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Archbishop Niederauer remembered for his service to the Church
After battling lung disease, Archbishop Emeritus George H. Niederauer of San Francisco died May 2 at the age of 80... Read more
Catholics desperate to save 9/11 chapel in New York
On September 11, 2001, Justine Cuccia was nine months pregnant when she watched in horror as two hijacked planes crash... Read more
After visit, Pope Francis says Egypt is a 'sign of hope'
On Wednesday Pope Francis recalled his recent visit to Egypt, saying that given its rich biblical and cultural history, the... Read more
Papal visit completes anniversary celebrations, Fatima bishop says
After a whirlwind trip to Egypt last week, Pope Francis in just 10 days will head to Portugal for the... Read more
A day in the life of a cardinal
In a radio interview for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, a cardinal from Peru discussed the sanctification of... Read more
'Thank you': DC cardinal to fallen police officers, first responders
At a Mass on Tuesday, the archbishop of Washington, D.C. thanked law enforcement officers and first responders for putting themselves... Read more
Pope Francis: Closed hearts cause suffering in the Church
Moralists without empathy are unable to see how God transforms “hearts of stone” into real hearts of flesh – and... Read more
What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill
A massive spending package to be voted on by Congress has drawn applause for continuing foreign aid spending, but also... Read more
Vatican group talks new ways to help poor, marginalized
Traditional solutions to the problem of poverty typically take a top-down welfare approach, focused on fulfilling a person's most basic... Read more
Why it might be too soon to lift the sanctions on Sudan
Despite Sudan's recent compliance with U.S. guidelines, one expert thinks there's not enough information to warrant a complete removal of... Read more
Religious brothers push back on euthanasia directive for Catholic hospitals
Following a decision by the board of several Belgian Catholic psychiatric hospitals to start performing euthanasia, the religious brothers who... Read more
Mexican bishops: The cry of migrants is the cry of the Church
In the context of their 103rd Full Assembly, the Mexican Bishops Conference released a statement on the suffering on migrants,... Read more
Our Lady of Fatima is coming to the United Nations
One day before the May 13 celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, a statue of Our Lady... Read more
Dozens of lawmakers press Trump for religious freedom protection
More than 50 members of Congress have written President Donald Trump asking for a broad executive order that protects religious... Read more
Catholics call survival 'miraculous' after tornado hits church
On Saturday night, parishioners of St. John the Evangelist church in Emory, Texas received the horrifying news that a tornado... Read more
Pope Francis: Work is more than money, it's about the person
Reflecting on the dignity of work, Pope Francis said that a society of fraternity promotes the dignity of the person... Read more
Francis prays for victims of the ongoing crisis in Venezuela
In his Regina Coeli address on Sunday, Pope Francis called attention to the violence in Venezuela, offering up his prayers... Read more
Mexican beauty queen makes 'radical' move to religious life
Esmeralda Solís Gonzáles is a young Mexican woman who was crowned last year as a beauty queen in her native... Read more
Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight presser from Egypt
In his conversation with journalists on the way back from Egypt, Pope Francis touched on an array of topics, including... Read more
Pope Francis talks nuclear war, North Korea during in-flight presser
During a press conference Saturday aboard the papal plane from Egypt to Rome, Pope Francis said that in the face... Read more
