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Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

Cardinal Dolan blesses the remains of immigrants who died from coronavirus

Jul 15, 2020

Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed July 11 the remains of over 200 Mexican immigrants who died from coronavirus complications in New... Read more

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Statue of Virgin Mary beheaded at Tennessee parish

Jul 15, 2020

The decapitation of the statue of the Blessed Mother at St. Stephen occurred on the same weekend as several other... Read more

Ss Sixtus and Dominic, the church of the Angelicum, pictured June 13, 2015.

Rome’s pontifical universities prepare to resume in-person classes

Jul 15, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Rome’s pontifical universities will again hold in-person classes for the upcoming academic year, as they make adjustments to operation during... Read more

Bishop Hugh Gilbert, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.

Public Masses resume in Scotland with ‘irksome’ 50-person limit

Jul 15, 2020

Public Masses in Scotland resumed Wednesday with a maximum number of 50 people permitted to attend regardless of church size.  Read more

Biagio Conte, a lay missionary based in Palermo, is seen doing a pilgrimage in an almost deserted street March 20, 2020, in Palermo, Italy.

Catholic hermit is ‘full of hope’ after 40-day fast for humanity

Jul 15, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

A lay missionary who was fasting for 40 days in a cave outside Palermo, Italy, says he is returning to... Read more

Federal judge places hold on Tennessee heartbeat-based abortion ban

Jul 15, 2020

Citing the need to protect the unborn, the Tennessee governor has signed strong heartbeat-based abortion restrictions into law. However, a... Read more

Expert on abortion and mental health says Turnaway Study is 'flawed'

Jul 14, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A developmental psychologist told CNA that a study claiming most women do not regret their abortions is flawed, and does... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan attends Columbus Day parade in New York City.

Criticism of Cardinal Dolan letter 'silly,' Weigel publisher says

Jul 14, 2020

By JD Flynn

The publisher of a new book by papal biographer George Weigel said Tuesday that it sent Weigel’s latest text to... Read more

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.

Indoor events, public Masses again suspended by California governor’s order 

Jul 14, 2020

With coronavirus cases spiking in California, the governor has issued new orders banning indoor events including public Masses in much... Read more

Statue of King Louis IX of France in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri.

Man arrested on assault charges after incident at St. Louis statue

Jul 14, 2020

A man in St. Louis has been charged with four counts of fourth-degree assault after police say he threw punches... Read more

Court denies Catholic priest's motion asking for delay of prisoner's execution

Jul 14, 2020

The chief judge of a federal district court in Indiana denied Tuesday a motion to delay the execution of Dustin... Read more

'Scrambling' Catholic schools push for 'equitable' coronavirus relief funding

Jul 14, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

Though federal rule makers have clarified that coronavirus relief funds must help non-public schools, including Catholic schools, Catholic school advocates... Read more

Uighurs learn gardening at reeducation camp (vocational skills training center) in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture in Xinjiang.

State Department: ‘Threats’ from China won’t stop US fight for Uyghur human rights

Jul 14, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The State Department on Monday said that Chinese sanctions of U.S. officials will not stop the U.S. from holding China... Read more

An academic building on the campus of the University of San Diego.

California Catholic university puts St. Junipero Serra statue in storage

Jul 14, 2020

By JD Flynn

A California Catholic university has placed a statue of St. Junipero Serra in storage after at least three statues of... Read more

First federal execution in 17 years lamented as 'unnecessary and avoidable'

Jul 14, 2020

The federal government executed its first federal inmate in 17 years on Tuesday, following numerous delays and requests for clemency... Read more

Andrzej Duda celebrates his presidential election victory in Pułtusk, Poland, July 12, 2020.

Polish president Duda visits Marian shrine after narrow election win

Jul 14, 2020

Andrzej Duda visited Poland’s national Marian shrine Monday following his narrow presidential election victory.  Read more

State Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr.

Pro-life Texas Democrat says racial slurs won't stop his pro-life advocacy

Jul 14, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A pro-life Texas state senator running for re-election says he won’t be deterred by racial slurs directed against him by... Read more

Choristers pictured before the pandemic at Westminster Cathedral in London, England.

‘The situation is truly dreadful’: Church choirs struggle to survive pandemic

Jul 14, 2020

Musicians in England are warning that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to inflict lasting damage on the country’s church choirs.... Read more

Vatican diplomat urges solidarity in face of growing world hunger

Jul 14, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

According to a new report from the United Nations, an estimated 690 million people went hungry in 2019 -- 10... Read more

The statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the grotto in the French shrine.

Lourdes offers digital pilgrimage as shrine struggles without pilgrims

Jul 14, 2020

By Courtney Mares

As global coronavirus cases have surpassed 13 million, Lourdes is offering a digital pilgrimage this week to pray for the... Read more