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Ask the Holy Spirit for guidance, new Catholic University president urges students
Peter Kilpatrick has a background in the hard sciences but spoke to students about matters of the soul, urging them... Read more
China defiant in face of Uyghurs UN report
A highly anticipated report from the United Nations chronicles China’s mistreatment of the Uyghur ethnic group, a Muslim minority in... Read more
Teacher who refused to use students’ preferred pronouns settles lawsuit against school district
A Kansas middle school teacher will receive $95,000 from her school district, which tried to force her to comply with... Read more
Archbishop criticizes Spanish government’s approval of abortion bill
Archbishop Luis Javier Argüello Garcia of Valladolid criticized Spain’s Council of Ministers Tuesday for approving an abortion bill, stressing that... Read more
UPDATE: Pope Francis praises Knights of Columbus’ Mother Teresa documentary
In theaters Oct. 3-4, “Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” is airing in more than 960 locations across the United States. Read more
Catholic Charities joins water crisis relief effort in Jackson, Mississippi
The city's water supply was severely disrupted last week when flooding damaged the pumps at a major water treatment plant. Read more
Exiled priest explains why pope did not use strong words about persecution in Nicaragua
A Nicaraguan priest living in the United States said that if Pope Francis in his Aug. 21 Sunday Angelus had... Read more
Bishop: Those who closed Colombia airport chapel will ‘have to give an account to God’
The private company that manages El Dorado International Airport announced Aug. 26 the closure of the Catholic chapel and its... Read more
Ukrainian refugees say they 'found new family' with friars in Slovakia
Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia have spoken about their sorrow at the ongoing conflict in their country and voiced gratitude for... Read more
German court rules in favor of right to pray near abortion counseling facility
Silent prayer gatherings near an abortion counseling facility in a German town cannot be prohibited, according to a ruling by... Read more
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death revives unfounded rumors of Christian conversion
When former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev died Tuesday at the age of 91, the Cold War briefly returned to the... Read more
Connecticut Catholic bishops condemn anti-Catholic comments by public school official
Connecticut’s Catholic dioceses have condemned comments made in a video by a public elementary school assistant principal who admitted on... Read more
Indiana Supreme Court backs archdiocese in religious freedom case
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday upholding the dismissal of a Catholic school teacher who had contracted a same-sex marriage. Read more
Republican lawmakers demand DOJ act on anti-Catholic attacks
A group of Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday condemning his inaction over the... Read more
Priest and seminarians robbed amid a wave of church violence in Mexico
At about 8 a.m. on Aug. 29, criminals entered the Saints of America parish on Mexico City’s south side and... Read more
Abducted American religious sister freed in Burkina Faso
An American religious sister ministering in Burkina Faso who was kidnapped in April is free and safe after nearly five... Read more
Nebraska Facebook abortion case: Baby was reportedly 29 weeks, 5 days old boy
More details are coming out in a Nebraska case where authorities are relying on private Facebook messages to claim that... Read more
Pakistani civil society rejects government’s allegations against Catholic-rights group
The government of Pakistan maligned the group for “alleged anti-state propaganda” by submitting a human-rights report in July to the... Read more
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for September: ‘Abolition of the death penalty’
Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to pray in September for an end to the death penalty. Read more
USDA exempts religious schools from LGBT rule change threatening free lunch funds
The department published a memo that includes an exception for schools to “be exempt on religious grounds if there is... Read more
