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Oregon drops residency requirement for assisted suicide
Oregon has dropped its residency requirement for assisted suicide, meaning doctors will be allowed to prescribe lethal drugs to people... Read more
Brazilian state court allows installation of Marian statue in Aparecida
The Court of Justice of São Paulo has authorized the construction of a statue of Our Lady in Aparecida, after... Read more
Why is the First Saturdays devotion called the 'unfulfilled part of the Fatima message'?
What is the First Saturdays devotion, and what is its connection to Fatima and the Blessed Virgin Mary's request for... Read more
UK parliament makes at-home medical abortion policy permanent
Members of the U.K. parliament voted Wednesday to make permanent a policy adopted during the coronavirus pandemic that allows women... Read more
Tabernacle, with Eucharist inside, stolen from Maryland Catholic church
A tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament located inside, along with other church belongings, was stolen from Catholic church in Hydes,... Read more
Tabernacle of Chilean church desecrated
Father Pedro Pedraza, the rector of the Lourdes Grotto Shrine in Santiago, Chile, has reported that two ciboria which had... Read more
After acquittal, Christian MP says: I’m ready to keep defending freedom of speech and religion
Päivi Räsänen said she was prepared to go to the European Court of Human Rights ‘if needed.’ Read more
Cardinal Becciu not bound by pontifical secret in Vatican finance trial, judge rules
The judge said Pope Francis had dispensed Becciu from the obligation of the pontifical secret. Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brooklyn auxiliary bishop at age 75
Bishop Paul Sanchez had served as an auxiliary since 2012. Read more
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Lourdes
The pope chose the 58-year-old priest Msgr. Jean-Marc Micas. Read more
Connecticut priest named rector of North American College seminary in Rome
Msgr. Thomas W. Powers succeeds Father Peter Harman. Read more
Christian MP acquitted on all charges after Finland’s Bible tweet trial
The court said in a unanimous ruling that ‘it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.’ Read more
Pope Francis: ‘Rhetoric of inclusion’ is not enough to forge a ‘culture of social tenderness’
The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’ Read more
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Open your hearts to God to live out the world's consecration to Mary, Bishop Davies says
Every Catholic Christian has a role to play in living out Pope Francis’ consecration of the world to the Immaculate... Read more
Priest staying in Ukraine with his parishioners: 'God gives me the strength'
Father Pedro Zafra is a 31-year-old priest from Córdoba, Spain, who arrived in Kyiv in 2011 for priestly formation. He... Read more
Cardinal criticizes Brazilian presidential candidate Lula for contradictory statement on abortion
Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo, has described the statement on abortion made by Brazilian presidential candidate and... Read more
Pro-life bell forged in Poland and blessed by Pope Francis given to Catholic parish in Ukraine
The bell was presented to the parish of St. John Paul II in Lviv. Read more
‘I’m sorry for the tears,’ says Ukrainian Catholic leader as he details life under bombardment
Major Archbishop Shevchuk said his daily video messages ‘were spontaneous, just to let everyone know that I’m alive.’ Read more
New Vatican instruction: Identity of Catholic schools to be respected by teachers, students
‘Everyone has the obligation to recognize, respect, and bear witness to the Catholic identity of the school,’ the new document... Read more
Pope Francis mourns Egyptian cardinal whose life was marked by ‘faith and priestly zeal’
Cardinal Antonios Naguib died in Cairo at the age of 87. Read more
