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Japan's Catholic bishops mark 10th anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster
Ten years ago on March 11, a magnitude-9 earthquake under the ocean off the coast of Japan triggered a disaster... Read more
Ireland’s Catholic bishops: Assisted suicide bill ‘fundamentally flawed’
Ireland’s Catholic bishops have said that a bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide is “fundamentally flawed.” Read more
Ireland’s Catholic bishops announce national synodal assembly
Ireland’s Catholic bishops have announced that they will hold a national synodal assembly “within the next five years.” Read more
Priest prepares to sell his coveted collection to raise money for low-income students
A baseball card collection worth thousands of dollars was a split second away from being dropped into a trash can... Read more
New Mexico assisted suicide bill 'worst in the nation', Archbishop Wester warns
The New Mexico legislature could soon pass an assisted suicide bill that is “the worst in the nation”, Archbishop John... Read more
Pro-abortion protesters face charges for disrupting Mass in Columbus
Several pro-abortion protesters who disrupted a pro-life Mass in Columbus, Ohio in January have been charged with misdemeanors and arraigned,... Read more
Food insecurity worsening in many countries, CRS warns
Global hunger has reached an alarming level and could grow worse as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, said Catholic Relief... Read more
Arkansas bans most abortions in bid to challenge Roe v Wade
Arkansas is the latest state to pass legislation banning almost all abortions, in an effort to prompt the Supreme Court... Read more
Lula, Brazilian ex-president, thanks Pope Francis for solidarity after convictions nullified
The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, thanked Pope Francis for his solidarity on Wednesday, after his... Read more
House sends COVID relief to White House without pro-life protections
As Congress passed a massive COVID relief package on Wednesday, leading U.S. bishops called the lack of abortion funding restrictions... Read more
Vatican diplomat criticizes ‘divisive’ UN Human Rights Council report on Islamophobia
A Vatican diplomat has said that a UN Human Rights Council report on Islamophobia risks “polarizing the international community.” Read more
Mass. Supreme Court calls into question religious exemption for Christian colleges
A social work professor at a Christian college in Massachusetts is not a “ministerial employee” and the college cannot claim... Read more
Online event, papal message to mark opening of ‘Amoris laetitia’ year
The Vatican will mark the fifth anniversary of the publication of Amoris laetitia, Pope Francis’ 2016 exhortation on the family,... Read more
NY lawmakers call for transparency on COVID in homes for people with disabilities
A group of New York state senators is calling on state Gov. Andrew Cuomo to rescind an order requiring group... Read more
Report: China’s treatment of Uyghurs meets definition of genocide
China’s abuses of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang violate every article in the United Nations’ definition of genocide, a new policy... Read more
Catholic priest pursues challenge as Scottish government sets new date to lift public worship ban
A Catholic priest will proceed with a challenge to the Scottish government’s ban on public worship despite an announcement that... Read more
Catholic nun begs police not to shoot protesters during Myanmar unrest
A religious sister in northern Burma knelt before police on Monday, begging them not to use violent force against protestors. Read more
Pope Francis: Keep praying for ‘our sorely tried brothers and sisters’ in Iraq
At this morning’s general audience, Pope Francis urged Catholics worldwide to keep praying for “our sorely tried brothers and sisters”... Read more
Cardinal Sarah says he has ‘never opposed the pope’ in first interview since stepping down
Cardinal Robert Sarah said on Wednesday that claims that he and Pope Francis are enemies were false, in his first... Read more
From Pius XII to Pope Francis: A brief history of general audiences
Wednesday papal catecheses date back to before the Second World War Read more
