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Santa Fe archdiocese continues to list hundreds of unused pieces of land for sale
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is continuing to list for sale many unused parcels of church property in an effort... Read more
NY bill would allow adult sex abuse victims to sue, beyond statute of limitations
Those who were sexually abused as adults would be given a one-year window in which to sue perpetrators and institutions,... Read more
Bishop to Rome’s March for Life: Confront the culture of death with sound reason
On the eve of the march, Cardinal Raymond Burke presided over Eucharistic adoration. Read more
Vatican imposes penalties on retired Polish bishop after ‘Vos estis’ probe
Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy led the Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec from 1992 to 2013. Read more
New Las Vegas auxiliary bishop inspired by John Paul II visit to become priest
The bishop-elect has served as vicar general of the Diocese of Las Vegas since 2020. Read more
Pope Francis orders apostolic visitation of Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne archdiocese
Apostolic visitors will evaluate “possible mistakes” by the cardinal and archdiocesan officials. Read more
Poland marks 40 years since death of Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland’s “Primate of the Millennium” died on May 28, 1981. Read more
Spanish bill would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
A bill proposed last week by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party would criminalize “harassment” of women entering abortion clinics. Read more
More prelates reject delays of US bishops' discussion of Eucharistic coherence
More Catholic bishops have spoken out in support of continuing as planned the process to address “Eucharistic coherence,” namely Christian... Read more
Cardinal Müller calls on Pope Francis to intervene with the Church in Germany
Gerhard Cardinal Müller on Monday called upon the Holy Father to intervene in the German situation to correct clerics who... Read more
Catholic pundit responds to 'flawed' Gallup poll on transgender issues
Bill Donohue, the head of an organization dedicated to responding to public slanders against the Church, claimed on Wednesday that... Read more
Newspaper edits opinion piece on transgender athletes to remove ‘hurtful language’
A religious liberty law firm says a major national newspaper edited a gender description in an opinion piece by one... Read more
Bosnian cardinal: Synodal Way’s ‘exotic ideas’ alien to a Church that survived communism
Cardinal Vinko Puljić said: “We cannot understand a Church in which sacrifice is a foreign word.” Read more
Swiss Catholic bishop appoints lay people in place of episcopal vicars
Bishop Charles Morerod has chosen two lay people and a deacon as his “lay representatives.” Read more
Californians urged to oppose rollback of assisted suicide safeguards
The California Catholic Conference is urging the faithful to speak out against a proposed state law that would remove several... Read more
Cardinal says intercommunion not an issue in Hungary ahead of International Eucharistic Congress
Cardinal Péter Erdő is hosting the congress in Budapest on Sept. 5-12. Read more
‘Our only weapon is prayer’: Nigerian bishop seeks release of kidnapped priest
Fr. Joseph Keke, 75, was kidnapped by gunmen on May 21. Read more
Los Angeles clergy celebrate Mass for unaccompanied migrant children
Catholic clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have been celebrating Masses this month for hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children... Read more
Oakland's Catholic bishop robbed of cash, episcopal ring while praying near cathedral
A gun-wielding man allegedly robbed Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland of some money and his episcopal ring near the city’s... Read more
Leader of Armenian Catholic Church dies at age 86
Catholicos-Patriarch Gregory Peter XX Gabroyan died on May 25. Read more
