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Slain Catholic priest awarded Italy’s highest honor for civil valor
The president of Italy conferred the highest honor for civil valor Wednesday upon Fr. Roberto Malgesini, a priest who was... Read more
Pope Francis praises ‘great’ St. Hildegard of Bingen
Pope Francis hailed the “great” Doctor of the Church St. Hildegard of Bingen in a message to a Vatican women’s... Read more
Christian adoption agency in NY receives temporary protection from court
A district court this week issued a temporary injunction protecting a faith-based adoption provider from being shut down by the... Read more
Catholic Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai: ‘The Lord is suffering with me’
A recently arrested Hong Kong entrepreneur and media executive said this week that he plans to stay in Hong Kong... Read more
In virtual rosary, US bishops ask Mary to intercede for America
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), led a ‘virtual rosary’ Wednesday... Read more
Archbishop Gregory says 'we've got to talk' about police reform
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington called for police reform in a virtual town hall event on Tuesday, saying that fear... Read more
Democratic US Senator opposes Amy Coney Barrett confirmation over IVF
A US Senator on Friday sent a letter to her colleagues urging them to vote against the confirmation of Amy... Read more
Senators reject claim Amy Coney Barrett 'too Christian' for Supreme Court
Senators on Wednesday decried attacks on Catholic Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s religious beliefs. Read more
Carlo Acutis loved the homeless, St. Francis of Assisi, and souls in purgatory
Ahead of Carlo Acutis’ beatification this week, people who knew the young computer programmer shared their memories of his love... Read more
Pope Francis hopes to visit Spain to mark 500 years since Jesuit founder’s conversion
Pope Francis said he hoped to visit Spain to mark the 500th anniversary of the conversion of St. Ignatius of... Read more
Pope Francis calls for shake-up of healthcare in wake of pandemic
Healthcare must be made more accessible to the poor in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, Pope Francis said Wednesday. Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe statue lost in hurricane, recovered 10 years later by another
When Hurricane Alex roared through the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in 2010, the wind tore a metal sculpture of... Read more
Vatican tells UN it is ‘deeply concerned’ by push to ‘reinterpret' foundations of human rights
A Vatican representative told the United Nations Tuesday that the Holy See was “deeply concerned” by moves “to reinterpret the... Read more
Pope Francis: Rediscover the beauty of the rosary
Pope Francis invited Catholics to rediscover the beauty of the rosary prayer this month, encouraging people to carry a rosary... Read more
Bridgeport bishop: Wear a physical mask, but let spiritual masks fall
While wearing physical masks may protect the lives of others during a pandemic, there is another type of mask -... Read more
Catholics aim for national unity with Eucharistic and rosary processions
After riots and protests came to Kenosha, Wisconsin this summer, Archbishop Jerome Listecki led a Eucharistic procession and rosary in... Read more
Green Bay bishop reinstates Sunday Mass dispensation as COVID cases spike
Just two weeks after the dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance was lifted in the Diocese of Green Bay, Bishop David... Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal: It is 'sad and unfortunate' that Easter bombing suspects are released
A year and a half after church and hotel bombings killed 259 people and injured another 500 in Sri Lanka,... Read more
Catholic bishops in Queensland aim to educate on sanctity of life
The bishops of the five dioceses in Australia's Queensland state have written a pastoral letter urging that euthanasia and assisted... Read more
Vatican City State makes masks compulsory outdoors
Face coverings must be worn outdoors within the territory of Vatican City State to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,... Read more
