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German bishop issues open invitation to Protestant spouses at Communion
The Bishop of Würzburg issued an open invitation to all Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive the Eucharist on July... Read more
Pope Francis denounces silence in the face of injustice toward migrants
Pope Francis called on Catholics to speak out in the face of injustice towards migrants at a Mass commemorating the... Read more
Cardinal Tauran, leader in Catholic-Muslim dialogue, dies at 75
After a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, a seasoned Vatican diplomat who announced Pope Francis' election to... Read more
Venerable Carlo Acutis: A patron of computer programmers?
Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at the age of 15, offering his suffering for the pope and for the... Read more
Cardinal Farrell again says priests have ‘no credibility’ for marriage prep
The Vatican official leading the Church’s office for laity, family, and life has said that priests do not have the... Read more
Missionaries of Charity sister arrested in baby-selling investigation
Two women affiliated with the Missionaries of Charity, one a religious sister and the other an employee, have been arrested... Read more
‘Holy mayor’ Giorgio La Pira takes next step to sainthood
Most mayors do not live in unheated monastic cells, deliver candy from Orthodox patriarchs to the pope, or become ambassadors... Read more
Pope taps Italian layman Paolo Ruffini as chief communications officer
After the Vatican's former communications head stepped down in the fallout of a major fake-news scandal, Pope Francis has tapped... Read more
Vatican publishes norms on consecrated virgins
Almost 50 years after the Church published the new Rite of Consecrated Virginity, the Vatican has issued an instruction on... Read more
Religious structures next step in Iraqi building process
Since 2014 international charity organization Aid to the Church in Need has spent some 40 million euros [$46.6 million] funding... Read more
EWTN to air Fr. Capodanno documentary for 4th of July
EWTN Global Catholic Network will observe America's Independence Day with airings of Called and Chosen: Father Vincent R. Capodanno. Read more
Cheyenne diocese: sex abuse claims against retired bishop appear credible
Emeritus Bishop Joseph Hart has been credibly accused of sexually assaulting two boys after he became Bishop of Cheyenne in... Read more
Have questions on Humanae Vitae? Social media discussion offers answers
A month-long social media conversation on Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae kicked off this week, facilitated by the Diocese of... Read more
Pope Francis names three new auxiliary bishops for Chicago
The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has named three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago, appointing Fr.... Read more
Once hidden, the history of Japanese Christianity gains UN recognition
Places of major importance for Japanese Christianity, including the Nagasaki basilica commemorating 26 Catholic martyrs, have been selected as UNESCO... Read more
Pope Francis might again visit Geneva, nuncio says
Pope Francis characterized his June 21st day-trip to Geneva as an “ecumenical pilgrimage,” not a political trip, and for this... Read more
Australian archbishop sentenced to year's detention for not reporting sexual abuse
The Archbishop of Adelaide was sentenced Tuesday to a 12-month sentence after being convicted in May of failing to report... Read more
Keep immigrant families together, bishops plead at border
Immigration reform requires seeing the faces of immigrants, and hearing their stories, according to six U.S. bishops who have completed... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: Hearing immigrants' stories should make us grateful
During a visit to the United States’ southern border, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles called for Catholics to lobby... Read more
Will the Amazon synod open the door to women deacons?
While a veteran Vatican journalist has suggested that the 2019 Synod of Bishops from the Amazonian basin might open the... Read more
