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Shanghai Bishop Joseph Shen Bin speaks to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin at a Vatican conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Chinese bishop focused on adapting faith to Communist Party ideals, Shanghai Catholics say

Nov 22, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai recently gave a diocesan seminar Nov. 4–6 about “Sinicization of Religion in Shanghai.” Read more

US senators join criticism of Disney for filming Mulan in Xinjiang

Sep 11, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

At least two U.S. Senators have joined the chorus of outrage against The Walt Disney Company after the company revealed... Read more

Uyghurs at a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, September 2010.

US sanctions Chinese officials over abuses of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Jul 10, 2020

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is putting travel and asset sanctions on several senior officials of the Chinese... Read more

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The 52nd annual March for Life will have the theme “Every Life: Why We March.”

How to pray this year’s ‘9 Days for Life’ novena starting Jan. 16

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. attorney general in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi vows to end ‘weaponization’ against Catholics

Migrant parents socialize outside the Annunciation House on June 26, 2018, in El Paso, Texas.

Catholic Annunciation House defends against ‘alien harboring’ claim at Texas Supreme Court

A soldier passes by a wall covered with photos of hostages held by Hamas after the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack in a Tel Aviv train station on Jan. 14, 2025, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release

Pope Francis meets with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 20, 2023, at the Vatican.

Cuban government announces release of 553 prisoners through mediation of Pope Francis

Church at the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Nigeria tops report for number of Christians killed, kidnapped in 2024

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis calls for global commitment to eradicate child labor and exploitation

On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria.

Religious sisters abducted in Nigeria released, ‘in good health’ after weeklong captivity

The Vatican City’s Governor’s Palace (Palazzo del Governatorato in Vaticano), the building that is the seat of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State in the Vatican Gardens.

Vatican cracks down on illegal entry into its territory

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House passes bill to block males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports

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