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White House Press Secretary dodges question: Must Supreme Court nominee be 'pro-abortion'?

Feb 2, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The White House refused to say whether or not President Joe Biden’s pick for the next Supreme Court justice must... Read more

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Pope Francis tells secular institutes to reveal God's love by their lives

Feb 2, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

In a letter on Wednesday, Pope Francis commemorated the 75th anniversary of the first papal recognition of secular institutes, and... Read more

A man who shouted at Pope Francis during the General Audience is escorted from the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Feb. 2, 2022.

Shouting man removed from General Audience by Vatican police, Swiss Guards

Feb 2, 2022

By Blanca Ruiz

The Vatican gendarmerie and the Swiss Guard removed from the Paul VI audience hall on Wednesday a man between 40... Read more

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Questions in community: New York Encounter seeks truth in a changing world

Feb 2, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The search for truth in a polarized, pandemic-struck world will be the focus of myriad conversation and artistic events at... Read more

A nun at the prayer vigil for consecrated life in St. Peter's Square , Jan. 28, 2016.

5 things to know about the World Day for Consecrated Life

Feb 2, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Consecrated women and men — together with Catholics in general — are invited to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated... Read more

Pope Francis prays at his General Audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Feb. 2, 2022.

Pope Francis: Christ is the bond uniting the communion of saints

Feb 2, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Pope Francis prayed for the Burmese people and for the success of the upcoming Winter Olympics during his general audience... Read more

Akash Bashir, who has been named a Servant of God.

Akash Bashir, who died protecting Catholic worshippers in Pakistan, named a Servant of God

Feb 1, 2022

By Katie Yoder

When a suicide bomber attempted to enter a Catholic church in Pakistan in 2015, a 20-year-old  volunteer security guard blocked... Read more

Bishop George Thomas of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas bishop asks pro-abortion Catholic politicians not to present themselves for Holy Communion

Feb 1, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The Bishop of Las Vegas, responding to a pro-abortion column written by a Catholic politician, has asked all Catholic politicians... Read more

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Catholic gifts and ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2022

Feb 1, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

As we approach Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of Catholic based gifts for the special someone in your life.... Read more

Kamloops Indian Residential School, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Indigenous leaders to meet with Pope Francis in March

Feb 1, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Pope Francis will meet with a delegation from Canada the last week of March, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops,... Read more

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo in London, England, on May 12, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Cardinal Bo: Myanmar has endured an ‘extended Way of the Cross’

Feb 1, 2022

By Courtney Mares

“The whole of Myanmar is a war zone,” Cardinal Bo said. Read more

Pope Francis meets religious sisters at a general audience on Jan. 19, 2022.

Pope Francis tells religious sisters to fight back when mistreated by 'men of the Church'

Feb 1, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope's prayer intention for the month of February is for religious sisters and consecrated women. Read more

St. Brigid of Kildare building the Church of the Oak, detail from a window of St Etheldreda's church in London.

Public holiday marking St Brigid's feast established in Ireland

Feb 1, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The feast of St. Brigid of Kildare, Ireland’s female patron saint, will be a public holiday in the Republic of... Read more

St. Valentine’s skull in the minor basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome, Italy. Photo credits: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

The Rome church where you can venerate St. Valentine’s skull

Feb 1, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

When most people think of romantic love, a third-century skull crowned with flowers probably does not spring to mind --... Read more

An overturned van which was carrying pilgrims to the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de Los Lagos, Jan. 29, 2022.

Mexican bishops pray for 13 pilgrims killed in road accident 

Jan 31, 2022

By Diego López Marina

The Mexican Bishops Conference expressed its solidarity and offered prayers for the relatives of the 13 pilgrims who died Jan.... Read more

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington.

2,800 Catholics sign Traditional Latin Mass petition delivered to Arlington bishop

Jan 31, 2022

By Katie Yoder, Christine Rousselle

Nearly 2,800 supporters of the Traditional Latin Mass have signed a petition addressed to Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington. The... Read more

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Catholic Church in France raises $22 million for abuse victims

Jan 31, 2022

By Kate Olivera

The Catholic Church in France has secured more than $22 million in compensation for victims of child sex abuse. Read more

Pope Francis met a delegation from the Italian Revenue Agency on Jan. 31, 2022.

Pope Francis to Italy’s tax agency: Public money should serve the common good

Jan 31, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Let us work so that the culture of the common good may grow,” Pope Francis told the Italian Revenue Agency. Read more

Albrecht von Boeselager, Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta.

After talks, Order of Malta Grand Chancellor says: ‘I am confident that we are now on the right path’

Jan 31, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis instructed the Order of Malta to reform its constitution and religious life in 2017. Read more

Bishop Aloisiô Nguyên Hùng Vi of Kon Tum says a funerary Mass for Fr. Giuse Trần Ngọc Thanh, O.P., at Plei Đôn chapel in Kon Rơbang parish, Vietnam, Jan. 30, 2022.

Dominican priest killed in Vietnam

Jan 30, 2022

By CNA Staff

Father Giuse (Joseph) Trần Ngọc Thanh, O.P., was killed in a knife attack on Saturday. Read more