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The Minor Basilica of St. Joseph in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. All photos courtesy of the Minor Basilica.

This church is now the first minor basilica in Central Asia

Sep 10, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican has named a church in Kazakhstan as the first minor basilica in Central Asia.   Read more

Archbishop Charles Balvo.

Vatican nuncio condemns ‘scourge of corruption’

Sep 10, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

A Vatican representative denounced the “scourge of corruption” at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe... Read more

Pope Francis meets a delegation from the project Snapshots From The Borders at the Vatican Sept. 10, 2020.

Pope Francis: borders should be ‘windows,’ not barriers of division

Sep 10, 2020

Pope Francis appealed Thursday for a fundamental change in the way the world sees migration.   Read more

‘We're sitting on a powder keg,’ says Catholic bishop after youth beaten to death

Sep 10, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

An Italian bishop spoke this week about a “climate of violence” after a 21-year-old man was beaten to death in... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 25, 2017.

Pope Francis: ‘Never again to the culture of abuse’

Sep 10, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has written a prologue to a recently published book on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church entitled “Theology... Read more

The outskirts of the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Cardinal: Europe should be ‘ashamed’ after refugee camp fire

Sep 10, 2020

A cardinal said Wednesday that Europe should be “ashamed” after a fire devastated the continent’s largest refugee camp, leaving 13,000... Read more

Ralph May helping with construction in Trujillo, Peru. Courtesy photo

Idaho farmer-turned-missionary now serves the state’s poor

Sep 9, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Boise, Idaho is one of the fastest growing boomtowns in the U.S. The state as a whole is increasing in... Read more

Omaha priest files $2.1 million defamation suit against archdiocese

Sep 9, 2020

A priest in Omaha who was removed from ministry in 2018 following claims of boundary violations is suing the Archdiocese... Read more

Bishops preach against racism on feast of St. Peter Claver

Sep 9, 2020

On the feast of St. Peter Claver, bishops in the U.S. preached on overcoming the sin of racism through God’s... Read more

Supreme Court of the United States.

Trump expands list of potential US Supreme Court nominees

Sep 9, 2020

By Matt Hadro

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced more names of candidates he would nominate to the Supreme Court, despite no... Read more

Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria.

Tabernacle found after theft from Ontario cathedral

Sep 9, 2020

The tabernacle that was stolen earlier this week from the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in St. Catharines, Ontario was... Read more

Fr. James Altman. YouTube screenshot.

La Crosse bishop to correct ‘Catholics can’t be Democrats’ priest

Sep 9, 2020

After a Wisconsin priest said in a viral video that no Catholic can be a Democrat, the priest’s bishop said... Read more

A screenshot of the official website of World Youth Day in Lisbon, jmj.patriarcado-lisboa.pt.

Preparations resume for World Youth Day in Portugal

Sep 9, 2020

Preparations for the next World Youth Day have resumed after they were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more

Theodore McCarrick. CNA file photo.

Newark archdiocese bought second beach house for use by McCarrick

Sep 9, 2020

Months before officials in the Archdiocese of Newark sold a beach house used by former cardinal Theodore McCarrick for sexual... Read more

The flag of Pakistan.

Christian in Pakistan sentenced to death for blasphemy

Sep 9, 2020

A Pakistani court sentenced Asif Pervaiz, a Christian, to death Tuesday on charges of blasphemy.  Read more

USS America. public domain.

Catholic Mass will continue at San Diego Navy bases

Sep 9, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Mass has returned to three Naval bases in the San Diego area after the U.S. Navy reversed a decision to... Read more

Seminarians from the Pontifical North American College meet Pope Francis Sept. 6, 2020.

Newly arrived American seminarians meet Pope Francis after travel quarantine

Sep 9, 2020

By Courtney Mares

American seminarians met with Pope Francis this week after completing a 14-day mandatory quarantine upon their arrival in Rome.  Read more

Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, archbishop of Bologna, during a consistory Oct. 5, 2019.

Italian Cardinal Zuppi urges renewal of adult faith formation after pandemic

Sep 9, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The archbishop of Bologna, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, said he wants to renew adult faith formation in his archdiocese to... Read more

Pope Francis pictured at his general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican Sept. 9, 2020.

Pope Francis: Promote the common good to heal wounds of coronavirus crisis

Sep 9, 2020

The wounds inflicted by the coronavirus crisis will only be healed if we put the common good first, Pope Francis... Read more

The Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary in Minsk, Belarus.

Catholic Mass is taken off the airwaves in Belarus

Sep 9, 2020

A Mass broadcast to Catholics across Belarus has disappeared from the airwaves amid political upheaval following a disputed presidential election.   Read more