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Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth.

English bishop urges Catholics to come back to churches

Sep 14, 2020

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth wrote Sunday to the people of his diocese encouraging them to return to churches for... Read more

Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament.

Ontario bishop announces prayer of reparation for stolen tabernacle

Sep 14, 2020

A Canadian bishop has announced a month-long prayer of reparation after the cathedral’s tabernacle was stolen and later found dumped... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, offers Mass in the London Oratory, July 6, 2016.

Full text: Cardinal Sarah - 'Let us return to the Eucharist with joy'

Sep 14, 2020

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s dicastery for liturgy and sacraments, sent a letter to bishops around the world,... Read more

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee archbishop reinstates Sunday obligation

Sep 14, 2020

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will once again be required to go to Sunday Mass if they are healthy... Read more

U.S. Agency for International Development Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Trump administration proposes Mexico City Policy expansion

Sep 14, 2020

The Trump administration announced plans on Monday to expand the Mexico City Policy, which limits access to U.S. overseas aid... Read more

Joe Biden, speaks during an event in November, 2019.

The first 100 days: What Biden-Harris plan for life issues

Sep 14, 2020

Pro-life leaders have warned that policy decisions and presidential appointments made within the first 100 days of a Biden administration could roll... Read more

Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

Cardinal Parolin: Vatican-China deal can help ‘normalize life of the Church’

Sep 14, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican expects to renew its interim deal with China on the appointment of bishops, as part of efforts to... Read more

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Biden and Trump vie for Catholic votes, disagree on what issues take priority

Sep 13, 2020

By Matt Hadro

As both the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns court Catholic voters, both campaigns have made efforts to suggest they represent... Read more

Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address.

Pope Francis: Put forgiveness and mercy at the heart of your life

Sep 13, 2020

We cannot demand God’s forgiveness for ourselves unless we are prepared to forgive our neighbors, Pope Francis said in his... Read more

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).

Georgia Tech settles with pro-life group over denied speaker funding

Sep 13, 2020

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has agreed to reverse a policy that barred funding for Martin Luther King... Read more

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‘Give voice to the pain’: New Catholic ministry seeks to help adult children of divorce

Sep 12, 2020

By Mary Farrow

Snuffy the Snuffleupagus’ parents were supposed to have divorced in 1992. The brown, fuzzy Muppet-quasi-mammoth, a beloved feature character on... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, at the Vatican, Feb. 10, 2015.

Cardinal Sarah: ‘We must return to the Eucharist’

Sep 12, 2020

In a letter to the leaders of the world’s episcopal conferences, the head of the Vatican’s office for worship and... Read more

Pope Francis addresses relatives of those killed in a nightclub stampede in 2018 at the Vatican Sept. 12, 2020.

Pope Francis comforts relatives of loved ones killed in nightclub stampede

Sep 12, 2020

Pope Francis comforted relatives of loved ones killed in a nightclub stampede in 2018 during an audience at the Vatican... Read more

Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Belarus.

Belarus renews invitation to Pope Francis amid talks

Sep 12, 2020

Belarus renewed its invitation to Pope Francis to visit the country Friday during talks with a senior Vatican official.   Read more

Western Australian legislative committee recommends preserving confessional seal

Sep 12, 2020

Religious ministers should not be required to violate the seal of confession to report child sex abuse, a committee of... Read more

Damage outside Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Tioga, La. Courtesy photo.

Man who went on vandalism spree at Louisiana Catholic church arrested

Sep 11, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

A man who went on an hours-long vandalism spree on Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Tioga,... Read more

South Korea flag.

Korean bishops back anti-discrimination law, with caveats

Sep 11, 2020

A South Korean bill banning discrimination across 26 different categories has hesitant support from the Catholic bishops of the country,... Read more

Inocente Orlando Montano Morales in 2017.

Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests

Sep 11, 2020

A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been convicted in a Spanish court for is... Read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State, at the Vatican Oct. 27, 2017.

Vatican official visits Belarus after archbishop blocked at border

Sep 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

A senior Vatican official arrived in Belarus for talks Friday after the leader of the country’s Catholic Church was barred... Read more

Catholic teens in US mirror their peers on religious trends

Sep 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Catholic teenagers mirror American teenagers overall on many religious trends, a report by the Pew Research Center says.    Read more