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Western Australian legislative committee recommends preserving confessional seal
Religious ministers should not be required to violate the seal of confession to report child sex abuse, a committee of... Read more
Man who went on vandalism spree at Louisiana Catholic church arrested
A man who went on an hours-long vandalism spree on Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Tioga,... Read more
Korean bishops back anti-discrimination law, with caveats
A South Korean bill banning discrimination across 26 different categories has hesitant support from the Catholic bishops of the country,... Read more
Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests
A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been convicted in a Spanish court for is... Read more
Vatican official visits Belarus after archbishop blocked at border
A senior Vatican official arrived in Belarus for talks Friday after the leader of the country’s Catholic Church was barred... Read more
Catholic teens in US mirror their peers on religious trends
Catholic teenagers mirror American teenagers overall on many religious trends, a report by the Pew Research Center says. Read more
Cardinal calls for Marian devotion to be protected from mafia exploitation
During a visit to a Marian shrine in southern Italy this week the Vatican Secretary of State issued a warning... Read more
Vatican Cardinal Tagle tests positive for coronavirus
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the head of the Vatican’s evangelization congregation, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, but is asymptomatic. Read more
Pope Francis: Don’t let financial concerns dominate healthcare
Economic considerations must not be allowed to encroach on the relationship between medical staff and patients, Pope Francis said Friday. Read more
As California AG, Harris sponsored law targeting pro-life pregnancy centers
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who was previously attorney general of California, has a record of legislative... Read more
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal co-founder among Chicago’s new auxiliary bishops
Pope Francis Friday appointed three auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of Chicago, including one of the founders of the religious... Read more
Archbishop Gänswein hospitalized ‘with severe kidney problems’
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, prefect of the papal household and personal secretary to Benedict XVI, has been hospitalized in Rome. Read more
Cardinal Tagle: Diversity is not ‘an enemy’ of evangelization
Diversity is not a bad thing, Cardinal Luis Tagle said in an interview published Wednesday, noting that dialogue within authentic... Read more
Abortion rate in England and Wales soars amid pandemic
The number of abortions in England and Wales soared in the first half of 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according... Read more
China’s foreign ministry: Vatican deal has been ‘implemented successfully’
A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said Thursday that China’s interim deal with the Vatican has been “implemented successfully.” Read more
Knights of Peter Claver will host webinar to identify solutions to racial inequality
As part of a five part series on social justice, the largest African-American lay Catholic organization will present a web... Read more
Trump administration to implement free speech rules for colleges
The US Education Department on Wednesday promulgated rules which formally implement a March executive order from President Donald Trump seeking... Read more
Vatican: Catholic schools facing 'dramatic situation' amid pandemic
Catholic educational institutions are facing a “dramatic situation” as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a Vatican dicastery said Thursday. Read more
US Justice Department supports Indianapolis archdiocese in religious liberty case
The US Justice Department is supporting the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in its religious freedom case, filing a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday... Read more
Nigerian archbishop builds house for physically challenged girl
Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha on Tuesday blessed and handed over a house he helped build and furnish for Adaoma... Read more
