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The Holy Face of Lucca crucifix in the Cathedral of St. Martin.

Scientists confirm Italian crucifix is oldest wooden statue in Europe

Jun 26, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Scientists confirmed this month that a crucifix in the Italian city of Lucca is the oldest wooden statue in Europe.  Read more

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference. Courtesy: Diocese of Limburg

Catholic Church in Germany lost a record number of members last year

Jun 26, 2020

A record number of Catholics formally left the Church in Germany in 2019, according to official figures released Friday.   Read more

Research astronomer Fr. Christopher Corbally. Courtesy of Fr. Corbally

Catholic priest ‘thoroughly surprised’ to have asteroid named after him

Jun 26, 2020

Somewhere between Mars and Jupiter there is a hunk of rock that now bears the name of a living English... Read more

With release of sex abuse report, National Review Board cautions against complacency 

Jun 26, 2020

The head of the National Review Board has called for increased action to fight sex abuse and avoid complacency, following... Read more

Mor Abrohom Church in Nusaybin, Turkey.

Religious scholar laments: Turkish Christians 'a welcome scapegoat'

Jun 25, 2020

According to a scholar of comparative religion, Christians in Turkey are being persecuted by the Turkish government, in part to... Read more

St. Junipero Serra statue, San Juan Capistrano.

San Juan Capistrano Mission relocates St. Junipero Serra statues for protection 

Jun 25, 2020

Two statues of St. Junipero Serra have been moved from a Catholic mission and church in southern California amid fears... Read more

Catholic church, in the city of Akure, the largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. Via Shutterstock

Send special envoy to protect Nigerian Christians says former congressman

Jun 25, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The United States should send a special envoy to Nigeria to help coordinate the protection of the Christian population and... Read more

Ross Douthat on EWTN Pro-Life Weekly, March 19, 2020.

Douthat: Cardinals should look for 'dynamic orthodoxy' in next pope

Jun 25, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Catholic columnist Ross Douthat on Wednesday said that the eventual next conclave could produce a leader in the mould of... Read more

The flag of Guernsey.

Guernsey approves law expanding abortion access

Jun 25, 2020

The parliament of the Channel Island of Guernsey voted Wednesday to approve a bill expanding abortion time limits, and removing... Read more

A tent camp in Haiti.

Don’t deport Haitians during pandemic, Miami archbishop appeals

Jun 25, 2020

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski has called for a moratorium on the United States’ deportation of Hatians during the coronavirus pandemic,... Read more

Protests against the killing of George Floyd in Ann Arbor Michigan, June 2020.

‘No justice, no peace’ reflects Catholic principles for police reform, bishops say

Jun 25, 2020

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, Bishop Mario Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington, and Bishop Shelton Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux sent... Read more

Pews at St George's Cathedral, Southwark, are cleansed after it reopened for private prayer.

England's Catholics asked to consider avoiding Sunday Masses amid attendance limits

Jun 25, 2020

England’s metropolitan archbishops urged Catholics Thursday to consider going to Mass during the week rather than on Sunday after public... Read more

The Italian version of the new Directory for Catechesis, launched at the Vatican, June 25, 2020.

Catholic catechesis directory addresses gender, biological sex, and bioethics

Jun 25, 2020

Bioethics, gender identity, and biological sex are new subjects covered in the Vatican’s latest Directory for Catechesis, released Thursday. The... Read more

Bishop Edward Janiak of Kalisz.

Pope Francis appoints apostolic administrator for troubled Polish diocese

Jun 25, 2020

Pope Francis appointed Thursday an apostolic administrator to take charge of a Polish diocese whose bishop is under investigation over... Read more

Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul speaks at a press conference on Feb. 25, 2014.

Catholics pray for reconciliation on 70th anniversary of the Korean War

Jun 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Korean Catholics marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War -- a war which never technically ended... Read more

Archbishop Rino Fisichella presents the new Directory for Catechesis at the Vatican, June 25, 2020.

Vatican releases Catholic directory for catechesis in ‘dynamic continuity’ with Church teaching

Jun 25, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican Thursday published a new directory for catechesis, emphasizing both its continuity with two previous directories and its new... Read more

Ultrasound.

Pro-life laws advance in Iowa, Mississippi, Tennessee

Jun 25, 2020

Three state legislatures have passed new restrictions on abortion: a heartbeat-based abortion ban in Tennessee; a 24-hour waiting period on... Read more

Statue of St. Junipero Serra in Golden Gate Park.

Spanish mayor offers to take downed St. Junipero Serra statue

Jun 24, 2020

The mayor of Boadilla del Monte, a town just west of metro Madrid in central Spain, has offered to take... Read more

Worldwide, children living in institutional care do better with families, Lancet commission says

Jun 24, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

The millions of children separated from their families around the world would do best in a family environment, not institutional... Read more

The statue of the Roman Catholic Spanish priest Junipero Serra is pictured in Palma de Mallorca on June 22, 2020, after it was daubed with graffiti reading "Racist."

‘I cannot remain silent’: Madison Catholic bishop condemns destruction of religious statues

Jun 24, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

As rioters across the United States target statues depicting figures of various stripes, the bishop of Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday... Read more