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Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hail nuclear weapons ban treaty
The Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki welcomed the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons that came into force Friday,... Read more
Cardinal: Danish bill requiring translation of homilies threatens religious freedom
A cardinal said on Friday that a proposed law in Denmark requiring the translation of all homilies into Danish is... Read more
Pope Francis decries men who sustain ‘reprehensible’ trade in preface to trafficking victim’s biography
Pope Francis has written the preface to a biography of a human trafficking victim in which he decries the men who... Read more
Amid the pandemic, sainthood cause of nun who served poor hit by epidemics advances
An English Catholic bishop welcomed on Thursday a step forward in the sainthood cause of a religious sister who served... Read more
As assisted suicide continues to rise in Ontario, pro-lifers call for government action
As cases of assisted suicide continue to increase annually in Ontario, pro-life advocates have called on the government to implement... Read more
In far-reaching executive order, Biden redefines 'sex'
In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to interpret sex discrimination... Read more
Missing priest in Burkina Faso found dead
A Catholic priest in Burkina Faso who went missing Tuesday has been found dead in a forest, the local bishop... Read more
Two 20th century Italians advance on the path to sainthood
Two Italian contemporaries, a young priest who resisted the Nazis and was shot dead, and a seminarian who died at... Read more
Secretary of State nominee agrees with ‘genocide’ determination for Uyghurs
President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State agrees with his predecessor’s declaration that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is... Read more
Trump admin proposal a last-ditch effort to offer religious groups SBA loans
A proposal made on the last day of the Trump administration would make religious businesses eligible to receive loans from... Read more
San Francisco archbishop responds to Pelosi: 'No Catholic in good conscience can favor abortion'
The Archbishop of San Francisco on Thursday said that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) "speaks in direct contradiction... Read more
Dr. Fauci promises repeal of Mexico City Policy
The Biden administration will repeal the Mexico City Policy in the “coming days,” White House advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci told... Read more
U.S. bishops applaud Biden's actions on immigration
The U.S. bishops’ conference applauded President Joe Biden for halting some deportations and preserving the DACA program on his first... Read more
Ex-Vatican bank president given 9-year prison sentence for money-laundering
The former president of the institute commonly known as the “Vatican bank” has been given a sentence of eight years... Read more
U.S. bishops praise Biden's repeal of travel ban
After President Joe Biden on his first day in office revoked a travel ban from certain Muslim-majority and African countries,... Read more
Pope Francis sends condolences after 32 killed in suicide bombings in Iraq
Pope Francis said on Thursday that he was praying for the victims of two suicide bombings in Baghdad, which took place... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of pioneering French geneticist Jerome Lejeune
Pope Francis recognized on Thursday the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome that... Read more
Croatia’s Catholic bishops commend victims of pandemic and earthquakes to Virgin Mary
Croatia’s Catholic bishops on Tuesday commended “victims of the coronavirus pandemic and destructive earthquakes” to the intercession of the Virgin... Read more
Catholics in Biden’s cabinet mirror him on abortion
While President Joe Biden has nominated a number of Catholics to serve in his cabinet, some of them have publicly... Read more
Speaker Pelosi implies religious pro-lifers are sellouts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused pro-lifers of putting their opposition to abortion over the tenets of democracy in a recent... Read more
