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Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne, president of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in Rome.

New JPII Institute president: My stance on Humanae vitae was misinterpreted

Oct 11, 2021

By Solène Tadié

Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne officially took office on Sept. 22. Read more

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Knights of Columbus release St Joseph documentary online

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 8, 2021.

Pope Francis hails ‘the beauty of Mary’s heart’ on Immaculate Conception feast

A St. Thomas Christian cross at the installation of Mar Joseph Srampickal at Preston North End stadium, England, on Oct. 9, 2016.

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church leaders want a uniform liturgy. Why are they facing resistance?

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Did you know the Immaculate Conception is patroness of the United States?

An Italian firefighter places a wreath of flowers on the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna, Dec. 8, 2021.

Pope Francis makes early morning visit to Immaculate Conception statue in Rome

Parliament House for the state of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.

Victoria anti-discrimination bill 'unfairly targets' religious organizations, archbishop says

Amemorial in Ottawa, Canada, in tribute to 215 indigenous children whose remains were found in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, June 1, 2021.

Canadian Indigenous leaders' trip to Vatican delayed by Omicron variant concerns

This year's procession honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe in Los Angeles was well attended after a limited, cars-only procession in 2020 during the pandemic.

PHOTOS: Los Angeles, San Diego pay tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe with processions, Masses after year hiatus

The opening of the Amazon synod at the Vatican's Synod Hall, Oct. 7, 2019.

Synod of Bishops removes resource page link to New Ways Ministry

Pro-choice protesters at the University of San Diego on Nov. 11, 2021.

WATCH: Students at Catholic college target pro-life talk with obscenity-laced protest

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The relic of the holy cloak of St. Joseph at the Basilica of St. Joseph al Trionfale in Rome.

For the Year of St. Joseph, a look at the relic of his holy cloak in Rome

Pro-choice protesters at the University of San Diego on Nov. 11, 2021.

WATCH: Students at Catholic college target pro-life talk with obscenity-laced protest

The opening of the Amazon synod at the Vatican's Synod Hall, Oct. 7, 2019.

Synod of Bishops removes resource page link to New Ways Ministry

A St. Thomas Christian cross at the installation of Mar Joseph Srampickal at Preston North End stadium, England, on Oct. 9, 2016.

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church leaders want a uniform liturgy. Why are they facing resistance?

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference on the journey from Athens to Rome, Dec. 6, 2021

Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Greece