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Old City Jerusalem.

Vatican expresses concern over potential West Bank annexation

May 20, 2020

By Courtney Mares

As Israel’s new government considers annexing parts of the West Bank, the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s chief negotiator appealed to the... Read more

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Facebook oversight panel prompts questions about free speech, abortion advocacy

May 20, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

Facebook says it is responding to long-standing questions about content moderation and censorship by appointing an independent oversight board to... Read more

Pope Francis moves financial records office under Secretariat for Economy

May 20, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Wednesday moved the office of the Vatican’s financial records database under the management of the Secretariat for the... Read more

Planned Parenthood Location.

Senators demand investigation into Planned Parenthood PPP loans

May 20, 2020

Planned Parenthood affiliates reportedly received $80 million in emergency coronavirus loans, despite congressional regulations that were intended to disqualify them.  Read more

Fr. Adolfo Nicolás answers questions at the Vatican press office October 25, 2012.

Former Jesuit Superior General dies in Tokyo at 84

May 20, 2020

Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, the 30th superior general of the Society of Jesus, died Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan, at the age... Read more

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace.

Pope Francis says prayer opens the door of hope

May 20, 2020

Prayer opens the door of hope, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.  Read more

University of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame to start fall semester early as colleges weigh in-person options

May 19, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

The University of Notre Dame announced this week that students will return to campus in the fall, with the semester... Read more

A cyclone over the Bay of Bengal.

Catholic groups prepare to give aid ahead of cyclone in South Asia

May 19, 2020

Numerous Catholics organizations have volunteered to help evacuate millions, as a cyclone prepares to hit Bangladesh and India this week.  Read more

A lab technician scientist in PPE.

Holy See donates to WHO fund for medics on pandemic front line

May 19, 2020

The Holy See has pledged to contribute to the World Health Organization’s emergency fund supplying protective equipment to medics fighting... Read more

Norma McCorvey testifies before a US Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee during hearings on the 25th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

The 'painful journey' of Jane Roe and the pro-life movement

May 19, 2020

By JD Flynn

A forthcoming documentary is expected to show that Norma McCorvey, the woman at the center of the Roe vs Wade... Read more

The restored shrine at Our Lady of Good Counsel Camp. Image vis Knights of Columbus.

Our Lady in the weeds: Knights of Columbus find forgotten grotto

May 19, 2020

The St. Scholastica Council 14485 of the Knights of Columbus thought they were doing a routine community service project: clearing... Read more

Catholic Charities in Louisiana appeals for aid after major spike in homelessness 

May 19, 2020

By Mary Farrow

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic hitting the United States in mid-March, thousands of Americans were either furloughed or... Read more

Receiving Communion.

Can bishops require Communion on the hand?

May 19, 2020

Some bishops have ordered that Communion only be distributed on the hand during the coronavirus pandemic. Is this within their... Read more

Seminarians need 'solid formation' in hospital ministry, chaplain says

May 19, 2020

Future seminarians should receive an “absolutely solid formation” in hospital ministry, a priest working with coronavirus patients has said.  Read more

Dome of the US Capitol building.

New members of Congress call for Born Alive abortion vote

May 19, 2020

As one of their first acts, two newly-sworn in members of Congress signed the discharge petition for the Born Alive... Read more

Department for Labor, Washington, D.C.

Labor Department issues new religious freedom guidelines

May 19, 2020

Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia has issued a directive that agency leaders should incorporate respect for religious freedom into the daily... Read more

Boatmen in Guwahati Assam, India.

Vatican to mark 5th anniversary of Laudato si’ with year-long celebration

May 19, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican will on May 24 launch a year-long celebration of Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato si’ to mark its... Read more

Houston parish closes again after priests test positive for coronavirus

May 19, 2020

Three members of the Redemptorist community who live and work at a Houston parish have tested positive for coronavirus, leading... Read more

Bishop Andrew E. Bellisario, the new metropolitan archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau. Photo courtesy of Juneau diocese

Pope Francis merges Alaskan dioceses to create Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau

May 19, 2020

Pope Francis merged two dioceses in Alaska Tuesday, creating the new Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau which will cover a territory larger... Read more

Acedia, from "The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things," by Hieronymus Bosch. public domain.

What is acedia, how do you pronounce it, and why does this priest tweet about it?

May 19, 2020

By Mary Farrow

What is acedia, and why does this priest tweet about it so much.  Read more