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 Pope Francis meets with the "Shahbaz Bhatti Mission" association Nov. 30, 2018.

Francis praises witness of Pakistani Catholic killed in 2011

Nov 30, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician from Pakistan who was killed in 2011, is a witness of how... Read more

What’s the difference between crystals and relics?

Nov 30, 2018

By Mary Farrow

To the outside viewer, crystals are pretty rocks.  Read more

Pro-life, disability groups support Indiana abortion law at SCOTUS

Nov 30, 2018

Nineteen states and numerous pro-life and disability groups have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Indiana law prohibiting... Read more

CA assisted suicide law remains in legal limbo

Nov 29, 2018

A California court of appeals overturned Tuesday a lower court’s ruling that had put the state’s assisted suicide law in... Read more

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe archdiocese to file for bankruptcy

Nov 29, 2018

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Thursday it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.  Read more

St. Mark's Church Woodhouse. Wikimedia Commons.

Pope sends message to conference on closed churches

Nov 29, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis wrote in his 2015 encyclical, Laudato si, that, “by learning to see and appreciate beauty, we learn to... Read more

Central Africans.

CAR bishops establish day of prayer for victims of violence

Nov 29, 2018

The bishops of the Central African Republic have set aside a day of mourning and a day of prayer for... Read more

Pope Francis.

Analysis: What is next for Curial reform?

Nov 28, 2018

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The next gathering of the Council of Cardinals, also known as the C9, will take place Dec. 10-12. It will... Read more

US bishops ask Senate to pass prison reform bill

Nov 28, 2018

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a letter last week urging the Senate to pass the bipartisan First... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Pro-life students ask Trump to defund Planned Parenthood

Nov 28, 2018

Students for Life has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to defund Planned Parenthood, and encouraged pro-life advocates to ask the... Read more

John Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais. public domain.

Vatican approves second miracle for Blessed John Henry Newman

Nov 28, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

A second miracle attributed to Blessed John Henry Newman has reportedly been approved by the Vatican, fueling expectation that his... Read more

Migrants at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca stadium in Mexico City, in November 2018.

Why do Central Americans join ‘migrant caravans?’

Nov 28, 2018

As policymakers and migrants consider their next steps, some have asked why migrants leave Central America to make a dangerous... Read more

Holy See renews appeal to ban killer robots

Nov 28, 2018

A Vatican representative to the United Nations called on the international community to ban killer robots – known as Lethal... Read more

St. Mary's Cathedral Houston.

District attorney searches Houston archdiocese

Nov 28, 2018

Investigators have executed a search warrant on the chancery offices of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. A search warrant obtained by... Read more

CDC report says abortion rates continue to fall

Nov 28, 2018

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that abortion rates in 2015 reached their... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Nov. 14, 2018.

The Ten Commandments are God's 'x-ray,' Pope Francis says

Nov 28, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

By reflecting on the Ten Commandments, Christians can examine their hearts to see where disordered attachments and desires have made... Read more

Tennessee diocese seeks to exhume remains of pastor on path to sainthood

Nov 28, 2018

The Diocese of Knoxville is seeking to unearth the remains of a Tennessee pastor whose canonization cause is currently open.... Read more

Japanese museum finds rare scroll from country's early Christians

Nov 28, 2018

A Christian scroll found in a Japanese museum is believed to be from the earliest days of Christianity in the... Read more

Free Catholic school tuition offered to kids displaced by Camp Fire

Nov 27, 2018

By Mary Farrow

After 17 days of scorching more than 150,000 acres in northern California, the Camp Fire - one of the states... Read more

Taiwan voters reject same-sex marriage

Nov 27, 2018

The people of Taiwan voted against the recognition of same-sex marriage in a series of referendums last weekend, reinforcing the... Read more