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Arkansas students seek to intervene in challenge to federal transgender sports policy
Three female athletes and a Christian education association are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit against the Biden administration, over... Read more
Vatican finance trial: Judges to rule whether to keep or scrap case in face of procedural missteps
The judges will give their ruling on Oct. 6. Read more
3 Swiss Guards resign over Vatican vaccine mandate
All 135 guards were required to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
Dates for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon announced
The world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people will take place in 2023. Read more
330,000 children abused in French Catholic Church over 70 years, landmark report estimates
The president of French bishops’ conference spoke of his ‘shame’ and ‘horror’ at the report. Read more
Polish Catholic archbishop: Help migrants caught in Belarus border crisis
Poland has sent troops to secure its roughly 250-mile border with Belarus. Read more
Profiles of pro-life women: A Q&A with Elizabeth Kirk
This December, the US Supreme Court is set to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that many... Read more
Cardinal Turkson talks Biden, Holy Communion on HBO
Cardinal Peter Turkson appeared to reject claims that President Joe Biden should be denied Holy Communion over his staunch pro-abortion... Read more
Hundreds of thousands attend march 'for women and for life' in Mexico City
More than 300,000 people participated in a march in favor of women and of life in Mexico City on Sunday,... Read more
Biden administration allows funding of abortion referrals, providers under new rule
The Biden administration will allow Planned Parenthood and other clinics providing abortions to once again receive federal family planning funds,... Read more
Vatican diplomat warns US leaders not to use God for selfish ends
A leading Vatican diplomat on Sunday exhorted U.S. government officials and justices to not use God for their own selfish... Read more
Pope Francis mourns ‘self-sacrificing’ cardinal who announced Benedict XVI’s election
Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez died Oct. 3 at the age of 94. Read more
5 things to know about the Vatican finance trial involving Cardinal Becciu
The second hearing in the historic trial is set for October 5, 2021. Read more
Pope Francis, faith leaders issue carbon emissions appeal ahead of UN climate change conference
They signed the message in the Vatican’s Hall of Benediction. Read more
German ‘Synodal Way’ extended to 2023 as assembly ends abruptly after votes on sexual morality, priesthood
The process was originally expected to end in October 2021. Read more
Notre Dame to host 31st Annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium
On Oct. 7, the University of Notre Dame will begin to host the 31st annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium (BCTS)... Read more
Australian bishops begin nine-month Plenary Council
The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia kicked off Sunday with an opening Mass in Perth to begin its first assembly... Read more
A girl asked an archbishop why God allows disabilities. Here’s his response.
A Kentucky archbishop still remembers when a little, 6-year-old girl asked him, “Why was my brother born with autism?” Read more
Pope Francis: Greatness is not found in self-sufficiency but in trust in the Lord
Pope Francis said that recognizing one’s own frailty allows for the possibility to discover that true strength comes from placing... Read more
Cincinnati archdiocese implementing reorganization process of parish mergers
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is implementing a multi-year parish reorganization process which will transform the its 208 parishes into 60... Read more
