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Visitors in face masks at the newly reopened Vatican Museums.

Vatican Museums offer free entry to Italian medical workers

Jun 3, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican Museums announced Wednesday that it is offering free entry to medical workers in appreciation for their work on... Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson.

Vatican cardinal urges forgiveness, justice in response to George Floyd killing

Jun 3, 2020

Cardinal Peter Turkson on Wednesday decried the existence of racism around the world, urging people to seek justice and fraternity,... Read more

Pope Francis speaks at a general audience in the apostolic library.

Pope Francis on what we can learn about prayer from Blaise Pascal

Jun 3, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis pointed to an experience of 17th-century mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal as an important testimony of how one... Read more

Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Assembly rejects ‘imposition’ of abortion regulations on Northern Ireland

Jun 3, 2020

The Northern Ireland Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of a motion rejecting the “imposition” of abortion legislation by the Westminster... Read more

Better to engage WHO than leave, UN observer says 

Jun 3, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

While President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a better strategy would be... Read more

Pope Francis speaks at a general audience in the apostolic library.

Pope Francis prays for the soul of George Floyd and for peace and justice in US

Jun 3, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that he is praying for the soul of George Floyd and all victims of racism, adding... Read more

Faith leaders pray June 2 at the spot where George Floyd died.

Minneapolis archbishop, priests join in prayerful George Floyd protest

Jun 2, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Minneapolis clergy, including Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis, participated in a silent walking protest Tuesday afternoon to the spot... Read more

Bishop Mark Seitz. File photo.

El Paso bishop kneels to pray at George Floyd protest

Jun 2, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Bishop Mark Seitz is the first U.S. Catholic bishop to physically and publicly join the protests and demonstrations against racial... Read more

U.S. troops take part in a military parade in Washington, D.C. in 1991.

Can Trump legally deploy troops? Yes, say Catholic university law profs

Jun 2, 2020

By Matt Hadro

After President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is ready to send U.S. troops into states to quell riots, law... Read more

St. Albert the Great parish in Minneapolis, Minn., where some local residents took shelter May 28, 2020.

Catholic parish offers sanctuary amid Minneapolis riots

Jun 2, 2020

When protests following the death of George Floyd turned violent Thursday night, a small Catholic parish in Minneapolis became a... Read more

Sen. Ben Sasse.

Sen. Sasse: ‘Word of God’ not a prop for politics

Jun 2, 2020

Sen. Ben Sasse issued a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump’s brief appearance in front of an historic church... Read more

A protest in Philadelphia after the killing of George Floyd.

Black Catholics urge prayer, change after Floyd killing and riots

Jun 2, 2020

The killing of George Floyd and the protests it has sparked represent a defining moment for the Catholic Church, according... Read more

President Donald Trump. CNA file photo.

Trump signs order on international religious freedom after JPII shrine visit

Jun 2, 2020

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order “to advance international religious freedom,” after he visited the St. John... Read more

Brother Armin Luistro (center) visits a classroom, July 2013.

La Salle brother receives human rights award in Philippines

Jun 2, 2020

A La Salle brother and educator has been given an award in recognition of his defense of human rights amid... Read more

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, to lay a ceremonial wreath on June 2, 2020.

JPII shrine says Trump visit long scheduled, while Archbishop Gregory opposes visit

Jun 2, 2020

Amid burgeoning conflict regarding the president’s response to riots across the country, President Donald Trump visited the Saint John Paul... Read more

Heidi Crowter, right, with other demonstrators. Courtesy, Don't Screen Us Out

Bishops join woman with Down syndrome in call to change N Ireland abortion law

Jun 2, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Bishops in Northern Ireland have strongly backed a call by a campaigner with Down syndrome to reject a law permitting... Read more

Pierpaolo Finaldi, CEO of the Catholic Truth Society. Courtesy of CTS.

‘It’s a pretty huge hit to take’: Lockdown deals blow to Catholic publishers

Jun 2, 2020

Catholic publishers in the United Kingdom are turning to social media and online sales in an effort to survive the... Read more

Sister and volunteers outside the Pauline bookstore in Chicago.

Nuns praying for looters after attack on Catholic bookstore

Jun 2, 2020

By Matt Hadro

On Saturday, protests in Chicago over the death of George Floyd turned violent. As rioters targeted the city’s Magnificent Mile... Read more

Pope Francis. Courtesy: Worldpriest

Pope Francis blesses global rosary relay for priests

Jun 2, 2020

Pope Francis has given his apostolic blessing to a worldwide rosary relay for priests.   Read more

The newly restored Hall of Constantine in the Vatican Museums, June 1, 2020.

Vatican Museums reopening unveils restored Raphael Rooms

Jun 2, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican Museums reopened Monday revealing newly restored frescoes in the Raphael Rooms depicting scenes from early Church history to... Read more