
Irish moves to ban LGBT ‘conversion therapy’ will help silence religion, critics warn
Legitimate religious practice could fall under a too-broad ban on “conversion therapy” backed by LGBT activists in Ireland and Northern... Read more
How the visit from Pope Francis prompted the House Speaker to resign
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) shocked the country when he announced his resignation from Congress in 2015... Read more
German bishop confronts theologian for claiming Catholics against 'gender equality' are racist
A German professor of theology and advocate for the ordination of women to the priesthood has come under criticism for... Read more
Despite director's outcry, pro-abortion film absent from Oscars 2021
Despite receiving awards from several film festivals and from Planned Parenthood, absent from the 2021 Academy Awards was the film... Read more
After state order, Las Cruces diocese lets priests set Mass attendance limits
After the governor of New Mexico allowed churches to re-open at 100% capacity, priests in the Diocese of Las Cruces... Read more
The crazy, true story of how the Church helped take down the Klan in Colorado
With the recent publication of Colorado’s historic Ku Klux Klan membership ledgers, which were made public for the first time... Read more
Judge tosses out girls’ complaint against Connecticut transgender sports policy
Four female athletes in Connecticut are appealing a court ruling that dismissed their legal challenge to the state’s transgender sports... Read more
Italian lay missionary who served poor children in Peru murdered
Nadia de Munari, a 50-year-old Italian lay missionary who was part of Operation Mato Grosso, which serves the poor in... Read more
Pope Francis meets Poor Clare nuns whose monastery was destroyed in 2009 earthquake
Pope Francis on Monday met with a community of Poor Clare nuns, whose abbess died when the roof of their... Read more
