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Vatican City prosecutor asks that Italian priest be charged with sexual abuse during seminary
The Vatican announced Tuesday that the Vatican City State’s Promoter of Justice has requested the indictment two Italian priests --... Read more
Louisville's Archbishop Kurtz will return to Kentucky before cancer surgery
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, who announced in July a diagnosis of the most common form of bladder cancer,... Read more
Cardinal Pell submits appeal to Australian High Court
Cardinal George Pell Tuesday submitted an appeal of his conviction to the Australian High Court, following the Aug. 21 decision... Read more
California Catholic Conference asks governor to veto college abortion bill
California legislators passed a bill Friday that would require all state universities to offer medication abortions, despite the objections of... Read more
Analysis: The Amazon and Germany - A tale of two synods
For the next two months, most of the ink spilled by Catholic journalists will be dedicated to the Amazon, and... Read more
Bishops across Africa condemn 'xenophobic' attacks in South Africa
A wave of deadly attacks targeting African foreign nationals in South Africa has caught the attention of national and regional... Read more
Pope Francis: Life imprisonment forgoes the ‘right to start over’
In an audience with penitentiary staff and prison chaplains, Pope Francis said Saturday that sentencing prisoners to life imprisonment diminishes... Read more
Violence, displacement on the rise in Sahel region of Africa
Catholic Relief Services is warning of increasing violence and displacement in the Sahel— the vast area of western and north-central... Read more
Judgment reached in Knights of Columbus contract lawsuit
A federal jury concluded Thursday that the Knights of Columbus breached a verbal contract with a technology company that hoped... Read more
Pope Francis: Tradition is ‘the guarantee of the future’
Fidelity to tradition ensures a fruitful future, Pope Francis said in a meeting Thursday with a contemplative-missionary community rooted in... Read more
German bishops respond to Vatican intervention, but documents indicate ongoing disagreement
The German bishops’ conference has responded to the Vatican’s intervention in preparations for a binding synodal process to be held... Read more
Catholic bishops, leaders lament U.S. decision to deny Bahamian immigrants TPS
U.S. officials announced Wednesday that a protective immigration status will not be extended to Bahamian migrants, despite the small country’s... Read more
Pope Francis explains decision to give relics of St. Peter to Orthodox
In a letter to Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Pope Francis has explained the unexpected gifting of a relic of St.... Read more
Pope Francis to visit Thailand and Japan in November
The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Francis will travel to Thailand and Japan in November with stops scheduled in Tokyo,... Read more
Academics object to pro-choice federal appointment in Argentina
The deans of five Argentine law schools have protested the appointment of a supporter of legalized abortion as Argentina’s Ombudsman... Read more
Florida parents who refused chemo for child denied custody
A judge in Florida has denied a couple custody of their four-year-old son, who has leukemia, because there is “imminent... Read more
Priests 'cannot comply' with laws that break seal of confession, Tasmania's archbishop says
The leader of Tasmania’s Catholic Church said priests in his archdiocese will not comply with a law that would require... Read more
New Australian law requires priests to break confessional seal
A law passed in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday would require priests to violate the seal of confession... Read more
Pope Francis announces ‘global village’ alliance for education, environment
Pope Francis announced Thursday his newest initiative to form an international and interreligious alliance, which he described as “global village”... Read more
