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Vatican holds contest to choose music for official hymn of 2025 Jubilee Year
The original musical composition should include a score for voice and organ, the Vatican said. Read more
Archbishop Paul Gallagher to represent Pope Francis at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Pope Francis’ representative at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be veteran Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy... Read more
African nations stand alone against abortion rights, gender ideology at the UN
The resolution includes language stating that countries must provide “access to safe abortion” as a “human right.” Read more
U.S. bishops hold National Migration Week amid migrant crisis
The U.S. bishops are inviting Catholics to participate in National Migration Week and the World Day of Migrants and Refugees... Read more
40 Days for Life in Spain: ‘The more they persecute us, the more we will embrace the Cross!’
Volunteers 40 Days for Life in Spain face for the first time the threat of jail time for praying near... Read more
Pope Francis orders new canonical process in abuse case at Opus Dei school in Spain
Bishop Joseba Segura Etxezarraga of Bilbao has announced that Pope Francis has ordered a new canonical process for an abuse... Read more
Report: Pope Francis sought to meet with Xi Jinping, but China declined
Pope Francis expressed his “availability” to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping while both men were in Kazakhstan this week,... Read more
Update: Notre Dame football coach calls conversion to Catholic faith ‘a personal decision’
Head football coach Marcus Freeman told members of the press Sept. 15 that he had tried to keep his recent... Read more
A ‘supermarket of religions,’ God’s will, and the wisdom of a tweaked declaration
A sensitive passage in the final declaration of the congress that brought Pope Francis to Kazakhstan Sept. 13–15 appears to... Read more
European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop
The resolution, passed Sept. 15, criticized the arbitrary “arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez” and called “for his and others’ immediate... Read more
Vote to enshrine same-sex marriage delayed until after midterms
The bill, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, follows the House version that was passed earlier in July. Read more
Pope Francis: ‘The West has taken the wrong paths’
On the flight from Kazakhstan to Italy on Thursday, Pope Francis discussed the moral degradation of the West, particularly in... Read more
Cuban dictatorship expels superior of Jesuits from the island
The Cuban dictatorship has expelled Father David Pantaleón, who served as superior of the Jesuits, from the island by not... Read more
Catholics in Kazakhstan: few in number but deep in faith
Despite making up only 1% of the country’s population, Catholics in Kazakhstan are devoted to the Virgin Mary. Read more
UN human rights report on Nicaragua cites ‘attacks on Catholic Church’
The United Nations Human Rights Council released a report Sept. 13 that condemned the regime of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega. Read more
Interreligious dialogue an urgent need, Pope Francis says at close of Kazakhstan congress
In his final remarks in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Pope Francis said interreligious dialogue is an urgently needed path to peace. Read more
Kazakhstan interreligious congress adopts declaration calling religious pluralism ‘God’s will’
The congress Pope Francis participated in this week adopted a declaration calling religious pluralism an expression “of the wisdom of... Read more
Pope Francis tells Kazakhstan’s small Catholic community ‘being little’ is a blessing
Pope Francis told Kazakhstan’s small Catholic community on Thursday that “being little” is a blessing from God. Read more
Pope Francis blesses icon depicting Mary and Jesus as native Kazakhs
Pope Francis on Thursday blessed an icon depicting Mary and the Child Jesus as native Kazakhs, entrusting the Church in... Read more
Can Santa Rosa end family homelessness? New Catholic Charities project says yes
Catholic Charities in Santa Rosa, California, has opened a new homeless services center opened to help families and others at... Read more
