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Pope Francis’ friend Rabbi Skorka helps Polish Catholics mark Day of Judaism
The Day of Judaism was established by the Polish bishops in 1997. Read more
Judge dismisses ex-seminarian’s lawsuit against Pontifical North American College seminary
A New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former seminarian against the Pontifical North American College major... Read more
Pope Francis to confer new lay ministries for first time in St. Peter’s Basilica
The candidates come from three continents. Read more
Cardinal Parolin and Archbishop Peña Parra test positive for COVID-19
Parolin has ‘very mild’ symptoms, while Peña Parra is asymptomatic. Read more
Pope Francis sends aid to migrants at Belarus border and victims of typhoon in Philippines
Super Typhoon Rai has affected more than 7 million people. Read more
Vatican asks bishops to invite local Protestant and Orthodox leaders to participate in synodal path
The letter was sent by Cardinal Kurt Koch and Cardinal Mario Grech. Read more
Filipino community in Los Angeles celebrates 500 years of the Santo Niño de Cebú
Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles said Mass Sunday in honor of the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, celebrating... Read more
Jesuit journal criticized for article supporting assisted suicide bill in Italy
The article was published in La Civiltà Cattolica last week. Read more
Pope Francis: The story of the Holy Land is the 'Fifth Gospel'
Pope Francis has urged journalists in the Middle East to keep telling stories from the Holy Land. Read more
Burlington priest asks parishioners to tell bishop of his pastoral care, mental health
Father Peter Williams says the Diocese of Burlington is trying to remove him as pastor of his parish because he... Read more
Pope Francis looks ahead to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025
Pope Francis highlighted the upcoming anniversaries of two major events in Church history as moments that can help Christians seek... Read more
Blessed Mother statues still stand at Colorado family home destroyed by wildfire
As Bob and Tina McLaren fled the Superior, Colorado neighborhood they had called home since 1992, Tina looked back and... Read more
March for Life: What about bathrooms? Food? We’ve got answers here
The 49th Annual March for Life is going on as planned on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. Here's what you... Read more
'Prayers answered. All hostages are out.': Texas synagogue standoff ends
An FBI team on Saturday shot and killed a man who had taken hostages during a live streamed service at... Read more
Pope Francis asks Catholics to offer their sufferings for Christian unity
During his Sunday Angelus address, the pope called on people to take part in the upcoming Week of Prayer for... Read more
Use ‘preferred pronouns’ or else, university’s gender inclusion plan warns
The bishops of Fargo and Bismarck are speaking out against a proposed “gender inclusion” policy that would require everyone at... Read more
Cardinal Dolan laments attacks on houses of worship in Religious Freedom Day message
Attacking houses of worship and religious art is akin to attacking the community who prays there, said Cardinal Timothy Dolan... Read more
Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit reforms the Church through the saints
Pope Francis said Saturday that it takes saints to reform the Church and for this each Catholic is called to... Read more
Pro-life congressional leaders praise pledge to oppose federal abortion funding
One hundred and eighty one members of the House of Representatives co-signed a letter praising the pro-life leadership of Senate... Read more
US bishops' pro-life novena to begin next week
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ “9 Days for Life”, as the... Read more
