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Be healers in a hurting world, Catholic bishops say after shootings
Amid tensions following two high profile police shootings of African-Americans and the subsequent killing of police in Dallas, Catholic bishops... Read more
New website and tv commercials target millennial Catholics
Millennials. They’re the smartphone-loving group of 18 to 34 year-olds who belong to the selfie generation, known for their pronounced... Read more
This layman who refuted Nazism was declared a martyr by Pope Francis
On Friday Pope Francis moved eight martyrs a step further on the path to sainthood, one of whom is Josef... Read more
Texas governor mandates burial or cremation of aborted fetuses
After the Supreme Court recently struck down the state’s abortion clinic restriction law, Texas governor Gregg Abbott plans to require... Read more
Prison inmates in Argentina paint statue of Virgin Mary
A local bishop in Argentina blessed a statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, which had been recently painted... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Pope Francis shows continuity on divorce, remarriage
Pope Francis’ teaching on divorce-and-remarriage and the sacraments represents Catholic tradition and shows the way forward for engaging those who... Read more
Vatican sentences cleric, laywoman in second 'Vatileaks' trial
After an eight month trial weighing the guilt of five individuals in the leaking and disseminating of confidential financial documents,... Read more
Profits over people? Former abortion worker warns of continuing clinic abuses
After the Supreme Court struck down Texas’ abortion clinic regulations last week, a new report claims that these clinics are... Read more
Archbishop Cupich appointed to Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops
On Thursday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision to nominate Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago as a new member of... Read more
The big mission of a Catholic teen with Down syndrome
On July 1, Kara Jackson crossed the 40th state off her list. Read more
Respect indigenous cultures, traditions, Pope asks in new prayer video
Pope Francis has dedicated the month of July to praying for the world’s indigenous peoples, asking specifically in his new... Read more
Cardinal Sarah encourages priests to celebrate Mass facing east
Cardinal Robert Sarah on Tuesday appealed to priests throughout the world to begin saying Mass facing the same direcation as... Read more
Homeless Jesus inspires 911 calls in North Dakota
The Homeless Jesus statue is at it again. Read more
Pope Francis tells poor they are 'the treasures of the Church'
On Wednesday Pope Francis met with a group of poor and disabled pilgrims, calling them the “treasures of the Church,”... Read more
Saint Maria Goretti calls us to be 'witnesses of forgiveness'
Pope Francis has marked the feast of the young martyr St. Maria Goretti by calling the faithful to follow her... Read more
Pope Francis meets with parents of American student killed in Rome
After the tragic death of Beau Solomon in Rome late last week, Pope Francis met with the young student’s parents,... Read more
Court rules Christian Mingle must allow LGBT couples
A California court ruled last week that ChristianMingle and it’s affiliate faith-based dating websites must allow LGBT singles to search... Read more
Saints, martyrs and the cross – Archbishop Gomez on true freedom
As church leaders rallied U.S. Catholics to defend their faith against an increasingly antagonistic society and government, the relics of... Read more
Why one bishop thinks you should be a 'footnote' for Christ
On America’s 240th Independence Day, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh called on Catholics to be “footnotes” for the truth that... Read more
Pope to mark Franciscan feast day with pilgrimage to Assisi
On Monday, it was announced that Pope Francis will make a private pilgrimage to Assisi early next month to celebrate... Read more
