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President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden during the Sept. 29 debate.

Trump and Biden clash over Barrett nomination, abortion, in fiery debate

Sep 30, 2020

The future of Roe v. Wade and the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court were raised... Read more

Cardinal George Pell arrives in Rome Sept. 30, 2020.

Cardinal Pell arrives in Rome as financial scandal casts shadow over Vatican

Sep 30, 2020

Cardinal George Pell arrived in Rome Wednesday as financial scandals continue to cast a shadow over the Vatican.  Read more

Screenshot. Video message by Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime.

Salesians raise 8 million euros for families affected by pandemic

Sep 30, 2020

The head of the Salesians announced that the order has raised nearly 8 million euros to help thousands of families... Read more

Pope Francis arrives for his general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2020.

Pope Francis calls for new economic model to rebuild post-coronavirus world

Sep 30, 2020

Pope Francis called Wednesday for a new economic model to help rebuild the world after the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more

A Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Moneyval evaluation begins at Vatican

Sep 30, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, Moneyval, began its two-week on-site inspection of the Holy See and Vatican City... Read more

Bishop-elect Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway. Courtesy photo.

Norway’s newest Catholic bishop is Cistercian monk Erik Varden

Sep 30, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

After 11 years, the Catholic Church in central Norway will have a bishop again.  Read more

Public, faith-based schools in Los Angeles call for return to in-person learning

Sep 29, 2020

A group of public, private, and faith-based school officials, as well as physicians and parents, are arguing for a return... Read more

People of Praise logo. Courtesy photo.

People of Praise hacked before Amy Coney Barrett nomination

Sep 29, 2020

By JD Flynn

Days before Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to the Supreme Court, the website of the People of Praise was... Read more

Nigerian priest, kidnapped for a second time in two years, has been released

Sep 29, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Gunmen kidnapped a Catholic priest in Nigeria’s Delta State on Saturday, the second kidnapping that same priest has experienced since... Read more

Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

'A consensus-builder': Amy Coney Barrett's legal rulings

Sep 29, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is a “consensus-builder” who will apply the law as written without consulting her own... Read more

A Eucharistic procession held in San Francisco urging permission for greater attendance at Mass, Sept. 20, 2020.

San Francisco to allow up to 100 people at indoor worship services

Sep 29, 2020

The office of San Francisco's mayor announced Tuesday that places of worship will be permitted to hold services indoors at... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput at a press conference at the Vatican, March 25, 2014.

'Virus' of anti-Catholicism behind criticism of Amy Coney Barrett, says Chaput

Sep 29, 2020

Criticism of Amy Coney Barrett is part of a “virus” of anti-Catholic “bigotry,” retired Archbishop Charles Chaput said on Monday.... Read more

The flag of Cameroon.

English Catholic bishops lament attacks on civilians in Cameroon

Sep 29, 2020

Catholic bishops in England appealed Monday for an end to human rights abuses in Cameroon.   Read more

Cardinal Raymond Burke. CNA file photo.

Cardinal Burke: Biden should not receive Holy Communion

Sep 29, 2020

Cardinal Raymond Burke, a canon lawyer and formerly the prefect of the Church’s highest court, has said that Catholic politicians... Read more

The statue of St. Michael the Archangel in the Cathedral of the Blessed Name of Mary in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 23, 2020.

Catholics in Belarus ask St. Michael the Archangel’s intercession for end to crisis

Sep 29, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Amid strife in their country, Catholics in Belarus held a Mass Tuesday with a revered statue of St. Michael the... Read more

Arizona pot proposal takes a hit with pushback from Catholic bishops

Sep 29, 2020

The Arizona bishops have registered their opposition to a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state,... Read more

Catholic service organizations ask Congress to pass new COVID relief bill

Sep 29, 2020

Leaders of Catholic organizations in the United States have called on members of Congress to set aside political differences and... Read more

Vatican official hails ‘positive’ results of China deal amid report that Holy See delegation is heading to Beijing

Sep 29, 2020

A Vatican official hailed the “positive” results of the Holy See’s provisional agreement with China Tuesday amid reports that a... Read more

Fabiola Gianotti at the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle accelerator, beneath the France-Switzerland border.

Pope Francis names leading physicist to pontifical academy

Sep 29, 2020

Pope Francis appointed the director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Tuesday to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.    Read more

Denver bishops ask Hispanic voters to support 22-week abortion ban

Sep 28, 2020

The bishops of the Archdiocese of Denver are calling on the local Hispanic community to support Proposition 115, a ballot... Read more