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Pope Francis greets then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Vatican in this April 29, 2016.

Pope Francis prays Biden will respect 'dignity of every person' in inauguration message

Jan 20, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

In a message to Joe Biden on inauguration day, Pope Francis said he is praying the new United States president... Read more

Flags of China and Vatican City.

Congressional report: Biden administration should push Vatican to ‘reevaluate’ China deal

Jan 14, 2021

By Matt Hadro

A new congressional report calls for U.S. diplomatic engagement with the Vatican to “reevaluate” its 2018 agreement with China on... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York attends the No Hate. No Fear. Solidarity March at Columbus Park, Jan. 5, 2020.

Cardinal Dolan: Catholics more 'hung up' on abortion as Biden administration looms

Jan 13, 2021

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has explained why Catholics are not ashamed of being 'hung up’ on abortion, especially... Read more

Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Biden's OMB nominee heads think tank with history of anti-religious freedom advocacy

Dec 16, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to direct the Office of Management and Budget is Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the... Read more

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An altar display of items associated with 17th-century English martyr St. Edmund Arrowsmith at the Church of St. Edmund and St. Oswald in Ashton-in-Makerfield, a former mining town midway between Liverpool and Manchester

Mass attendance rises in the UK, though still far below pre-pandemic levels

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Marc Fogel back to the United States after being released from Russian custody, at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Marc Fogel’s family: Rosary and faith sustained them through his detainment in Russia

Priests bow during the consecration at the opening Mass at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 1, 2025.

This small diocese is leading the country in vocations to the priesthood

The artist Yan Pei-Ming was photographed in his Paris studio in 2016.

Vatican to project Chinese artist's portraits of inmates on prison exterior

L-R: Cincinnati Archbishop-elect Robert Casey, Sioux City Bishop-elect John Keehner, Norwich Bishop-elect Richard Reidy.

Pope Francis appoints three new bishops to U.S. dioceses

Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, New Jersey.

Cardinal Tobin announces new review to probe Seton Hall president’s knowledge of abuse allegations

Pope Francis greets visitors at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Pope Francis at Wednesday audience: ‘Let us do penance for peace’

Pope Francis met the Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his final day in Kinshasa on Feb. 3, 2023

DRC bishops stress need for ceasefire, dialogue, and human dignity

St. Peter’s Basilica.

Vatican to host its first Summit on Longevity in March

Thousands of people walk prayerfully together through the streets during a Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, on the feast of St. Brigid, Feb. 1, 2025.

Eucharistic procession a ‘breakthrough’ in Ireland

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