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Major donations mean 'tremendous impact' for Catholic school students in western Pennsylvania
An anonymous donor and new partners will help continue millions of dollars in funding for a tuition aid program for... Read more
Sympathizers in Nigeria's high-ranking positions stall fight against militants, priest says
Boko Haram sympathizers and others who support Nigeria being an Islamic State are stalling the fight against militants in the... Read more
Lawsuit brings sex abuse allegations against New Hampshire bishop
Bishop Peter Libasci has been accused in a lawsuit of committing sexual abuse while a priest in New York during... Read more
Pope Francis' Traditional Latin Mass restrictions: Has your diocese responded yet?
Catholic clergy and lay people around the world continue to react passionately to newly imposed restrictions on the use of... Read more
Hong Kong democracy activist: Most of my friends have been detained
Joseph Cheng left Hong Kong after being “severely attacked by the pro-Beijing mass media.” Read more
Mississippi AG asks Supreme Court to overturn abortion rulings
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn two of its landmark rulings on abortion,... Read more
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Vatican concludes inquiry into Polish Catholic bishop
Investigators concluded that the accusations were “not proven.” Read more
English cardinal to grant faculties to priests fulfilling conditions of Traditionis custodes
Many priests in Westminster diocese have requested faculties. Read more
Pelosi’s archbishop: No devout Catholic can condone abortion, ‘let alone have the government pay for it’
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is Pelosi’s local ordinary. Read more
Cardinal Burke questions Pope Francis' authority to eliminate the Traditional Latin Mass
In a 19-point statement regarding Pope Francis' motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke called the restrictions on the... Read more
Despite criticism from Wisconsin AG, Milwaukee archdiocese stresses cooperation with new abuse cases
The Milwaukee archdiocese said that to its knowledge the Wisconsin attorney general’s inquiry into sexual abuse, which some critics say... Read more
Ethiopian bishops call for ceasefire in Tigray crisis
As the war over control of Ethiopia's Tigray region expands into neighboring regions, the country's bishops on Saturday urged an... Read more
Ninth Circuit favors Washington church in case against state abortion coverage mandate
A Washington church won its case against a state abortion coverage mandate on Thursday, in a ruling by a federal... Read more
Philippine bishops support pope’s letter on traditional liturgies
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines issued a statement on Thursday supporting Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis custodes, which... Read more
Cuban government preparing a law regulating dissidents’ defense lawyers
Cuba’s communist government has drafted a law that would equate the role of dissidents’ defense lawyers with that of public... Read more
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Annual Courage conference focuses on St. Joseph as model of chastity
The annual conference of the Catholic apostolate Courage International concluded last week, focusing on the example of St. Joseph. Read more
Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions, and cited her own... Read more
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The increasing influence of the liturgical school Sant’Anselmo in the Vatican
The new secretary and undersecretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship both have studied at the Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo,... Read more
Cardinal Grech: Synodality is not a ‘fad’ of the pope
He said that synodality is “the form and style of the early Church.” Read more
Australian archbishop: Catholics will ‘need to adapt’ to liturgy restrictions
Archbishop Peter Comensoli said that “for some, it will be not an easy moment.” Read more
