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Venezuelan Catholics face backlash for opposing government
After speaking against alleged government misconduct, human rights abuses and delay of free elections, Catholic churches and clergy around Venezuela... Read more
Banker under scrutiny after alleged misuse of Vatican financial system
A banker who allegedly used the Vatican Bank and other aspects of Holy See finances to manipulate the market for... Read more
Archbishop: Care for creation and human life aren’t opposed – they go together
Both Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi provide the right perspective on caring for creation in a way that... Read more
Pope meets families of victims from deadly Bangladesh attack
Pope Francis met Wednesday morning with the families of nine of the victims of a terrorist attack which took place... Read more
Vatican to crack down on illegal sale of papal symbols, coat of arms
On Wednesday the Vatican announced plans to monitor with a more careful eye those who print official images of the... Read more
Pope Francis: Creation is a sign of hope – we have to take care of it
On Wednesday Pope Francis said creation has often suffered because of humanity’s sins and failings, stressing that we must take... Read more
Why San Diego's Bishop McElroy wants disruption in the Trump era
If President Donald Trump is the candidate of “disruption,” similar disruption is needed to build a better society, Bishop Robert... Read more
US anti-Semitism feared to rise if incidents aren't condemned
Antisemitic incidents in the United States must be prosecuted and condemned by the government to curb their rise, a religious... Read more
Vatican, Jewish museum launch first joint-exhibit on the Menorah
The Vatican and the Jewish community in Rome are marking a new step in relations between the two religions by... Read more
World's oldest Dominican Sister dies at age 110
A French diocese announced that Dominican Sister Marie Bernardette, the oldest sister in her order, passed away last week at... Read more
Pope Francis: Protecting migrants is a 'moral imperative'
On Tuesday Pope Francis said that it is our duty to defend the dignity of migrants, particularly by enacting just... Read more
Vatican, Al-Azhar team up to counter religious justification for violence
The Vatican and one of Islam’s most renowned schools of Sunni thought are joining forces to discuss how they can... Read more
Archbishop Chaput on his new book about life in a post-Christian world
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia's new book, released on Tuesday, takes a hard look at how Catholics in the United... Read more
London choir aims to bring sacred music from the Masses...to the masses
You may recognize the sound of the London Oratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir from epic motion picture soundtracks like The... Read more
Surge in Vancouver drug deaths prompts Catholic response
After hundreds of lethal drug overdoses in British Columbia in the last year, the Archbishop of Vancouver has said Catholics... Read more
Life, conversion of Roe v. Wade's Norma McCorvey remembered
As the woman at the center of the case legalizing abortion in the U.S. passed away, pro-life leaders hailed her... Read more
How Catholic hospitals can help heal Syria – literally
There are about three million people without heath care in war-torn Syria, and the papal envoy to the country has... Read more
Overcome divisions to protect God's creation, bishops ask US government
The United States government has the opportunity to overcome political divisions and respond effectively to climate change, the nation's bishops... Read more
Sodalits provide information on abuse of minors to Peruvian prosecutors
The head of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae on Friday turned over to Peru's Office of the Public Prosecutor the information... Read more
Pope Francis: to love your enemies, prayer is a game-changer
The path to holiness and sainthood, Pope Francis said, requires imitating Christ by loving our enemies and praying for those... Read more
