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Archbishop Cordileone: New COVID church closures violate right to worship
As surging COVID-19 cases lead to new restrictions in the San Francisco area, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said the treatment of... Read more
Advent at Home: How Catholics are preparing for a season of joy - even in 2020
Wry jokes and memes about the decided awfulness of the year 2020 - with the pandemic, ensuing lockdowns and economic... Read more
Pope Francis to new cardinals: May the cross and resurrection always be your goal
Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals Saturday, urging them to remain vigilant lest they lose sight of their goal of... Read more
The woman who lived for 60 years on the Eucharist alone
Servant of God Floripes de Jesús, better known as Lola, was a Brazilian laywoman who lived on the Eucharist alone... Read more
French bishops launch second legal appeal to reinstate public Masses for all
The French bishops’ conference announced Friday that it would submit another appeal to the Council of State, calling the proposed... Read more
New archbishop takes helm of Canadian Catholic archdiocese
A new archbishop took the helm in the Canadian archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Friday. Read more
Swiss court orders full access to records for Vatican financial investigation
Vatican investigators have been granted full access to Swiss banking documentation related to long-time Vatican investment manager Enrico Crasso. Read more
‘My Jesus’: Martyred Italian nun saw Christ in young people
A religious sister who knew Venerable Maria Laura Mainetti said the woman, who was murdered 20 years ago as part... Read more
Artist offers to restore beheaded statue of Virgin Mary in Germany
An art restorer in Germany has offered to restore a decapitated statue of the Virgin Mary free of charge. Read more
Patriarch of Venice calls for prayers of reparation after Virgin Mary statue decapitated
A statue of the Virgin Mary in a public square in a suburb of Venice, Italy, was vandalized Thursday night. Read more
Catholic archbishop: Pray for priest kidnapped in Nigeria
A Nigerian archbishop has asked for prayers for the safe release of a priest kidnapped in Abuja earlier this week. Read more
Pope Francis: Avoid the temptation of seeking ‘utopia’ in this world
In a video message to a Catholic social doctrine conference on Thursday, Pope Francis said that remembering our baptism and the... Read more
Cardinal Schönborn deplores attack on rabbi in Vienna
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn deplored Friday an attack on a rabbi in the Austrian capital, Vienna. Read more
Vatican dicastery urges youngsters to share wisdom of elderly people facing Christmas alone
A Vatican dicastery launched a new campaign Friday urging young people to share wisdom gleaned from the elderly facing Christmas... Read more
'Tolton' play in spotlight as Church addresses racial division
“Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” aims to share an important story for Black Catholics at a moment of racial division. Read more
Vatican diplomat: Lockdowns revealed ‘glaring contradiction’ in attitudes towards migrants
Coronavirus lockdowns revealed a “glaring contradiction” in attitudes towards migrants, a Vatican diplomat said Thursday. Read more
Warning of donor harassment, Trump administration backs foes of Calif. disclosure rule
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to review a challenge to a California requirement that charitable organizations disclose... Read more
Cardinal Nichols urges UK government to reconsider cut to foreign aid budget
Cardinal Vincent Nichols urged the U.K. government Thursday to reconsider a proposed cut to its foreign aid budget. Read more
China claims papal critique over Uyghurs has 'no factual basis at all'
Following Pope Francis’ mention in passing of the Uyghurs as persecuted in a new book, the Chinese foreign ministry said... Read more
Bishop hopes new Italian missal will help Catholics rediscover beauty of Mass
As the Church in Italy prepares to introduce its new translation of the Roman Missal on Sunday, the bishop in... Read more
