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Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Tot, apostolic nuncio to Sri Lanka, upon his arrival in Colombo, April 3, 2014.

Sri Lankans welcome new apostolic nuncio

Apr 9, 2014

Sri Lankan Catholics accorded a traditional welcome to their newly appointed apostolic nuncio, who arrived in Colombo to begin his... Read more

Pope Francis and US President Barack Obama speak during a private audience at athe Vatican, March 27, 2014.

Obama meets with Pope at time of 'tense' relations with Church

Mar 27, 2014

By Kevin J. Jones

U.S. President Barack Obama’s March 27 meeting with Pope Francis comes at a time of tension between his administration and... Read more

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti speaks as U.S. Ambassador Ken Hackett looks on at the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome Januay 23, 2014.

US celebrates 30 years of diplomacy with the Vatican

Jan 23, 2014

By Elise Harris

On the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See's founding, new Ambassador Ken Hackett lauded the many... Read more

Smoke billows skyward as buildings are shelled in Homs, June 9, 2012.

Vatican to appeal for reconciliation at Syrian peace conference

Jan 21, 2014

Pope Francis' continual focus on the Syrian civil war will contribute to the Holy See playing a key role at... Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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