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Charleston bishop cleared by Vatican over abuse claim
The Bishop of Charleston, SC, has been cleared of accusations of sexual abuse by the Vatican, the diocese announced Sunday. Read more
Labor Department strengthens religious freedom rule
The Labor Department (DOL) finalized a rule on Monday that allows faith-based government contractors to make employment decisions based on... Read more
Pope Francis: the Immaculate Conception is ‘one of the wonders of the story of salvation’
The Immaculate Conception is “one of the wonders of the story of salvation,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus address... Read more
Pope Francis proclaims Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph Tuesday in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as... Read more
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Immaculate Conception statue in rain-drenched Rome
Pope Francis made a surprise visit Tuesday morning to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna. Read more
After adding major abortion expansions, Mass. lawmakers send budget bill to governor
Legislators have sent to the Massachusetts governor a $46.2 billion full-year budget plan that includes provisions to expand access to... Read more
Ohio legislature passes bill to require burial or cremation of aborted babies
The legislature of Ohio has passed a bill that would require the bodies of babies killed in surgical abortions to... Read more
Indonesian Catholic bishops call for justice in local elections
The bishops of Indonesia urged Catholics to participate in the upcoming local elections by voting for Catholics who honor the... Read more
US Supreme Court urged to protect KY religious schools from shutdown
An order shuttering in-person education until Jan. 4 in Kentucky amid rising COVID-19 cases amounts to religious discrimination, the US... Read more
Belarus to be consecrated to Mary on Immaculate Conception feast
The metropolitan archbishop of Minsk has asked all churches in Belarus to pray an act of consecration of Belarus to... Read more
End executions for Advent, Catholic bishops tell Trump
Leading U.S. bishops are imploring the Trump administration to stop scheduled federal executions during the season of Advent. Read more
Scots College in Rome to change location in the city
The Scottish seminary in Rome is looking to relocate closer to the city center next year, after determining that needed... Read more
Australia celebrates 10th anniversary of St. Mary MacKillop’s canonization
Australia is celebrating the 10th anniversary this year of the canonization of the country’s first and only saint, St. Mary... Read more
Pro-life leaders react to Biden's 'extreme' HHS pick
Pro-life leaders have warned against Joe Biden’s “aggressively pro-abortion” pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. California... Read more
Report: Vatican seeks 8-year jail sentence for ex-Vatican bank president
The Vatican’s Promoter of Justice is seeking an eight-year jail term for a former president of the Institute for Religious... Read more
Belgian Catholics organize legal challenge to public Mass ban
Catholics in Belgium are seeking to take legal action against the government after it decreed that public Masses will remain... Read more
EWTN Spain to launch on Feast of the Immaculate Conception
A new EWTN channel in Spain will begin broadcasting television programs Dec. 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Read more
Report: Two-child limit on UK tax benefits pushes some women to abortion
Nine months after UK Catholic leaders called for the abolition of a two-child limit on tax credits and other benefits... Read more
Pope Francis: Ask God for the gift of conversion in Advent
We should ask God for the gift of conversion this Advent, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday. Read more
English bishops say AstraZeneca’s vaccine may be received without sin
A coronavirus vaccine developed from cell-lines originating from the cells of an unborn child who was aborted in 1983 can... Read more
