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Pope Francis invites Lebanese Christian leaders to Vatican to pray for peace
Lebanon has faced a financial and political crisis for months, as political leaders have failed to form a government to... Read more
Pope Francis: The Holy Trinity invites us to grow in unity as Christians
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis said unity is essential to Christian life because God is... Read more
Don't let 'false compassion' legalize assisted suicide, say bishops of England and Wales
Citing Pope Francis’ warnings against false compassion, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales’ life issues chairman has criticized a... Read more
Cardinal Cornelius Sim has died at age 69
Cardinal Cornelius Sim, the vicar apostolic of Brunei, died Saturday in a hospital in Taiwan. Read more
Lila Rose publishes book on pro-life activism and personal experiences
Earlier this month Lila Rose, president of Live Action and pro-life human rights activist, published Fighting for Life: Becoming a... Read more
‘Utter disregard’ for life: Members of Congress slam new guidance on embryo research
Two members of Congress this week criticized new guidance by a leading scientific organization removing prohibitions on research of human... Read more
Mother Teresa's lawyer blasts new podcast likening her order to a cult
A new podcast that likens St. Teresa of Calcutta to a cult leader is full of “untruths and false accusations,”... Read more
Santa Fe archdiocese continues to list hundreds of unused pieces of land for sale
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is continuing to list for sale many unused parcels of church property in an effort... Read more
NY bill would allow adult sex abuse victims to sue, beyond statute of limitations
Those who were sexually abused as adults would be given a one-year window in which to sue perpetrators and institutions,... Read more
Bishop to Rome’s March for Life: Confront the culture of death with sound reason
On the eve of the march, Cardinal Raymond Burke presided over Eucharistic adoration. Read more
Vatican imposes penalties on retired Polish bishop after ‘Vos estis’ probe
Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy led the Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec from 1992 to 2013. Read more
New Las Vegas auxiliary bishop inspired by John Paul II visit to become priest
The bishop-elect has served as vicar general of the Diocese of Las Vegas since 2020. Read more
Pope Francis orders apostolic visitation of Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne archdiocese
Apostolic visitors will evaluate “possible mistakes” by the cardinal and archdiocesan officials. Read more
Poland marks 40 years since death of Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland’s “Primate of the Millennium” died on May 28, 1981. Read more
Spanish bill would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
A bill proposed last week by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party would criminalize “harassment” of women entering abortion clinics. Read more
More prelates reject delays of US bishops' discussion of Eucharistic coherence
More Catholic bishops have spoken out in support of continuing as planned the process to address “Eucharistic coherence,” namely Christian... Read more
Cardinal Müller calls on Pope Francis to intervene with the Church in Germany
Gerhard Cardinal Müller on Monday called upon the Holy Father to intervene in the German situation to correct clerics who... Read more
Catholic pundit responds to 'flawed' Gallup poll on transgender issues
Bill Donohue, the head of an organization dedicated to responding to public slanders against the Church, claimed on Wednesday that... Read more
Newspaper edits opinion piece on transgender athletes to remove ‘hurtful language’
A religious liberty law firm says a major national newspaper edited a gender description in an opinion piece by one... Read more
Bosnian cardinal: Synodal Way’s ‘exotic ideas’ alien to a Church that survived communism
Cardinal Vinko Puljić said: “We cannot understand a Church in which sacrifice is a foreign word.” Read more
