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Pope mourns victims of 'senseless' Las Vegas shooting
On Monday, Pope Francis offered his condolences and spiritual support to victims of a deadly shooting in Las Vegas that... Read more
Why bother with beauty? A book for right-brained Catholics
Just a few weeks after Catholic artist Cory Heimann got married, a close friend of his, who had been planning... Read more
Pope tells people from all walks of life to give witness to the Gospel
On Sunday, Pope Francis made a pastoral visit to the cities of Cesena and Bologna, meeting with people from every... Read more
Iraqi Church leaders pray for peace after Kurdish referendum
Church leaders have expressed anxiety over a Kurdish vote for independence in a recent referendum, saying Kurdistan’s decision to split... Read more
You can’t change politics watching from a balcony, Pope Francis says
On Sunday Pope Francis said that we can’t improve our political landscape by observing and judging from afar, but that... Read more
Religious leaders are fed up with discrimination against churches in disaster aid
Federal disaster relief policy denies repair and reconstruction assistance to houses of worship – and that needs to change, the... Read more
First-of-its-kind congress leads global conversation on digital sexual child abuse
A global congress to be held in Rome next week will focus on how to protect children in the digital... Read more
Pope Francis re-names Cardinal Burke to Vatican's highest court
Saturday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ appointment of Cardinal Raymond Burke as a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the... Read more
Here's how the Church in Baltimore is taking concrete steps to fight racism
As racial tensions continue across the United States, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore announced a statewide task force to combat... Read more
Puerto Rican bishops offer message of hope after hurricanes
The Puerto Rican bishops’ conference issued a message of hope to Puerto Ricans after Hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed much... Read more
A deeper look at the 'filial correction' of Pope Francis
After Catholic scholars issued what they termed a “filial correction” of Pope Francis, what exactly were their charges and how... Read more
From the editor: Why are the comment boxes gone?
Some readers have noticed that the comment boxes on Catholic News Agency stories have disappeared from our website this week.... Read more
Angels accompany us on the path to salvation, Pope says
Christians and angels cooperate “together in God’s salvific design,” Pope Francis told Catholics in his morning homily, on the Feast... Read more
Pope Francis: Evangelization is about knowing the human heart
On Friday, Pope Francis said that the work of evangelization belongs to all people, and that the richness found in... Read more
Christian leaders pray for Hugh Hefner, pornography’s victims
Christian leaders in the fight against pornography have called the death of Hugh Hefner “tragic,” while reminding Catholics to take... Read more
Pope zeroes-in on 'fake news' for next communications day
With social platforms increasingly targeting so-called “fake news,” Pope Francis has decided to weigh-in, dedicating his message for the 2018... Read more
Knights of Columbus aid natural disaster victims in Puerto Rico and Mexico
To provide relief after a spate of recent natural disasters, the Knights of Columbus have raised over $2.8 million worth... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Iraqi Christians are called to be 'artisans' of reconciliation
During a conference on rebuilding Christian villages on the Plains of Nineveh, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said... Read more
Baptist theologian: Fr. Martin's ideas 'require a total redefinition of doctrine'
A Baptist theologian, Dr. Albert Mohler, has claimed that Fr. James Martin’s teaching on sexuality is “an entire re-orientation of... Read more
Vatican office for evangelization of peoples gets a new undersecretary
On Thursday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis' appointment of Fr. Ryszard Szmydki, a Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, as the... Read more
