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Pro-life leaders ask for FDA crackdown on illegal sale of abortion drugs

May 5, 2020

More than a year after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned certain online providers of abortion-inducing drugs that they... Read more

National novena for farmers to be livestreamed this month

May 5, 2020

A national novena to St Isidore the Farmer will be livestreamed by Catholic Rural Life this month, beginning May 7... Read more

Pope St. John Paul II in 1979.

Pope Francis hails St. John Paul II's 'great witness' ahead of centenary

May 5, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said that he has looked up to St. John Paul II throughout his priesthood in a book foreword... Read more

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament.

Poland’s election planning must bring together all parties, bishops urge

May 5, 2020

Poland’s bishops have intervened in a debate about whether presidential elections scheduled for May 9 should go ahead despite a... Read more

Adoration takes place outside St. Patrick’s, Soho, in London’s West End. Courtesy: St. Patrick’s, Soho

Pandemic brings ‘a very different kind of Church’ to London’s homeless

May 5, 2020

By Luke Coppen

A parish in London’s West End is offering the homeless adoration, access to Sacraments, and the rosary -- along with... Read more

Cardinal Michael Czerny, under-secretary of the migrants and refugees section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Vatican urges Catholics to reach out to internally displaced people

May 5, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s migrant and refugee office has released a booklet with guidance on how the Church might respond to the... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates a morning Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta.

Pope Francis prays for coronavirus victims dying without their loved ones

May 5, 2020

Pope Francis prayed for those who have died alone during the coronavirus pandemic at his morning Mass Tuesday.  Read more

The flag of Ireland.

Irish commission: Catholic school discriminated against atheist student

May 4, 2020

The Republic of Ireland’s Workplace Relations Commission has decided that an atheist child was discriminated against by his Catholic school... Read more

Fra Angelico, “The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs” (c. 1423-24). Public domain.

'A Storybook of Saints' aims to showcase 'heroic witness' of saints

May 4, 2020

By Perry West

A new children’s book aims to tell the heroic stories of saints in a way that captures the interest, and... Read more

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USCCB: Ask why coronavirus is 'devastating' black communities

May 4, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The bishops of the United States are calling for an examination of why the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted African-American communities.   Read more

Father Geison Gerardo Ortiz Marín baking bread. Photo courtesy of Father Ortiz.

Priest in Costa Rica bakes bread to help families in need

May 4, 2020

When he was just 15 years old, Fr. Geison Gerardo Ortiz Marín had to quit school and find a job... Read more

Pro life outreach in front of a Planned Parenthood location in San Antonio Texas in 2019.

Abortion bans prompt legal battles amid coronavirus pandemic

May 4, 2020

Amid national lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, abortion has become a subject of national debate.  Read more

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Buffalo diocese seeks permanent injunction of abuse lawsuits

May 4, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The diocese of Buffalo is asking a federal court to halt all outstanding clergy sex abuse litigation against it as it... Read more

CDF: Belgian Brothers of Charity hospitals must drop Catholic identity over euthanasia

May 4, 2020

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ordered 15 psychiatric hospitals in Belgium which belong to the Brothers... Read more

Benedict XVI holds his final general audience, Feb. 27, 2013.

In new biography, Benedict XVI laments modern 'anti-Christian creed'

May 4, 2020

Modern society is formulating an “anti-Christian creed” and punishing those who resist it with “social excommunication,” Benedict XVI has said... Read more

Indiana state capitol.

Indiana 'hopeful' Supreme Court will hear case on defunding abortion clinics

May 4, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The state of Indiana is hopeful the Supreme Court will hear their case on whether the state can block Planned... Read more

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DOJ files statement of interest in church suit against Virginia governor

May 4, 2020

The Justice Department (DOJ) is backing a small community church suing Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, arguing that the state cannot single... Read more

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Contagious prayer: Map app tracks viral rosaries during COVID-19

May 4, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Three friends created an app to track people praying the rosary during the coronavirus pandemic. In less than a week,... Read more

Pope Francis stops before a statue of Mary in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta May 4, 2020.

Pope asks God to free Catholics from the 'disease' of division

May 4, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Jesus died for everyone, but disordered attachment to one’s own ideas can cause divisions which break the unity of God’s... Read more

Bishop Daniel Conlon. CNA file photo

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Joliet Bishop Conlon

May 4, 2020

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Daniel Conlon of Joliet, who took a medical leave of absence from... Read more