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Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site in Kerala state Aug. 10, 2020.

Dozens killed, missing after landslide in India

Aug 12, 2020

A landslide in southern India has killed at least 52 people and destroyed dozens of buildings, including one Protestant church,... Read more

Scene in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Portland July 25, 2020.

Analysis: Was a stack of Bibles burned in Portland, or was it fake news?

Aug 12, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Dozens of news stories from Aug. 1 repeated a claim by a Malaysia-based journalist that “a stack” of Bibles had... Read more

Senator Kamala Harris speaks during National Action Network 2019 convention.

'Deeply flawed': Catholics react to Harris VP selection

Aug 12, 2020

Catholics and pro-life organizations offered a range of reactions to the selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as former vice president Joe... Read more

Bishop Giorgio Marengo, Prefect of Ulaanbaatar.

Pope Francis meets with bishop newly consecrated to lead Mongolia’s Catholics

Aug 12, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis met Wednesday with an Italian missionary who was recently consecrated a bishop to lead Mongolia’s apostolic prefecture.  Read more

Former employee charged with stealing $472,000 from Archdiocese of Washington

Aug 12, 2020

The former Assistant Superintendent of Catholic Schools in Washington, D.C., has been charged with embezzling close to half a million... Read more

Riot police detain protesters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential election, in Minsk, Aug. 10, 2020.

Catholic Archbishop of Minsk calls for end to violence after Belarus election

Aug 12, 2020

The Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev called Tuesday for an end to the violent clashes occurring across Belarus following a disputed presidential... Read more

Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to media during daily briefing on COVID-19 pandemic.

NY COVID-19 stats could hide real nursing home death toll

Aug 12, 2020

Official figures from New York state likely under-represent the real number of nursing home residents who died as a result... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his general audience via livestream on Aug. 12, 2020.

Pope Francis: Human dignity has serious political implications

Aug 12, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christian faith demands conversion from individualism and a commitment to defending the inherent dignity of... Read more

Liberty Bell.

‘Hate speech’ label does damage to civil dialogue, Philadelphia Statement warns

Aug 12, 2020

Efforts to protect people from harm and error now marginalize and even demonize others for unpopular opinions, warns a new... Read more

Bishops of Wichita, Denver call Catholics to turn to Mary in 'time of crisis'

Aug 11, 2020

Two bishops have called for rosary crusades in their respective dioceses in the month of August, asking Catholics to pray... Read more

Filipino Catholic college defends stance against homosexual acts

Aug 11, 2020

The college maintains that in alignment with Catholic teaching, no sexual orientation is prohibited, but certain sexual acts are.  Read more

Earthquake hits North Carolina during Mass reading about earthquake

Aug 11, 2020

As North Carolina experienced a moderate earthquake Sunday, local pastors encourage Catholics to relinquish control to God.  Read more

Sen. Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California, 2019.

Biden picks Kamala Harris as VP candidate

Aug 11, 2020

Former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, has selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) to be... Read more

Perseid meteor shower.

In August, watch this meteor shower named for a saint

Aug 11, 2020

Star-gazing might not be the first thing that comes to mind when Catholics think of St. Lawrence, the early Christian... Read more

Bishop Jaime Soto.

Excommunicated priest rejects Pope Francis, misconduct allegations

Aug 11, 2020

By JD Flynn

A Sacramento priest excommunicated last week says he stands by his claim that Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is the true... Read more

Bishop Donald DeGrood of Sioux Falls.

Back to Mass: South Dakota diocese lifts Sunday dispensation

Aug 11, 2020

From this weekend, Catholics in the Diocese of Sioux Falls who are not in high-risk categories for contracting coronavirus will... Read more

Wing Choh Primary school, and Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Hong Kong.

HK diocese promotes 'national identity', security law in Catholic schools

Aug 11, 2020

The Diocese of Hong Kong has told Catholic schools told to promote the provisions of the new National Security Law to students,... Read more

Monastery of Franciscan order in Assisi.

Franciscans of Assisi report 18 coronavirus cases

Aug 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

While Assisi was largely sheltered from a major coronavirus outbreak during Italy’s lockdown, ten Franciscan friars and eight novices at... Read more

St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, Mass.

Deceased Massachusetts bishop accused of sexual abuse had roots in New York archdiocese

Aug 11, 2020

Archbishop-designate Mitchell Rozanski, who will take over the Archdiocese of St. Louis this month, oversaw an investigation into the late... Read more

Benedict XVI prepares to board a plane at Munich airport, June 22, 2020.

Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI’s 'illness is subsiding'

Aug 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said that the pope emeritus’ illness is “subsiding.”  Read more