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Germany’s Synodal Way leaders push women’s ordination during European bishops’ synodal assembly
Irme Stetter-Karp, the president of the lay Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), addressed delegates in the meeting in Prague... Read more
Ukrainian Catholics will now celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 in a shift toward the West
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced Monday that it is switching its fixed-date religious celebrations to match the Gregorian calendar. Read more
New auxiliary bishop appointed in Diocese of El Paso immigrated to U.S. from Philippines
Bishop-elect Anthony Celino, who currently serves as pastor of St. Raphael Parish in East El Paso and is the diocese’s... Read more
Denver Archdiocese says fired lesbian teacher violated contract
A teacher at a Catholic school in Denver was fired after the archdiocese learned of her same-sex relationship, which violated... Read more
Benedict XVI describes ‘Protestantization’ of the Eucharist in posthumous publication
Pope Benedict XVI’s essay on the Eucharist is part of a series of texts the pope emeritus wrote after his... Read more
Biden tells Congress to codify Roe, pass LGBTQ protections
President Joe Biden called on Congress to codify Roe v. Wade and pass legislation banning discrimination based on a person’s... Read more
Pope Francis leads Hail Mary for victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria
“We pray that Our Lady will protect them,” the pope said at the end of his Wednesday general audience. Read more
Synod on Synodality: Europe’s Continental Assembly in Prague discusses tensions in the Church
Two hundred delegates are meeting this week in the capital of the Czech Republic for the last stage of regional... Read more
Canadian man says hospital staff ‘pressured’ him to euthanize his wife
The widower is sounding the alarm over what he says is a shocking and dangerous bias in the medical system... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences seven more clergy and laity to 10 years in prison
The sentence consists of five years for the crime of “conspiracy to undermine national security and sovereignty” and five years... Read more
Statue of Mary untouched in earthquake that demolished cathedral in Turkey
The image of Our Lady was unharmed in the quake that brought down Annunciation Cathedral in the city of Alexandretta... Read more
Guess who’s coming to the State of the Union? Pro-life hero and target of Biden Justice Department Mark Houck
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry invited pro-life advocate and recently exonerated Catholic father of seven Mark Houck to be his... Read more
Democrats invite pro-abortion guests to State of the Union
Several Democratic congressmen have invited pro-abortion activists as their guests for President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address... Read more
Catholic aid agencies respond after devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria
According to the latest available estimates as of midday Tuesday, the 7.8-magnitude quake has left at least 6,200 people dead... Read more
Court rules pro-life group owes nearly $1 million in fines for Planned Parenthood protests
A Spokane County judge ruled in December that the “Church at Planned Parenthood” repeatedly violated state law. Read more
Tennessee governor to increase funding for crisis pregnancy centers to $100 million
Gov. Bill Lee announced plans at his annual State of the State address Monday to expand support for crisis pregnancy... Read more
Anglican Church reports synod member to police for tweeting ‘hate speech’
As Church of England leaders meet over whether to bless same-sex unions, a diocese reported a lay synod member to... Read more
Mexican court rules against pro-family leader who called a trans woman legislator a man
The court ruled against the National Front for the Family and its president, Rodrigo Iván Cortés, for calling Salma Luévano,... Read more
The ‘Four Chaplains,’ selfless heroes of WWII, honored on 80th anniversary of their deaths
A New Jersey parish church on Sunday honor the “Four Chaplains” who sacrificed their lives to save others on the... Read more
Police say church vandal was about to break into tabernacle — until he saw the statue of Mary
The suspect started to take a sledgehammer to the tabernacle where the consecrated bread is kept, but something stopped him... Read more
