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Pope Benedict XVI at the Wednesday general audience Oct. 24, 2012 in St. Peter's Square.

The Green Pope isn't who you think it is.

May 3, 2017

By Mary Farrow

There once was a Pope called “The Green Pope.”  Read more

White House, Washington, D.C.

US bishops support petition for religious freedom executive order

May 3, 2017

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Wednesday sent out a text message alert urging Catholics to sign a petition... Read more

Demolished cross in India sparks outrage among Catholics

May 3, 2017

Despite being located on private property, a 122 year-old cross was demolished late last month in a suburb of Mumbai,... Read more

Why a spike in religious hate crimes should worry all of us

May 3, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Civic and religious leaders this week addressed a disturbing rise in religious hate crimes in recent years, especially harassment and... Read more

Archbishop Emeritus George Niederauer of San Francisco, who died May 2, 2017. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Archbishop Niederauer remembered for his service to the Church

May 3, 2017

After battling lung disease, Archbishop Emeritus George H. Niederauer of San Francisco died May 2 at the age of 80... Read more

     Inside of St. Joseph's Chapel, Battery Park, NY.

Catholics desperate to save 9/11 chapel in New York

May 3, 2017

By Mary Farrow

On September 11, 2001, Justine Cuccia was nine months pregnant when she watched in horror as two hijacked planes crash... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during his May 3, 2017, general audience in St. Peter's Square.

After visit, Pope Francis says Egypt is a 'sign of hope'

May 3, 2017

By Elise Harris

On Wednesday Pope Francis recalled his recent visit to Egypt, saying that given its rich biblical and cultural history, the... Read more

Pope Francis with a statue of Our Lady of Fatima at the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square, May 13 2015.

Papal visit completes anniversary celebrations, Fatima bishop says

May 3, 2017

By Elise Harris

After a whirlwind trip to Egypt last week, Pope Francis in just 10 days will head to Portugal for the... Read more

Cardinal's zucchetto.

A day in the life of a cardinal

May 2, 2017

In a radio interview for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, a cardinal from Peru discussed the sanctification of... Read more

NYPD.

'Thank you': DC cardinal to fallen police officers, first responders

May 2, 2017

By Matt Hadro

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 visits the Parish S. Maria Josefa Heart of Jesus, Feb. 19, 2017.

Pope Francis: Closed hearts cause suffering in the Church

May 2, 2017

Moralists without empathy are unable to see how God transforms “hearts of stone” into real hearts of flesh – and... Read more

US Capitol.

What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill

May 2, 2017

By Matt Hadro

A massive spending package to be voted on by Congress has drawn applause for continuing foreign aid spending, but also... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica. Photo

Vatican group talks new ways to help poor, marginalized

May 2, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Traditional solutions to the problem of poverty typically take a top-down welfare approach, focused on fulfilling a person's most basic... Read more

Sudanese woman.

Why it might be too soon to lift the sanctions on Sudan

May 2, 2017

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

May 2, 2017

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

May 1, 2017

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.

Our Lady of Fatima is coming to the United Nations

May 1, 2017

One day before the May 13 celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, a statue of Our Lady... Read more

Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH, July 18-21, 2016.

Dozens of lawmakers press Trump for religious freedom protection

May 1, 2017

By Matt Hadro

More than 50 members of Congress have written President Donald Trump asking for a broad executive order that protects religious... Read more

Tornado damage at St. John the Evangelist, Emory, Texas.

Catholics call survival 'miraculous' after tornado hits church

May 1, 2017

On Saturday night, parishioners of St. John the Evangelist church in Emory, Texas received the horrifying news that a tornado... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, April 9, 2017.

Pope Francis: Work is more than money, it's about the person

May 1, 2017

Reflecting on the dignity of work, Pope Francis said that a society of fraternity promotes the dignity of the person... Read more