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Nebraska parish mobilizes to help neighbors after massive tornado
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elkhorn, Nebraska, a suburb northwest of Omaha, mobilized volunteers in recent days to coordinate donations. Read more
Game, set, God: French athlete trades championship title for abbey life
Ludovic Duée, captain of the Saint-Nazaire volleyball team and recently crowned French champion, shared a deeply personal decision with local... Read more
St. Pius V, safeguard of the faith
Preferring the peace of the cloister to public life, St. Pius V is remembered for ridding the Church of the... Read more
Former Anglican vicar becomes first bishop of UK ordinariate
The Vatican has announced a new leader of the ordinariate in Great Britain. Read more
Prosecutor dismisses case against French priest who said homosexual relations are a sin
French priest Matthieu Raffray disclosed that the Paris prosecutor’s office has dismissed a case initiated against him for stating that... Read more
World Central Kitchen resumes relief efforts, dedicates operation to slain Catholic worker
“We are restarting our operation with the same energy, dignity, and focus on feeding as many people as possible,” said... Read more
Spanish bishop to Biden: Invoking Jesus Christ in support of abortion is a sacrilege
U.S. president Joe Biden has come under fire for making the sign of the cross during a rally criticizing measures... Read more
Court orders North Carolina, West Virginia to fund sex changes in state health care plans
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a statement that this decision “cannot stand” and he intends to appeal... Read more
Cardinal Grech opens world meeting of priests: ‘Our stories are human stories’
The four-day meeting, which is taking place from April 29 to May 2 at the Fraterna Domus retreat house in... Read more
Senate GOP leader McConnell won’t push for 15-week abortion law, says unlikely to pass
“I don’t think we’ll get 60 votes in the Senate for any kind of national legislation,” the Senate minority leader... Read more
Catholic Answers pulls plug on AI priest ‘Father Justin’
Just days after debuting an AI priest character to overwhelmingly negative reviews, Catholic Answers gave “Father Justin” the virtual heave-ho. Read more
Pennsylvania priest spent $41K in parish funds on cellphone games, police say
According to the parish records, nearly 2,200 transactions were related to a category of spending identified as “gaming.” Read more
Pope Francis to visit Verona for a trip centered on peace and justice
The Holy See Press Office on Monday released the pope’s schedule for the one-day trip scheduled for May 18 on... Read more
Archbishop: Minister to trans-identified people while stressing ‘goodness of human creation’
Archbishop Christopher Coyne of Hartford urged Catholics to minister to transgender-identifying individuals while affirming “the goodness of human creation.” Read more
Sidewalk Advocates for Life celebrates over 22,000 lives saved from abortion
“I wish the country could see what we’re seeing in some of these more pro-life states,” said Sidewalk Advocates for... Read more
Discover the hidden chapel in Rome where St. Catherine of Siena died
Located around the corner from the Pantheon, the tomb of St. Catherine of Siena sits within the high altar of... Read more
Pope Francis’ visit to Venice showcases art as means of encounter, fraternity
Pope Francis had a full slate of events Sunday during his day trip to Venice, Italy, a trip that tied... Read more
Pope Francis arrives in Venice, meets with women inmates and artists
Pope Francis opened his one-day visit to Venice Sunday with a meeting with female inmates where he reaffirmed the importance... Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo bishops: Amid growth of Church ‘the Congolese state is dead’
Catholic bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the insecurity and violence... Read more
Catholic movement in Italy dedicated to people ‘far from the Church’
The Ricostruttori community in Italy runs houses of prayer for people who are “drawn to spirituality but far from the... Read more
