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Biden administration proposes restoring Title X funding for abortion clinics
President Joe Biden is moving to reverse a Trump-era policy that barred federal Title X funding to entities that perform... Read more
Vatican’s saints office says it did not ask for money for beatification
“What was said is not true,” the undersecretary of the saints congregation wrote in an April 9 letter to the... Read more
Pope Francis: ‘The Church is a great school of prayer’
Pope Francis said Wednesday that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray. Read more
Young woman dies after getting legal abortion in Argentina
A young woman in Argentina died April 11 following a legal chemical abortion, the first such recorded death after the... Read more
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Priest-president of elite NY Jesuit high school sacked, sexual misconduct against adults alleged
A Jesuit priest who was president of an all-boys high school in New York City has been removed after the... Read more
Former auxiliary bishop who mishandled reports of misconduct named pastor in Cincinnati archdiocese
A Catholic bishop who resigned last year as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati amid controversy for failure... Read more
Abuse commission of Church in Germany defends citing Michel Foucault
The abuse commission of the Catholic Church in Germany has defended its citation of French philosopher Michel Foucault in a... Read more
Christian leaders in N. Ireland call for ‘unified’ negotiations, peaceful solutions
The Catholic archbishop of Northern Ireland on Tuesday joined with other Christian leaders in calling for a “unified” response to... Read more
Christian leaders in Nigeria allege Islamization attempt after recent judicial appointments
Christian leaders in Nigeria claimed Sunday that Muhammadu Buhari's government is keen on Islamizing the West African nation, following the... Read more
Pope Francis hails St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood
Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fifty... Read more
Cardinal Bo: 'We need the light of God’s mercy in Myanmar'
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has urged Catholics in Burma to share God’s mercy amid the suffering caused by the military... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Crookston’s Bp Hoeppner after Vatican-ordered investigations
Hoeppner, 71, was the first U.S. bishop to be investigated under Vos estis lux mundi, Pope Francis’ 2019 norms on... Read more
Priest who served at Franciscan University of Steubenville indicted on rape allegations
A Franciscan priest who once worked in campus ministry at Franciscan University of Steubenville has been indicted in Ohio for... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone calls for ‘inoculation against racism’
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco last week condemned violence against Asian people in the United States, drawing comparisons between... Read more
St Paul-Minneapolis archbishop prays for peace, caution after Daunte Wright shooting
On Monday, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis prayed for all parties involved in the police shooting of... Read more
Indiana bill would make religious services 'essential' during declared emergencies
The Indiana legislature on Thursday sent a bill to the governor which would classify religious services as essential during declared... Read more
California’s limit on home religious gatherings too strict, US Supreme Court says
California’s coronavirus restrictions on home-based religious gatherings like Bible studies, worship and prayer meetings were more strict than the constitution... Read more
London police express regret over upset due to halting Good Friday service at Polish parish
The Archbishop of Southwark and representatives of the Metropolitan Police visited London's Christ the King Polish parish on Sunday, expressing... Read more
Tabernacle, Eucharist desecrated in Mexican chapel
The Diocese of Querétaro, Mexico, reported that Holy Family Chapel in Saint Sebastian Parish was robbed last week, its tabernacle... Read more
Missing El Paso priest found safe
A Catholic priest of the diocese of El Paso who went missing last week has been found safe. Read more
