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Social media message brings big results for Spanish nuns selling pastries
The San Pelayo Monastery, located in the city of Oviedo in the Asturias autonomous region in northwestern Spain, has housed... Read more
Catholic church in NJ buries two abandoned infants
A New Jersey Catholic church buried two infants May 8 who were found dead at a recycling center a few... Read more
Supreme Court hears case on right of Catholic schools to fire religion teachers
Supreme Court justices on Monday heard arguments for and against extending the Civil Rights Act’s “ministerial exception” to Catholic schools when they... Read more
Vatican Museums to reopen with temperature checks, mandatory face masks
The Vatican Museums are preparing to reopen by reservation only with new health measures to prevent the spread of the... Read more
Pope Francis names Chicago priest coadjutor of Peoria diocese
Pope Francis Monday appointed Fr. Louis Tylka, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese... Read more
Pope Francis prays for the unemployed after coronavirus layoffs
Pope Francis began his morning Mass on Monday by praying for the unemployed after millions of people lost their jobs... Read more
Remember you are made for heaven, says Pope Francis
We must always remember that we are made for heaven, Pope Francis said in his Regina Coeli address Sunday. Read more
Pope Francis: ‘The Church advances through prayer’
Church leaders must put prayer before all other things, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass Sunday. Read more
Peruvian congresswoman challenges coronavirus abortion regulations
Peruvian congresswoman Luz Milagros Cayguaray Gambini has demanded the country’s health minister provide the legal and scientific basis for a... Read more
Pakistan minorities commission excludes Ahmadi religious group
Pakistan’s government has declined to include the Ahmadi religious group in its National Commission for Minorities, drawing attention to the... Read more
Pope Francis: the devil seeks to destroy the Church through envy
The devil uses envy to try to thwart the proclamation of the Gospel, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass... Read more
This ministry is hosting a virtual retreat for infertile people on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is going to look different for most families this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Thousands of Catholic parishes find relief in government payroll loans
As parishes and dioceses across the country deal with a drop in collections and the prospects of layoffs amid the... Read more
Illinois Catholics long for 'normal life' after governor announces lockdown plan
Under current plans, groups of more than fifty people may not be able to gather in the state for another... Read more
Belgian Brothers of Charity fight for their name after CDF decision
After the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the hospitals of the Brothers of Charity in Belgium... Read more
Federal judge says state can require COVID-19 tests before abortions
A federal judge in Arkansas on Thursday upheld the state’s requirement that women obtain a negative coronavirus test before having... Read more
Vigano accuses Cardinal Sarah of causing him ‘harm’ in row over coronavirus letter
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has accused a Vatican cardinal of causing him “serious harm” in a bitter war of words... Read more
U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See hails faith-based relief efforts amid pandemic
The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See has called attention to the role of faith-based organizations in delivering U.S government... Read more
‘Dial-a-Mass’ service is a godsend for Catholics without internet
A new “dial-a-Mass” service enabling Catholics with no internet connection to listen to Sunday Masses is proving a success, an... Read more
Andrew Walther appointed president of EWTN News
EWTN Global Catholic Network, the world’s largest Catholic media organization, announced Friday that Andrew Walther – an experienced Catholic journalist,... Read more
