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Catholic leader outlines vision for Lebanon as the ‘Switzerland of the East’
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch issued a memorandum Monday outlining a vision for the restoration of the country’s neutral status as the... Read more
Catholic bishop laments murder of human rights activist in Philippines
A Catholic bishop deplored Tuesday the murder of a human rights activist in the Philippines. Read more
Pope Francis extends Loreto jubilee to 2021
Pope Francis has approved the extension of the Jubilee Year of Loreto to 2021. Read more
Catholic archbishop: Let priests visit detained Belarus protesters
A Catholic archbishop urged the embattled government of Belarus Tuesday to allow priests to visit imprisoned protesters. Read more
Pope Francis donates ventilators and ultrasounds to coronavirus-hit Brazil
Pope Francis has donated ventilators and ultrasound scanners to hospitals in coronavirus-ravaged Brazil. Read more
Pope Francis: Be witnesses to the experience of God’s beauty
Pope Francis invited participants in an annual Catholic festival Monday to join him “in witnessing to the experience of the... Read more
Pope Francis tells Brazil's consecrated Catholics: Jesus must be your 'first and only love'
Pope Francis has urged consecrated men and women in Brazil to remember that Jesus must be their “first and only... Read more
Nuncio supports Catholic archbishop denounced by Zimbabwe official
The Pope’s representative in Zimbabwe has expressed solidarity with a Catholic archbishop after he was harshly criticized by a government... Read more
Warsaw cardinal laments ‘desecration’ of Christ statue with rainbow flag
A Polish cardinal has urged protesters to respect religious sensibilities after they attached a rainbow flag to a historic statue... Read more
Pope Francis tells youth at Medjugorje: be inspired by the Virgin Mary
Pope Francis has urged young people gathered in Medjugorje to imitate the Virgin Mary by abandoning themselves to God. Read more
Pope Francis deplores firebomb attack on Catholic cathedral in Nicaragua
Pope Francis deplored a firebomb attack on a cathedral in Nicaragua Sunday. Read more
Pope Francis appoints new personal secretary
Pope Francis appointed an official from the Vatican Secretariat of State as his new personal secretary Saturday. Read more
English Catholic bishops: Church backs vaccination to protect the most vulnerable
The Catholic Church supports vaccination because it helps to protect society’s most vulnerable people, bishops in England said Thursday. Read more
Exorcism is a ministry of joy, light, and peace, new guide says
Exorcism is not an obscure practice shrouded in darkness, but a ministry filled with light, peace, and joy, according to... Read more
Kidnapped priest remembered for his love of Syrian people
Seven years after his kidnapping in Syria, Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio was remembered in Rome Wednesday for his love of the... Read more
Catholic bishops fear Scotland's hate crime law could criminalize Bible and Catechism
Catholic bishops have said that proposed hate crime legislation in Scotland could criminalize the Bible and the Catechism of the... Read more
‘We must pray for their conversion’: Young French Catholics respond to wave of desecrations
In 2019, two friends launched a movement to protect churches across France in response to a wave of desecrations. Read more
Benedict XVI praises “glorious music” of Bach in festival message
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has praised the “glorious music” of Johann Sebastian Bach in a message to a festival in... Read more
How the Catholic Church is helping London's new homeless
People made homeless as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will “need a lot of help” to get their lives... Read more
One million people helped in Ukraine by Pope Francis’ charitable project
Pope Francis’ charitable project for Ukraine, started in 2016, has helped nearly one million people in the war-torn country, according... Read more
