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Knights of Columbus elect Patrick Kelly next Supreme Knight
Patrick E. Kelly will be the next Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, the largest Catholic men’s fraternity in... Read more
Pope Francis nominates new prosecutor, judges for Vatican Court of Appeal
Pope Francis on Friday tapped a long-time Rome prosecutor to be public prosecutor for the Vatican City State’s Court of... Read more
Bioethicists: ruling to withdraw life-sustaining treatment from 5-year-old ‘deeply flawed’
Bioethicists criticized on Thursday an English court ruling that life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn from a five-year-old girl against her... Read more
Did 'the Roman Catholic Church' unjustly collect federal aid? AP story misrepresents Church finances, expert says
A Feb. 4 investigative story from the Associated Press inaccurately portrays “the Roman Catholic Church” as a "giant corporate monolith”... Read more
Burma’s Catholic bishops call for prayer and fasting after coup
Catholic bishops in Burma have announced that Feb. 7 will be a day of prayer and fasting for peace in their... Read more
Catholic archbishop of Damascus appeals for Syrians to return home
As the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian war approaches, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Damascus is appealing... Read more
Pope Francis and Benedict XVI receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI have both received their second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a... Read more
Global prayer marathon to mark world day of prayer against trafficking
Catholics across the globe will take part in an online prayer marathon on Monday marking the World Day of Prayer... Read more
Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga tests positive for COVID-19
The Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa said on Thursday that Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga has tested positive for COVID-19 and is “stable and recovering” at a... Read more
Vatican upholds prohibitions placed on Feeneyite group by diocese in New Hampshire
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has declined to consider an appeal by the Slaves of the Immaculate... Read more
Virginia poised to abolish death penalty
The abolition of the death penalty has advanced in Virginia, with the State Senate’s passage of a bill backed by... Read more
Responding to pope’s call, Archbishop Cordileone supports ‘Year for the Homeless’
Following Pope Francis’ appeal to pray for the homeless deceased, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is supporting a local... Read more
Kansas City, St Petersburg bishops make Super Bowl wager
The Catholic bishops of the cities competing in the Super Bowl have placed a friendly wager on the game’s outcome. Read more
Catholic bishop: ‘Synodal Way’ procedures give impression of ‘authoritarian despotism’
A German Catholic bishop said on Wednesday that he detected an “authoritarian despotism” in the procedures of the country’s controversial... Read more
Victoria’s ‘conversion therapy’ ban has dangerous flaws, say religious leaders
A proposed ban on “conversion therapy” for sexual orientation or gender identity in Australia’s Victoria state is far too broad... Read more
German cardinal says he will keep promise to publish abuse report
A German cardinal facing calls to resign confirmed on Thursday that he would release an eagerly awaited report on abuse... Read more
Pope Francis hails musicians’ ‘new creativity’ amid pandemic disruption
Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus... Read more
Hong Kong Catholic lawyer nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Catholic lawyer who helped found the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has been nominated to receive the Nobel Peace... Read more
Is Cardinal Cupich on his way to the Vatican?
On January 30, Pope Francis met with Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, who was in Rome for a meeting... Read more
US bishops express support for Biden’s environmental actions
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the US bishops’ domestic justice committee, praised Wednesday President Joe Biden’s environmental... Read more
