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Pope Francis visits the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican, May 27, 2019.

Pope Francis calls for shake-up of healthcare in wake of pandemic

Oct 7, 2020

Healthcare must be made more accessible to the poor in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, Pope Francis said Wednesday.  Read more

A statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe being restored after it was buried in the Santa Catarina River for ten years.

Our Lady of Guadalupe statue lost in hurricane, recovered 10 years later by another

Oct 7, 2020

When Hurricane Alex roared through the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in 2010, the wind tore a metal sculpture of... Read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. Courtesy photo.

Vatican tells UN it is ‘deeply concerned’ by push to ‘reinterpret' foundations of human rights

Oct 7, 2020

A Vatican representative told the United Nations Tuesday that the Holy See was “deeply concerned” by moves “to reinterpret the... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his general audience address in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 7, 2020.

Pope Francis: Rediscover the beauty of the rosary

Oct 7, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis invited Catholics to rediscover the beauty of the rosary prayer this month, encouraging people to carry a rosary... Read more

Bridgeport bishop: Wear a physical mask, but let spiritual masks fall 

Oct 6, 2020

While wearing physical masks may protect the lives of others during a pandemic, there is another type of mask -... Read more

Archbishop Jerome Listecki at the Unite our Nation Eucharistic procession in Kenosha, Wisconsin Oct. 4. Courtesy photo.

Catholics aim for national unity with Eucharistic and rosary processions

Oct 6, 2020

After riots and protests came to Kenosha, Wisconsin this summer, Archbishop Jerome Listecki led a Eucharistic procession and rosary in... Read more

Saint John Catholic Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Green Bay bishop reinstates Sunday Mass dispensation as COVID cases spike

Oct 6, 2020

Just two weeks after the dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance was lifted in the Diocese of Green Bay, Bishop David... Read more

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo in his cathedral city, Jan. 13, 2015.

Sri Lankan cardinal: It is 'sad and unfortunate' that Easter bombing suspects are released

Oct 6, 2020

A year and a half after church and hotel bombings killed 259 people and injured another 500 in Sri Lanka,... Read more

Catholic bishops in Queensland aim to educate on sanctity of life

Oct 6, 2020

The bishops of the five dioceses in Australia's Queensland state have written a pastoral letter urging that euthanasia and assisted... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims wearing face masks at the general audience Sept. 30, 2020.

Vatican City State makes masks compulsory outdoors

Oct 6, 2020

Face coverings must be worn outdoors within the territory of Vatican City State to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,... Read more

Bishop Guo Xijin.

Chinese bishop resigns as deadline for renewing Vatican deal nears

Oct 6, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Ahead of the expected renewal of the Vatican-China deal this month, the former underground bishop of Mindong has announced his... Read more

The door of St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, Ca.

US bishops call for more security funding after wave of church attacks

Oct 6, 2020

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami joined other religious leaders in a letter to congressional leaders on Monday, asking for quadrupled... Read more

Poland’s bishops attend a Oct. 5-6 plenary meeting in Łódź.

Polish bishops: Communion in the hand acceptable amid pandemic

Oct 6, 2020

Poland’s bishops said Tuesday that Catholics who opt to receive Holy Communion in the hand during the pandemic “cannot be... Read more

The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter's Basilica in the background.

Reports say woman working for Becciu received 600,000 euros from Vatican Secretariat of State

Oct 6, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Italian media reported this week that a woman with a company based in Slovenia received at least half a million... Read more

Sen. Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California, 2019.

Kamala Harris and her pro-abortion donor base

Oct 6, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Senator Kamala Harris’ 2016 senate campaign was supported by several large donors who were executives at pro-abortion groups. Harris went... Read more

Death Row Sign At A Maximum Security Prison. Image via Shutterstock

Does 'Fratelli tutti' change Church teaching on the death penalty?

Oct 6, 2020

By Matt Hadro

In his new encyclical, Pope Francis reiterated that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” but did he change centuries of Church teaching... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone during an Oct. 3 rosary rally in San Francisco. Courtesy photo.

San Francisco archbishop urges ‘devotion and love’ for Eucharist as indoor Masses resume

Oct 6, 2020

At an outdoor rosary rally and Mass held Oct. 3, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone encouraged Catholics to renew their... Read more

Damage in downtown Beirut following an explosion at the city's port, Aug. 6, 2020.

Syriac Catholic Patriarch offers free tuition, rent assistance after Beirut blast

Oct 5, 2020

On August 4, a fire in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon spread to a warehouse containing some 2,750 tons... Read more

Aid to the Church in Need providing aid to nuns in poverty during pandemic

Oct 5, 2020

The Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is providing aid to nearly 70 religious communities in the... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Cardinal Pell accuser denies Becciu bribery allegations

Oct 5, 2020

The accuser of Cardinal George Pell has denied he was bribed into making allegations of abuse against the cardinal, after... Read more