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Dozens of Charlotte priests query Vatican over bishop’s move to abolish altar rails, kneelers
More than 30 priests in the Diocese of Charlotte are querying the Vatican over Bishop Michael Martin’s decision to abolish... Read more
Pope Leo XIV proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year
On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226, Pope Leo XIV... Read more
Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees
In a fiery homily at the fiesta Mass for the feast of the Black Nazarene, Bishop Rufino Sescon Jr. of... Read more
UPDATE: Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog
The Department of Homeland Security is announcing rules to address the backlog for religious worker visas. Read more
Trump administration restores Title X funding to Planned Parenthood
Tens of millions of dollars of funding have been restored for Planned Parenthood’s birth control and other non-abortion services. Read more
On his dying day, renowned cartoonist’s faith in Christ made public
Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running “Dilbert” comic strip whose art satirized the typical American workplace, died Tuesday at... Read more
‘I am not ordaining you for an ideal country,’ South Sudanese bishop tells new priests
Four newly ordained priests and six newly ordained deacons for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio have been reminded of... Read more
UPDATE: Ohio moves to close nursing home amid ‘widespread care failures’ after purchase from Catholic nuns
Ohio is moving to shut down a nursing home after a group of Catholic nuns sold it, amid reports that... Read more
Vatican prosecutor steps aside as London property trial appeal moves forward
The appeal trial is scheduled to resume Feb. 3. Read more
Cardinal Pizzaballa: There is a longing for justice and human dignity in Iran
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem says Iranians are longing for peace, justice, and a decent life. Read more
Greenland Catholics ‘do not wish to become Americans’ amid U.S. efforts at acquisition
Greenlandic Catholics are reportedly expressing opposition to U.S. plans to acquire the territory while Nordic Catholic leaders are waiting to... Read more
House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood
GOP lawmakers say they will craft legislation to extend and make permanent the temporary freeze on federal funds for abortion... Read more
Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ tied to HHS funding
Twelve states are suing the Department of Health and Human Services to block “gender conditions” on federal grants, claiming unlawful... Read more
Pope Leo XIV urges making time ‘to speak with God’
The pope devoted the second week of his series of teachings on the documents of the Second Vatican Council to... Read more
Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’
Just miles from Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, a bishop this week led the local Catholic community in a reflection... Read more
