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Ordinandi lie prostrate during the Litany of Saints during an ordination Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sept. 29, 2016.

Italian bishop denies policy change on ordination of homosexuals

Jan 14, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Catholic Church in Italy generated fresh controversy last week when it published a new document on the formation of... Read more

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House passes bill to block males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports

Ordinandi lie prostrate during the Litany of Saints during an ordination Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sept. 29, 2016.

Italian bishop denies policy change on ordination of homosexuals

The Catholic Medical Association is arguing that the federal government acted unlawfully when in July 2022 it directed that hospitals and emergency rooms would be required to perform abortions under the 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). 

Catholic medical group sues Biden administration over emergency room abortion rule

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his wife, Lis Cuesta Pedraza, present gifts to Pope Francis during their meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Vatican.

White House to remove Cuba from terror list amid Vatican’s efforts at prisoner release

Opus Dei founder St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer in Mexico in 1970.

Opus Dei contests charges of malfeasance in author’s new book

Women baptized by Prem Bhai climb to his memorial singing devotional songs during a 2018 observance of the Catholic missionary.

Christians in northeast India unfazed by bid to revive 46-year-old anti-conversion law

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A look at Vatican City’s new artificial intelligence law

From left to right: Auxiliary Bishop of the Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region Matthew G. Elshoff, St. Monica pastor Father Lloyd Torgerson, and Corpus Christi pastor Monsignor Liam Kidney celebrate Mass at St. Monica Church with Corpus Christi’s surviving tabernacle next to the altar on Jan. 12, 2025.

Hope rises from the ashes as Catholic aid mobilizes in California wildfires

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Bishop urges prayer, forgiveness on Roe anniversary: ‘No sin is beyond God’s mercy’

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin arrives prior to a Mass for the consecration of the church at the site of Jesus’ baptism on Jan. 10, 2025, in Al-Maghtas, Jordan. Pope Francis appointed Parolin as papal legate to consecrate the Church of the Baptism of Jesus at Al-Maghtas, also known as “Bethany Beyond the Jordan.” Parolin met with 14 Middle East pontifical representatives in Jordan on Jan. 13, 2025, to discuss challenges in the region including ongoing hostilities there.

Cardinal Parolin: Christians essential for peace, ‘fraternal coexistence’ in the Middle East

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