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US Catholic bishops announce candidates for committee chairs
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced the slate of candidates to fill the eight vacancies for committee... Read more
Majority of Camden diocese abuse claims left unprocessed amid bankruptcy filing
The Diocese of Camden filed for bankruptcy last week, leaving abuse settlements unpaid for about two-thirds of the alleged victims... Read more
Supreme Court judges say Obergefell a 'problem' for religious liberty
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on Monday said that the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling is already posing problems for... Read more
Analysis: What we don’t know about the Becciu-Pell allegations - yet
Late last week, multiple Italian newspapers reported that Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been accused of sending 700,000 euros of Vatican... Read more
Analysis: Cardinal Becciu is accused of setting up Pell. But facts are few
When an allegation against a high-ranking churchman makes its way from Vatican-watchers to Italian newspapers to American headlines in just... Read more
Priest in NJ, former prep school chaplain, charged with endangering students
Fr. Salvatore DiStefano, a former boys' prep school chaplain in New Jersey, was charged Thursday with use of children to... Read more
US bishops welcome 'profound and beautiful' Fratelli tutti
The bishops of the United States have praised the release of Pope Francis’ new encyclical, calling it a “profound and... Read more
Enrico Crasso defends management of Vatican investments
Enrico Crasso, a longtime investment manager for the Vatican, has defended his stewardship of Church funds controlled by the Secretariat of... Read more
Bishop Burbidge preaches on human dignity and natural law at Red Mass
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington preached on the sanctity of of life and universal human dignity at the annual “Red Mass”... Read more
Pope Francis fills committee to monitor internal Vatican financial decisions
Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Kevin Farrell president of a committee to monitor internal Vatican financial decisions which fall... Read more
'They inspire us every day': Carmelite sisters serve women with disabilities in new home
When asked what life is like in a new home for women with intellectual disabilities, run by the Carmelite sisters... Read more
What the Catholic legal tradition has to offer the United States
The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court would make her, if confirmed, the sixth Roman... Read more
‘Fratelli tutti’: Human fraternity committee to invite youth to make Pope Francis’ vision ‘a reality’
A Vatican presentation for Pope Francis’ third encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” highlighted the involvement of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity... Read more
‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis presents new encyclical in Angelus address
Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” in his Angelus address Sunday, saying that “human fraternity and the care... Read more
‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis calls for unity in new encyclical
Pope Francis presented his vision for overcoming the world’s growing divisions, laid bare by the coronavirus crisis, in his new... Read more
Diocese of Arlington announces Bishop’s Advisory Council on Racism
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, has formed an advisory council on racism, the diocese announced this week. Read more
Doctors petition Supreme Court to allow Title X funds for abortion providers
The American Medical Association on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that upheld a ban... Read more
Pope Francis signs new encyclical ‘Fratelli tutti’ in Assisi
Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, Saturday during a visit to Assisi. Read more
Sainthood inquiry continues for Tennessee priest who died in yellow fever epidemic
The canonization cause is progressing for Father Patrick Ryan, a priest who sacrificed his life in a nineteenth century yellow... Read more
Cardinal Parolin defends China deal as Vatican prepares to renew agreement
Cardinal Pietro Parolin defended the Vatican’s controversial deal with China Saturday, saying that all recent popes sought such an agreement... Read more
