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Department of Justice announces settlement in HHS mandate suits
A week after issuing new religious freedom guidelines to all administrative agencies in the federal government, the U.S. Department of... Read more
South Africa needs a better anti-corruption system, bishops say
South Africa’s Conference of Catholic Bishops has pushed for the development of an anti-corruption court, citing the damage to the... Read more
Callista Gingrich confirmed as US Ambassador to the Vatican
On Monday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, as the next U.S. Ambassador... Read more
Italian Catholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria
An Italian Catholic priest, who is a member of the Neocatechumenal Way, was kidnapped on Thursday by armed men in... Read more
Hunger must be fought by actively going to the roots, Pope Francis says
On Monday, Pope Francis issued a lengthy appeal to address the problem of world hunger not only through talk, but... Read more
Pope at canonization Mass: God never stops inviting us to the heavenly banquet
On Sunday, Pope Francis canonized 35 new saints in the Catholic Church, saying that no matter how often we reject... Read more
Pope announces special 2019 Synod of Bishops on South American region
On Sunday, Pope Francis announced the decision to hold a special assembly of the Synod of Bishops, to take place... Read more
In India, schoolkids say Virgin Mary appeared amid scent of jasmine
Both Hindu and Catholic schoolchildren in India claim to have witnessed an apparition of Christ and several appearances of the... Read more
Pope Francis: You can’t spread God’s love from an armchair
On Saturday Pope Francis said that to share God’s love with the world requires action and service – and that... Read more
Attempt to oust pro-life student union president denounced as 'bullying tactic'
The student union president at University College Dublin said that a campaign to impeach her is a “bullying tactic” by... Read more
US bishops laud attorney general's new religious freedom protections
Following an announcement by the U.S. Attorney General detailing 20 principles of religious liberty for all government agencies and executive... Read more
Celebrating 50 years, Special Olympics athletes meet with Pope Francis
On Friday, Pope Francis met with soccer players in the Special Olympics, commending their commitment to the promotion of inclusion... Read more
Pope Francis offers prayer for victims of California wildfires
With more than 20 deaths caused by the various wildfires devouring swaths of California, Pope Francis on Friday sent a... Read more
The future of the US Church is missionary encounter, nuncio says
The American cultural situation poses great challenges, but these can be overcome through a missionary renewal following Pope Francis’ proposed... Read more
Pope's death penalty views may mean new approach to criminal justice
On Wednesday, Pope Francis told a gathering in Rome that the Catechism of the Catholic Church should significantly revise its... Read more
Pope Francis: Be courageous in prayer – God will answer
On Thursday Pope Francis told members of the Pontifical Oriental Institute and various Eastern Churches that they have a mission... Read more
A Boston mall chapel will house the relics of three saints
Relics of St. Faustina Kowalska, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and St. John Paul II will be coming to a Boston mall’s... Read more
New Miami auxiliary is first Peruvian-born US bishop
On Thursday, Pope Francis named Fr. Enrique Delgado, who has a background in economics, as an auxiliary bishop for the... Read more
Don't ignore children suffering war and separation, Holy See tells UN
Armed conflicts brings out “the most vicious forms of violence against children” and the world must act to aid the... Read more
Six years ago, this Catholic college was the first to sue over the HHS mandate
It has been six years since Belmont Abbey College, a Catholic liberal arts school near Charlotte, North Carolina, filed the... Read more
