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A Caritas Athens soup kitchen for refugees in Greece.

Catholic leaders: Don’t forget refugees during pandemic

Jun 20, 2020

People around the world have practiced solidarity during the pandemic, and they should do the same for refugees, Catholic humanitarian... Read more

Statue of St. Junipero Serra in Golden Gate Park.

St. Junipero Serra statue torn down in San Francisco Park

Jun 20, 2020

A statue of Catholic missionary St. Junipero Serra was toppled in a San Francisco park Friday, along with statues of... Read more

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI.

Benedict XVI to pray at his family's gravesite in Germany

Jun 20, 2020

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI will visit his family’s gravesite and his former home in Pentling, Germany, in the afternoon on... Read more

The font where St. John Paul II was baptized in Wadowice, Poland. Courtesy of the Press Office of the Polish Bishops’ Conference

Polish Catholics celebrate centenary of St. John Paul II’s baptism

Jun 20, 2020

The Church in Poland will celebrate the centenary of the baptism of St. John Paul II Saturday.  Read more

Pope Francis meets with people from Lombardy, a region in northern Italy.

Pope Francis warns Catholics that individualism is 'illusory'

Jun 20, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

In the period to follow the coronavirus pandemic, people should remember they are made for communion with others and with... Read more

Pope Francis on Pentecost, June 8, 2020.

Pope Francis adds three titles to Catholic litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Jun 20, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has approved the inclusion of three additional invocations in the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called... Read more

Coats of arms on display in the Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, after the removal of the arms of Theodore McCarrick.

Two years since McCarrick allegations: A CNA timeline

Jun 19, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

June 20 marks two years since the announcement that credible allegations of sexual abuse had been raised against then-Cardinal Theodore... Read more

Analysis: Two years after McCarrick, questions are unanswered

Jun 19, 2020

By JD Flynn

Two years after McCarrick, questions remain: For Church leaders, and for faithful Catholics.  Read more

U.S.-Mexico border.

US bishops ask Catholics to pray for Brownsville diocese border wall fight

Jun 19, 2020

By Matt Hadro

For Religious Freedom Week 2020, the U.S. Catholic bishops are highlighting an unusual case—a Texas chapel that could be demolished... Read more

An election polling place during a United States election.

Ahead of election, political advocacy group says it aims to encourage Catholic turnout

Jun 19, 2020

After an Arizona bishop expressed concern about political organizations engaging with local parishes, the leader of one such group said... Read more

Sister Maria Laura Mainetti. Public domain.

Pope Francis declares Catholic sister killed in Satanic ritual a martyr

Jun 19, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis declared Friday that an Italian religious sister killed by three teenage girls in a Satanic sacrifice was a... Read more

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, New York.

Catholic Diocese of Syracuse to file for bankruptcy amid Child Victims Act suits

Jun 19, 2020

The Diocese of Syracuse announced Friday it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid the financial impact of numerous sexual... Read more

Gaelic script on the gates of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, Italy.

Rome’s Irish College will not receive Irish seminarians next academic year

Jun 19, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The trustees of the Pontifical Irish College decided last week that the national seminary in Rome will no longer host... 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 remains head of Vatican liturgy department after 75th birthday

Jun 19, 2020

Cardinal Robert Sarah said Wednesday he would continue to serve as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship beyond his... Read more

Bishop Mark O’Toole of Plymouth, England.

On day of prayer for priests, Catholic bishop points to Sacred Heart

Jun 19, 2020

The Sacred Heart of Jesus “lights our way and illumines a path in the darkness,” an English bishop said Thursday... Read more

Bishop-elect Michel Mulloy. Courtesy of the Diocese of Duluth

Pope Francis names Rapid City administrator as bishop of Duluth, Minnesota

Jun 19, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Friday appointed Fr. Michel Mulloy as the next bishop of the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota.  Read more

Palestinian family in refugee camp.

Why are Christians leaving Palestinian territories?

Jun 19, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A new survey of Palestinian Christians reveals that many not only fear economic hardship and the annexation of their land,... Read more

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI.

Benedict XVI celebrates Mass with his ill brother on feast of the Sacred Heart

Jun 19, 2020

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass with his ailing brother on the feast of the Sacred Heart during his... Read more

Christopher Columbus Portrait from Salvadoran 5 Colones 1997 Banknotes.

Christopher Columbus name won't be changed at Wisconsin Catholic high school

Jun 18, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A Catholic high school in Wisconsin will not change its name from “Columbus Catholic High School” after a petition from... Read more

US Supreme Court.

What the Supreme Court LGBT decision could mean for Catholic employers

Jun 18, 2020

By Matt Hadro

After the Supreme Court recognized protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in federal law this week, Catholic employers shouldn’t... Read more