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Looking for family history? Boston archdiocese is digitizing Catholic records
If you've been wanting to learn more about your family tree, a new online database is making the search easier... Read more
St Louis archbishop foresees dire effects of proposed abortion law
Giving civil rights protection to abortion would undermine respect for life and threaten the religious freedom of Catholic institutions, the... Read more
Love God now – because you might not have tomorrow, Pope says
Pope Francis reflected on Thursday how each person, not knowing what will happen in the future, has only “today” to... Read more
Mexico's bishops call on authorities to find missing priest
The Mexican bishops' conference on Tuesday asked authorities to provide more information on the disappearance of Father Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes... Read more
Persecution of Christians has risen for the fourth straight year
Global persecution of Christians has risen for the fourth year in a row and is on a “rapid rise” in... Read more
What's behind Pope Francis' meeting with the Palestinian president
Pope Francis' private audience with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas this Jan. 14 will be a delicate diplomatic moment for the... Read more
Vatican ambassador predicts Trump will drop campaign rhetoric
Ken Hackett is preparing to wrap up his term as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See as Donald Trump's presidential... Read more
Pray for Dylann Roof's victims – and his conversion, S.C. bishop says
The death sentence announced this week for mass murderer Dylann Roof prompted the local Catholic bishop to call for prayer,... Read more
Vatican weekly paper gets a facelift
On Tuesday, the Vatican unveiled a “new and improved” weekly edition of its newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, which will begin with... Read more
Baby left at Minnesota cathedral now safe and healthy
On the night of Jan. 4, Nathan Leonhardt was locking up the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minneapolis when he... Read more
Pope Francis: having an abortion to keep your figure is a big problem
On Wednesday Pope Francis issued strong words against worshipping idols, cautioning against the false hope that beauty, wealth and power... Read more
US bishops: Immigration is a chance for hospitality, unity
Catholics should be working to create a “culture of encounter” that shows charity and empathy to immigrants, said leaders of... Read more
Senate report says online ad site hid child sex trafficking
As a new Senate report alleges that the advertising site Backpage.com covered for child sex traffickers, Backpage defends its record... Read more
The storied life of San Antonio's Archbishop Flores
Archbishop emeritus Patricio Fernandez Flores of San Antonio died Monday at the age of 87, prompting many to remember his... Read more
Pope Francis: Humility, service are at the heart of Christ's power
Pope Francis warned against the destruction of clericalism in his Jan. 10 homily, stressing that humility was power behind Christ’s... Read more
Church in Brazil laments tragedy of gang-fueled prison riots
After nearly 100 inmates died in gang-related riots at prisons in northern Brazil through Jan. 8, Church officials in the... Read more
First Filipino to lead a US diocese will take reins in Salt Lake City
On Tuesday the Vatican announced the appointment of Filipino-born Bishop Oscar A. Solis, currently an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese... Read more
For Somali refugees, Catholic agencies 'welcome the stranger'
A Somali couple with three children is seeking a new life in Minnesota thanks to a Catholic Charities’ resettlement program... Read more
Is unity the most important thing to Pope Francis?
Pope Francis has decided to begin 2017 in much the same way as he did last year: praying for Christian... Read more
‘They are the Church’: Nearly 13,000 college students attend SEEK 2017
It’s not every day that 13,000 college students come together to pray, participate in the sacraments, and learn more about... Read more
