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Kroger employees allege religious discrimination over 'rainbow' apron
The federal government is suing the Kroger Company for discrimination after two employees at an Arkansas store were fired for... Read more
Vatican reaffirms euthanasia is ‘intrinsically evil act,’ calls Catholics to accompany the dying
In a new document released Tuesday, the Vatican’s doctrinal office reaffirmed the Church’s perennial teaching on the sinfulness of euthanasia... Read more
The Lamp: Why these Catholics are creating a print magazine in a digital age
When Thomas Earnest Bradley wrote and edited The Lamp, a 19th century British Catholic periodical, he did so largely from... Read more
Black Catholic leader says Black Lives Matter organization 'ill-equipped to lead'
A Black Catholic leader said Friday that the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is the wrong organization to lead... Read more
Survey finds correlation between Catholic Mass attendance, political views
A recent survey has found a correlation between the religious practices of Catholic likely voters, their party affiliation, and the... Read more
Recalling the unlikely Ginsburg-Scalia friendship
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, is remembered as a hero of the... Read more
Knights of Columbus donates to vandalized Brooklyn parish
The Knights of Columbus has contributed thousands of dollars to a Brooklyn parish following an act of vandalism earlier this... Read more
Will Catholics return to Mass after the pandemic? Many want to go more often
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the way many Catholics think about their faith, a new study has found, and just... Read more
Catholic judge Barbara Lagoa on the shortlist of Supreme Court nominees
President Donald Trump’s shortlist of potential nominees to the Supreme Court includes Justice Barbara Lagoa, a Catholic who has spoken... Read more
Vatican’s doctrinal office critiques German theologians’ intercommunion call
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has criticized an appeal by German theologians for intercommunion between... Read more
Cardinal Zen: Church is losing ‘credibility’ to evangelize China
The former Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, has warned that the Church’s efforts to negotiate an extension... Read more
Judge killed by mafia 30 years ago is a candidate for sainthood
Thirty years ago Judge Rosario Livatino was brutally killed by the mafia on his commute to work at a courthouse... Read more
Proclaim 'universality of salvation', Archbishop Gomez says at immigrant Mass
The US needs to hear the proclamation of the unity of nations and the universality of salvation, Archbishop José Gomez... Read more
Trump to announce Supreme Court nominee by Saturday
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he expects to name his nominee for the Supreme Court by the end... Read more
Everyone is beautiful in God’s eyes, Pope Francis tells children with autism spectrum disorder
Pope Francis told children with autism spectrum disorder Monday that everyone is beautiful in God’s eyes. Read more
Vatican calls for 'peaceful and just resolution' of Belarus crisis
After President Alexander Lukashenko announced that he was putting troops on high alert and closing Belarus’ borders, a Vatican diplomat... Read more
Bishop Burbidge: The pandemic is our ‘Pentecost moment’
In a pastoral letter this past week, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia said the coronavirus pandemic has prompted advances... Read more
Everything is unmerited grace, Pope Francis says
God’s grace is not something we deserve, but he gives it to us anyway, Pope Francis said Sunday during his... Read more
Report: Chinese government imprisoning more priests, bishops
The Chinese government continues to imprison Catholic clergy - including bishops - who refuse to support the Communist Party, according... Read more
Judge Amy Coney Barrett's charismatic Catholicism- Who are the People of Praise?
Questions have been raised about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's affiliation with a group called the “People of Praise,” a charismatic... Read more
