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Why we should care about the spike in women prisoners
While there is talk of criminal justice reform in the U.S., something must also be done about a decades-long spike... Read more
Former US head of Opus Dei dies at 71
Father Arne Panula, the former U.S. vicar of Opus Dei, passed away at his Washington, D.C. home on July 19,... Read more
Brutal Regensburg report hailed as step in the right direction
A member of Pope Francis' commission to protect minors says a new report on the abuse of more than 500... Read more
David Daleiden to appeal huge contempt fine over Planned Parenthood videos
A federal judge has ordered over $136,000 in fines after the release of several undercover videos in a series that... Read more
In latest appointments, Pope names new members of Roman Rota
Fr. Pierangelo Pietracatella and Fr. Hans-Peter Fischer are the newest members of the Roman Rota, and mark the latest in... Read more
Bishops to Trump: Don't abandon young people to deportation
Undocumented young people brought to the U.S. by their parents contribute to American society and deserve continued protections from the... Read more
Charlie Gard's family could be allowed permanent US residency
Amid the Gard family's legal battle in the U.K. to pursue experimental treatment for their infant son, a committee in... Read more
Pope phones trash man who lost legs in accident
Maximiliano Acuña is a garbage collector in Buenos Aires who earlier this year was injured in a serious accident that... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Civilta Cattolica got American Christianity wrong
A prominent Catholic journal’s critique of American religion and politics got quite a bit wrong, Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles J. Chaput... Read more
Facebook restores blocked Catholic pages, citing malfunction
Facebook has restored more than 25 Catholic pages in Portuguese and English that were blocked yesterday, citing a malfunction in... Read more
Why religious leaders might be best at fighting extremism
Religious leaders, not secularists, are often in the best position to persuade violent religious extremists towards peace, the papal nuncio... Read more
Two dozen Catholic pages blocked from Facebook without explanation
In the last 24 hours more than twenty Catholic pages, some with millions of followers, have been blocked by Facebook... Read more
Senate committee considers Callista Gingrich nomination as Vatican ambassador
Callista Gingrich, nominated by President Donald Trump as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, laid out her priorities Tuesday at... Read more
Report claims decades of abuse against 500 German choir boys
A new report claims that more students of a prestigious German choir were subjected to physical abuse than originally thought,... Read more
Father Giacomo Morandi promoted to CDF secretary
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Father Giacomo Morandi secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Italian... Read more
Vatican commission agrees to disagree on Cardinal Stepinac
A commission of Catholic and Orthodox leaders tasked with examining the wartime record of Bl. Aloysius Stepinac concluded their final... Read more
Satanic monument in city park a really bad idea, Minn. Catholics say
A proposed Satanic monument in a city-run veterans’ park has drawn strong opposition from Catholics in Minnesota, who have led... Read more
In strongly Catholic Philippines, bishops' conference picks new leader
The Philippines is one of the most populous Catholic countries in the world. About 80 percent of the country's 100... Read more
Shots fired at people voting outside church in Venezuela
Armed civilians who support the Venezuelan regime opened fire against a large crowd of protestors who were participating in a... Read more
Kids in a time of climate change – what's a Catholic to do?
Travis Rieder and his wife Sadiye have one child. Read more
