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A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney.

Australian election: Bishops say Catholics have a vital role in shaping nation’s future 

Mar 31, 2025

Australian bishops on Sunday said the country’s Catholics have a vital role to promote the common good when they head to the polls on May 3 for a national election.

Pope Francis on March 31, 2025, appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Michael McGovern to lead Archdiocese of Omaha

Mar 31, 2025

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

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U.S. bishops urge Congress to stop funding abortion and ‘gender transition’ services

Mar 31, 2025

The letter was sent following the announcement that the Trump administration plans to freeze millions of taxpayer dollars from subsidizing abortion services.

Panelists discuss the connection between Catholicism and feminism at a recent Notre Dame conference. From left to right, Rachel Coleman, Deborah Savage, Leah Libresco Sargeant, Erika Bachiochi, Melissa Moschella, Helen Alvare, Abigail Favale, and Angela Franks.

Should Catholics identify as ‘feminists’? Notre Dame conference tackles the issue

Mar 31, 2025

Should Catholics identify as “feminists?” A panel of prominent female Catholic thinkers explored the question at a recent conference at the University of Notre Dame.

Christian families displaced by the violence in India's Odisha state in 2008.

Catholic leaders warn of opposition to Christian burials and religious practices in India

Mar 31, 2025

The group sounded the alarm after making a fact-finding visit to several remote areas under the Balasore Diocese in the state of Odisha.

Priests designated as “Missionaries of Mercy” gather for a special Mass in Rome on March 30, 2025. To date, approximately 1,250 priests have been commissioned by the Vatican to embrace the call in Misericordiae Vultus to be “living signs of the Father’s readiness to welcome those in search of his pardon.”

Jubilee of Hope: Missionaries of Mercy priests celebrate Mass in Rome

Mar 30, 2025

The Mass for the Jubilee of Priests instituted as Missionaries of Mercy was celebrated on Sunday at the Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle in Rome.

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis in Sunday Angelus: Jesus heals our wounds so we can love others

Mar 30, 2025

The Holy Father expressed his heartfelt thanks to all who reflect the “image of the Savior” and work as “instruments of healing.”

Catholic Charities USA President Kerry Alys Robinson.

Notre Dame to honor Catholic Charities president for ‘faith-filled service’

Mar 30, 2025

Established in 1883 and granted annually, the school’s Laetare Medal is “the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics,” the school says.

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A monumental cross towers above the Valley of the Fallen complex.

Cardinal’s role in effort to ‘resignify’ Franco era war monument sparks controversy

Mar 30, 2025

Cardinal José Cobo is defending his role as an interlocutor between the Vatican and the Spanish government in the process of resignifying the Valley of the Fallen.

The Association of Pilgrimages in Lebanon (APL) unveils its plans for Caminos Lebanon, an innovative project designed to revitalize Christian religious tourism through a unique pilgrimage experience inspired by the renowned Camino de Santiago in Spain, on March 28, 2025.

Lebanon will soon have its own ‘camino,’ once traveled by Christ and the Romans

Mar 30, 2025

The Caminos Lebanon project seeks to highlight Lebanon’s rich religious heritage by creating a comprehensive network of pilgrimage trails.

The proposed restoration of the frontage of the Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit.

Vatican-backed program to restore Catholic parishes ‘for generations to come’

Mar 30, 2025

The Pulte Family Charitable Foundation has announced the launch of the Catholic Initiative to help ensure the continuation of Catholic properties and parishes.

Pope Francis looks out at the crowd gathered below his hospital window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025.

Missionaries of Mercy gather in Rome as Pope Francis praises their ‘ministry of forgiveness’

Mar 29, 2025

Pope Francis reflected on the profound connection between mercy and hope in his message.

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