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Argentine diocese apologizes for prayer to Pachamama
The Diocese of Venado Tuerto’s Caritas branch apologized Tuesday for having posted on its social media a prayer to Pachamama,... Read more
Puerto Rican bishops encourage participation in march against gender ideology
The bishops in Puerto Rico have encouraged participation in a march against gender ideology, a citizen initiative in response to... Read more
Federal appeals court upholds Tennessee’s abortion waiting period
A full panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled in favor of Tennessee’s mandatory 48-hour... Read more
Former Buffalo seminary professor pleads guilty to stalking investigative reporter
A former New York seminary professor pleaded guilty this week to charges of stalking a local news reporter, after a... Read more
European court rejects parents’ appeal against removal of 2-year-old’s life-support treatment
The family’s lawyer said the parents were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the decision. Read more
‘An assault on those who are pro-life’: Legal group responds to DOJ dropping conscience complaint
A conservative legal group this week criticized the Justice Department for dropping its conscience rights lawsuit against a Vermont hospital... Read more
Benedictine monks return to historic Solignac Abbey for first time since French Revolution
Anti-clerical revolutionaries expelled the Benedictines in 1790. Read more
Vatican official to international donors: Give Lebanon a chance for a ‘better future’
Lebanon is suffering one of the world’s worst financial crises in the past 150 years. Read more
Dublin’s Catholic archbishop pays tribute to priest who ‘sacrificed himself to save his secretary’
Locals said Fr. Con Cronin pushed the woman to safety when a bus veered towards them. Read more
New allegations against David Haas prompt top music publisher to sever ties with hymn composer
At least two dioceses--the Diocese of Oakland and the Diocese of Jefferson City--announced that they would be permanently suspending the... Read more
Months after China detains Xinxiang's Bishop Zhang, Catholics seek answers
Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu’s whereabouts are still unknown months after Chinese officials detained him with clergy and seminarians who object... Read more
Cuban religious report detainees held without trial after protests
The board of directors of the Cuban Conference of Men and Women Religious reported Tuesday that following the July 11... Read more
Sydney McLaughlin wins gold and her Catholic high school goes wild
Students and staff at Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey cheered on Tuesday night as alumna... Read more
St. Augustine diocese reverses mask mandate at Catholic schools
Masks will now be optional at Catholic schools in the Diocese of St. Augustine this upcoming school year, as the... Read more
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Archbishop Lori: St John Vianney, Bl Michael McGivney were both 'exemplary pastors of souls'
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, on Wednesday highlighted the similarities between St. John... Read more
New sex abuse lawsuit names Theodore McCarrick, Fr. Michael Barrett
A new civil sex abuse lawsuit has been filed against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, also naming Opus Dei priest Fr.... Read more
Bioethicist: There must be conscience exemptions to vaccine mandates
As workplaces have begun to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, some Catholic institutions insist that conscience exemptions are necessary. In... Read more
Dublin archbishop: Government advice to delay First Communions, confirmations seems ‘discriminatory’
Archbishop Dermot Farrell expressed ‘profound regret’ at the lack of government engagement over the guidelines. Read more
Pope Francis: ‘With the truth of the Gospel, one cannot negotiate’
It was the pope’s first general audience since he underwent colon surgery. Read more
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Catholic infertility ministry provides community, support
Lauren Allen always jokes that God hit her over the head with the idea for her Catholic infertility ministry, the... Read more
