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UPDATE: Murder investigation underway in shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell
Bishop David G. O’Connell, known affectionately as “Bishop Dave,” was shot in the torso on Feb. 18. He was pronounced... Read more
God, creation, and humanity: The ‘lost lectures’ of Benedict XVI collected in new book
Six lectures of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were almost lost forever. But now, they have been collected in a new Ignatius... Read more
Pope Francis: God asks us to love beyond ‘the logic of self-interest’
The pope reflected on what it means to “love your enemies” in his Sunday Angelus address. Read more
Belmont Abbey College launches $100 million campaign to fund campus, academic improvements
The Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina is known for its faithfulness to Catholic teaching and has seen a... Read more
LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell shot and killed
Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, 69, was a native of Ireland who had worked with the poor in the South Los... Read more
Pope Francis: Laypeople are not guests in the Church
“The laity, and especially women, need to be more valued in their human and spiritual skills and gifts for the... Read more
103-year-old ‘basketball nun’ Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt releases memoir
With the motto “worship, work, win,” Schmidt has long been a student favorite at Loyola University of Chicago. Read more
Lawsuit seeks to rescind $250,000 Albuquerque grant to Planned Parenthood
The lawsuit claims that the funding constitutes a “donation,” which the it says is in violation of the New Mexico... Read more
Spain passes transgender law allowing minors treatment without parental consent
The law will allow transgender genital surgery and hormonal treatments from the age of 16 without parental consent. Read more
Spain passes new abortion law even more permissive than one upheld by Constitutional Court
The law’s provisions are even more harmful than those of the law passed in 2010 that was recently upheld by... Read more
U.S. bishops: FBI document targeting Catholics is ‘religious profiling’
The USCCB responded Thursday to a leaked document from the FBI that appears to reveal an investigation into “radical traditionalist”... Read more
‘He was a good shepherd’: Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine dedicated in Oklahoma City
The archbishop of Oklahoma City dedicated and opened a multimillion-dollar, 2,000-seat shrine built in Rother’s honor on Feb. 17. Read more
New York Archdiocese to close 12 Catholic schools
The archdiocese cited “detrimental” financial instability “due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.” Read more
Virginia Senate Democrats kill bill to protect infants born alive after failed abortions
The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee vote prevents the legislation from moving forward. Read more
Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua expels Italian priest from the country
Father Cosimo Damiano Muratori was expelled after he called the 26 years and four months prison sentence for Bishop Rolando... Read more
Surprising number of Americans would screen embryos for intellectual aptitude, survey says
A significant minority of Americans would favor genetic screening of embryos simply to boost their child’s chance to attend an... Read more
Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2023: ‘We need to listen to Jesus’
“Lent is a time of grace to the extent that we listen to him as he speaks to us,” Pope... Read more
National Archives signs agreement to ensure free speech at museum after alleged pro-life discrimination
The agreement comes in response to a lawsuit filed after several people were asked by National Archives Museum staff to... Read more
Witness to horror: A Christian farmer in Nigeria saw his family massacred
Clement Usoo, whose family was massacred by Fulani herdsmen in 2019, shared his story in a testimony published Wednesday by... Read more
Missionary priest in Central African Republic injured in land mine explosion has foot amputated
Father Norberto Pozzi was injured when the car he was traveling in drove over a land mine, causing it to... Read more
