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Rosario Livatino: Not even criminal defendants spoke badly of martyred judge
Rosario Livatino, a young judge who was killed in 1990 by the mafia for his efforts to combat organized crime... Read more
Portugal’s Catholic bishops suspend public Masses amid rising COVID-19 cases
Public Masses will be suspended in Portugal from Saturday, the country’s bishops have announced. Read more
Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hail nuclear weapons ban treaty
The Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki welcomed the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons that came into force Friday,... Read more
Cardinal: Danish bill requiring translation of homilies threatens religious freedom
A cardinal said on Friday that a proposed law in Denmark requiring the translation of all homilies into Danish is... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of pioneering French geneticist Jerome Lejeune
Pope Francis recognized on Thursday the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome that... Read more
Recently ordained Catholic priest dies after Madrid parish explosion
A recently ordained Catholic priest died in hospital early Thursday morning after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the... Read more
Bishops write to UK Health Secretary over plight of Polish Catholic patient
Catholic bishops wrote to Britain’s Health Secretary on Wednesday, expressing concern about the plight of a Polish patient in a... Read more
Report: Probe can’t account for $2 million sent from Vatican to Australia
Investigators examining transfers from the Vatican to Australia have been unable to account for around $1.9 million sent between the... Read more
Updated: At least three dead as explosion devastates Catholic parish building in Madrid
At least three people are believed to have died after an explosion on Wednesday devastated a building belonging to a Catholic... Read more
Vatican begins vaccinating homeless people in its care against COVID-19
The Vatican began on Wednesday vaccinating homeless people in its care against COVID-19. Read more
‘This image is very offensive to many people’: Poland’s ‘rainbow halo’ trial begins
The trial of three activists who distributed posters depicting Poland’s Black Madonna icon with a rainbow halo will resume next... Read more
Vatican cardinal: Synodality is a vital tool in Catholic-Orthodox dialogue
Strengthening synodality is “the most important contribution” the Catholic Church can make to ecumenical dialogue, especially dialogue with the Orthodox,... Read more
Polish archbishop asks English cardinal to intervene after ruling to withdraw food and water from Catholic patient
A Polish archbishop asked an English cardinal on Tuesday to intervene following a U.K. court ruling allowing the withdrawal of... Read more
Catholic archbishop: Church must do reparation, but don’t scapegoat orders over mother-and-baby homes
A Catholic archbishop said on Sunday that religious orders should not be scapegoated for the failures exposed by a report... Read more
Poland’s Catholics and Jews mark Day of Judaism with psalms, music, and silent prayer
Catholics and Jews in Poland observed the annual Day of Judaism with a common prayer service on Sunday. Read more
Catholic priest in Nigeria found dead after abduction
The body of a Catholic priest was discovered in Nigeria on Saturday, a day after he was kidnapped by armed... Read more
Vatican says trial of Italian woman for alleged embezzlement will begin soon
The Vatican announced on Monday that the trial of an Italian woman for alleged embezzlement would begin soon. Read more
Australian Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson dies unexpectedly at age 70
The Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson died unexpectedly on Sunday at the age of 70. Read more
Lawyer confirms ex-nuncio to France will not appeal court verdict
Archbishop Luigi Ventura will not appeal his suspended 8-month prison sentence for sexual assault, his lawyer has confirmed. Read more
Archbishop Gänswein: Holy Face of Manoppello conveys ‘incomparable news’ of the resurrection
Archbishop Georg Gänswein said on Sunday that the image known as the Holy Face of Manoppello conveys the “incomparable news”... Read more
