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Pope Francis: Mary teaches us to pray with a heart open to God’s will
Pope Francis pointed to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a model of prayer that transforms restlessness into openness to God’s... Read more
More than 500 hate crimes against Europe’s Christians recorded in 2019
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has published data documenting more than 500 hate crimes against Christians in... Read more
Catholics urged to take part in global Adoration ahead of International Eucharistic Congress
A cardinal has urged Catholics worldwide to take part in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Saturday in preparation for... Read more
Report: Search finds 600,000 euros in cash at suspended Vatican official’s home
Police have found hundreds of thousands of euros in cash hidden in two homes of a suspended Vatican official under... Read more
Pastor of Swedish Catholic church: vandal wanted to 'create an eternal Good Friday'
The altar of Christ the King parish in Gothenburg, Sweden was vandalized on Friday, Nov. 13, in an act that... Read more
Polish Catholic university defends St. John Paul II against ‘slander’ in wake of McCarrick Report
A Polish Catholic university rejected Saturday claims that St. John Paul II failed to combat clerical abuse. Read more
Pope Francis: The poor are at the heart of the Gospel
Pope Francis on Sunday said that the needy are at the heart of the Gospel as he celebrated a Mass... Read more
‘A really joyful journey’: Preparing people with intellectual disabilities to receive the sacraments
As book titles go, the “Directory for Catechesis” is hardly the catchiest. But this volume could potentially transform the lives... Read more
Catholic bishop prays for Belarusian reportedly beaten to death by security forces
A Catholic bishop celebrated Mass Friday in memory of a protester reportedly beaten to death by security forces in Belarus. Read more
World Youth Day 2023 organizers urge youth to join ‘great national movement’
The organizers of World Youth Day 2023 invited young Portuguese Catholics this week to prepare for the event by taking... Read more
McCarrick Report: St. John Paul II was deceived about ex-cardinal, says Polish archbishop
The McCarrick Report showed that St. John Paul II was deceived about the disgraced ex-cardinal, the president of the Polish... Read more
Vatican appoints president of foundation overseeing scandal-ridden Italian hospital
The Vatican announced Thursday that it had appointed an interim president of the foundation which owns and operates a scandal-ridden... Read more
Video shows 90-year-old cardinal telling kidnappers: ‘I will preach what is the truth’
When 90-year-old Cardinal Christian Tumi was interrogated in captivity by armed separatists in Cameroon last week, he calmly told his... Read more
Pope Francis: Care for refugees fleeing ‘viruses of injustice, violence and war’
Pope Francis has urged Catholics to care for people fleeing “the viruses of injustice, violence and war,” in a message... Read more
Pope Francis calls to check on Italian cardinal in coronavirus ICU
Pope Francis made a phone call this week to check in on an Italian cardinal who is in a serious... Read more
Pandemic forces Vatican to scale down World Day of the Poor events
Coronavirus restrictions have forced the Vatican to scale down its commemoration of the World Day of the Poor, a Vatican... Read more
Abuse inquiry faults English cardinal and the Vatican
Catholic leaders promised to reform safeguarding procedures Tuesday following the publication of a highly critical independent report on child abuse... Read more
Pope Francis blesses Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal statue
Pope Francis blessed a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal at the end of his Wednesday... Read more
Catholic charity sends aid to Mozambique after reports of mass beheading
In response to reports that militants linked to the Islamic State had beheaded more than 50 people in northern Mozambique,... Read more
Former nuncio absent for sexual assault trial in Paris
A sexual assault trial against Archbishop Luigi Ventura was held Tuesday in Paris, despite the absence of the former apostolic... Read more
