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'Safe injection site' denounced as false solution to Philadelphia drug problem

Nov 3, 2019

A proposal to create a supervised injection site in Philadelphia has drawn criticism from the local archbishop and others who... Read more

This man spent a week on the street with his homeless son

Jun 11, 2018

By Perry West

As the parents of a homeless son struggling with a drug addiction, Frank and his wife Deloris have done everything... Read more

A Vatican tapestry of Louis and Zelie Martin, who were canonized on Oct. 18, 2015 in St. Peter's Square.

St. Therese of Lisieux's parents inspired this drug rehab project

Dec 20, 2017

A project to end the drug scourge in Uruguay has drawn inspiration from the parents of the “Little Flower” Saint... Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, April 13, 2016.

Drugs a 'new form of slavery', Pope Francis says

Nov 25, 2016

By Elise Harris

Drug addiction is a contemporary form of slavery, Pope Francis lamented Thursday, emphasizing that a rehabilitation which restores victims' joy... Read more

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Protesters in Hong Kong march against the extradition bill in July 2019.

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State troopers stand outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. - An 18-year-old gunman killed 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, according to the state's governor, in the nation's deadliest school shooting in years.

15 killed in Texas shooting at elementary school

Daniel Ortega celebrates his re-inauguration as president of Nicaragua, Jan. 10, 2012.

Central American bishops support Nicaraguan clergy in face of persecution

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square March 14, 2018.

Pope Francis prays for victims of Gaylord tornado

Leon is a baby boy cared for and loved at Mary's Shelter, a pro-life maternity home in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Baby formula shortage: Pro-life pregnancy centers offer aid to moms

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” on May 24, 2022.

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban 

Roberta Drury, 32, who was killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, May 14, 2022.

Roberta Drury, a Catholic victim of Buffalo shooting, 'reflected God's love'

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich is installed as archbishop of Paris in the Church of Saint-Sulpice on May 23, 2022.

New Catholic archbishop of Paris invokes ‘synodal spirit’ at installation Mass

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki.

Polish bishops’ leader: Vatican’s approach to Russia ‘naive and utopian’

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Bishop-elect Erik Pohlmeier.

Pope Francis names Arkansas priest to lead Diocese of St. Augustine

Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops’ conference, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, June 24, 2021.

German bishops’ leader expresses disappointment in Pope Francis

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” on May 24, 2022.

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban 

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun departs the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Nov. 18, 2014.

Cardinal Zen appears in court in Hong Kong

Roberta Drury, 32, who was killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, May 14, 2022.

Roberta Drury, a Catholic victim of Buffalo shooting, 'reflected God's love'