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German Cardinal Gerhard Müller visits home of Mark Houck, target of FBI raid
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller visited the home and family of Mark Houck, a pro-life father of seven who was arrested... Read more
Italy’s new No. 3 is a Catholic politician studying philosophy at a pontifical university
Lorenzo Fontana, 42, was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy's Parliament, with 222 out... Read more
Parkland shooter’s life sentence is ‘severe and just,’ Miami archbishop says
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami spoke out this week to support a life sentence for the man who killed 17... Read more
Will Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch Kirill finally meet in this tiny European country?
The prime minister of Montenegro proposed that an eventual meeting between Pope Francis and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill could... Read more
Denouncing clergy sex abuse, Santa Fe Archdiocese files $121 million settlement plan
Lamenting the damage that abusive Catholic clergy have caused to sexual abuse victims, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe submitted its... Read more
Bishop warns of humanitarian crisis on Colombia-Panama border involving migrants to U.S.
For several days, thousands of migrants, many of them Venezuelans, have been arriving in the area of Colombia that lies... Read more
Retired St. Louis priest admits to possessing child pornography
A retired Vincentian priest who ministered in St. Louis until last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing thousands of images... Read more
Record-breaking 2.4 million people take part in Our Lady of Zapopan pilgrimage in Mexico
The pilgrimage culminated Oct. 12 with a Mass at the Basilica of Zapopan in Jalisco state, Mexico. Read more
March for Life 2023 theme announced: ‘Next Steps: Marching in a Post-Roe America’
The 2023 theme for the annual March for Life was announced Thursday in preparation for the first march after the... Read more
UK social media arrest: One minute Catholic mom was roasting chicken, the next she was off to jail
Caroline Farrow says “gender-critical” Catholics have become “soft targets” for LGBTQ crackdowns in the U.K. Read more
Lawmakers request information from FBI about pro-life arrests, indictments
In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, more than three dozen Republican lawmakers asked why the bureau appears to... Read more
Quebec medical group advocates euthanasia for severely ill infants
Pro-life groups and disability advocates are aghast after a prominent medical body told parliament that severely ill or malformed infants... Read more
VIDEO: Pro-abortion vandals caught in the act of spray-painting Michigan church
The three individuals can be seen approaching the Church of the Resurrection in Lansing on foot and spray-painting graffiti on... Read more
Christian newscaster fired for circulating pro-life petition speaks out
A Nebraska TV station fired its news director and co-anchor after she collected signatures for a pro-life petition aimed at... Read more
The Catholic Church’s first point of assistance for migrants arriving in Mexico
Tapachula sees the greatest influx of migrants from other countries heading north and is the Church’s first point of assistance... Read more
Two Catholic movies back in theaters for encores after stellar showings
American moviegoers will be able to see “Saint Michael: Meet the Angel” in theaters Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 and... Read more
Hundreds of men pray the rosary in the rain in Bogotá, Colombia
Hundreds of men gathered Oct. 8 in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bogotá, Colombia, to... Read more
Amid claim of coming ‘Asian millennium,’ Pope Francis tells bishops to discern Holy Spirit
Pope Francis on Wednesday called on Asia’s Catholic bishops, currently gathered in Thailand, to discern what the Holy Spirit is... Read more
A ‘simple note’ of Vatican II that inspired a great story
Few remember today, 60 years after Vatican II, that one of the outcomes of that monumental event was the Council... Read more
Pope Francis: Desire points our discernment in the right direction
At his public audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis spoke about the role desire plays in spiritual discernment, comparing it to... Read more
