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Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil: 'I have witnessed the power of prayer'
Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, the priest who was kidnapped in 2016 and held captive for 18 months by terrorists in Yemen,... Read more
Catholic bishops ask Israel to repeal law excluding non-Jews
Top Catholic prelates in Israel are asking the government to repeal the recent Nation State Law, which they say paves... Read more
Did Iowa diocese give enough warning about abusive priest?
A New Mexico man says that an Iowa diocese neglected to tell him about the extent of abuse committed by... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley elected chairman of Papal Foundation
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston was elected chairman of the Papal Foundation’s board of trustees during a meeting in Washington,... Read more
In wealthy San Francisco, treatment of homeless draws UN condemnation
As San Francisco prepares to consider a ballot measure to boost taxes for services to aid the homeless, a U.N.... Read more
Texas Senate race sparks debate in pro-life community
After a pro-life leader said she is voting for a pro-choice Senate candidate because she believes he will best advance... Read more
Asia Bibi's husband begs US to offer asylum
The husband of the Pakistani Catholic woman who was recently acquitted of blasphemy charges is asking several Western nations to... Read more
Buffalo whisteblower says she leaked abuse documents 'out of love'
The former Diocese of Buffalo employee who leaked internal diocesan documents to the press wrote in an op-ed Sunday that... Read more
Pope Francis: 'A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite'
Pope Francis strongly condemned anti-Semitism, recalling the living memory of the Holocaust in Europe, during a meeting with rabbis at... Read more
Man issued trespassing warning after disturbance at EWTN Mass
EWTN Global Catholic Network has called for prayers for a man who caused a disturbance during the network’s televised Mass... Read more
Pope Francis mourns victims of attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt
“I pray for the victims, pilgrims killed just because they are Christians, and I ask Holy Mary to console their... Read more
Belgian Brothers of Charity drop board members who accepted hospital euthanasia protocol
The Brothers of Charity, a Belgian religious congregation, did not renew the terms for two board members of the organization... Read more
African fertility rates are falling - but not fast enough for some Western groups
Despite recent disparaging Western commentary on high African birth rates, fertility rates on the continent are normal when viewed in... Read more
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 163 deceased cardinals, bishops
Nine cardinals and 154 bishops have died since November 2017, including Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston, and... Read more
Regis University provost encourages faculty to attend campus ‘drag show’
The provost of Denver’s Regis University has encouraged faculty members to attend a student drag show on the university campus,... Read more
Bishop Malone says he has never mishandled child abuse allegations
The Bishop of Buffalo said Friday that although he admits he mishandled allegations of sexual abuse involving adults, he maintains... Read more
Mother Clelia Merloni, ‘a woman of pardon,’ to be beatified
Mother Clelia Merloni, a 20th-century Italian religious sister and founder of the women’s institute of the Apostles of the Sacred... Read more
Clergy sex abuse on the rise again, and Church leaders are ignoring why, sociologist says
After years in decline, Catholic clergy sex abuse could be on the rise again, warns a professor-priest’s analysis of relevant... Read more
NY's Bishop John Jenik abused others, alleged victim says
The alleged victim of New York’s Bishop John Jenik spoke at a Nov. 1 press conference about his experiences with... Read more
How the Archdiocese of Detroit plans to 'Unleash the Gospel'
A year after Detroit’s archbishop released a letter outlining a plan for his diocese’ revitalization, the diocese is working to... Read more
