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Sister Lucia Dos Santos.

Fatima’s Sister Lucia is one step closer to being beatified

Oct 18, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The postulators of the cause for beatification of Sister Lucia dos Santos have submitted the positio to the Dicastery for... Read more

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Will these African Americans be canonized?

Aug 13, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Among the many Black men and women who have been declared saints in the Catholic Church, not one of them... Read more

Father Capodanno with fellow Marines in Vietnam

In Rome, a setback for Father Vincent Capodanno sainthood cause

Aug 12, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Consultants to the Vatican office tasked with judging possible saints have recommended the suspension of Capodanno’s cause, though his backers... Read more

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Sacristan killed, priest wounded in terrorist attacks in Spain; bishops condemn violence

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Anna Lulis from Moneta, Virginia, (left) who works for the pro-life group Students for Life of America, stands beside an abortion rights demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022, after the court's decision in the Dobbs abortion case was announced.

Pro-life college students to protest ‘life-ending’ abortion drugs at Walgreens, CVS 

Bishop Michael Pfeifer was Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, from 1985 to 2013.

Retired bishop calls on fellow bishops, pro-lifers to stay focused on culture of life

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Bishop remembers slain journalists in Mexico on feast day of their patron saint

A pro-life pregnancy center in Hollywood, Florida, was defaced with pro-abortion graffiti over Memorial Day Weekend 2022.

Two Florida residents indicted for vandalizing pro-life pregnancy centers

Mark Houck and his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck, prior to entering the federal court house in Philadelphia on Jan. 25, 2023.

Pro-life leader and Catholic father of 7 Mark Houck goes to trial: an emotional first day

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Anna Lulis from Moneta, Virginia, (left) who works for the pro-life group Students for Life of America, stands beside an abortion rights demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022, after the court's decision in the Dobbs abortion case was announced.

Pro-life college students to protest ‘life-ending’ abortion drugs at Walgreens, CVS 

Bishop Michael Pfeifer was Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, from 1985 to 2013.

Retired bishop calls on fellow bishops, pro-lifers to stay focused on culture of life

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Sacristan killed, priest wounded in terrorist attacks in Spain; bishops condemn violence

Cake artist Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado.

Christian baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake case

Riot policemen clash with demonstrators during a protest in Lima on Jan. 24, 2023.

Five things to know about the violence racking Peru