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Damage outside Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Tioga, La. Courtesy photo.

Man who went on vandalism spree at Louisiana Catholic church arrested

Sep 11, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

A man who went on an hours-long vandalism spree on Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Tioga,... Read more

Fr. Robert W. Marshall. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Memphis.

Memphis priest named bishop of Alexandria 

Apr 21, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Robert W. Marshall as the next bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana. It is unclear when his... Read more

Bishop David Talley of Alexandria, who succeeded to his see Feb. 2, 2017.

In Louisiana diocese, new bishop promises to give his all

Feb 2, 2017

Bishop David P. Talley now heads the Diocese of Alexandria, with Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Ronald... Read more

Bishop David Talley, who was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria Sept. 21, 2016.

Former Southern Baptist to become next head of Louisiana diocese

Sep 21, 2016

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop David Prescott Talley, currently auxiliary bishop of Atlanta and a... Read more

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

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End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’

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Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis: Theological virtues are the ‘fundamental attributes’ of a Christian life

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

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