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Registration opens for ‘milestone’ 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
Registration opened on Thursday for the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, a “milestone” in the third year of the U.S. bishops’... Read more
Catholic prayer app Hallow makes history in app store
Hallow reached the top spot on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, which was the same day its Lent Pray40 prayer challenge... Read more
Indiana Catholic couple asks Supreme Court to hear transgender child custody case
The state of Indiana removed Mary and Jeremy Cox’s son from their home, placing him in another home that “affirmed”... Read more
First of its kind Catholic trade high school debuts in Houston
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has opened a first of its kind Catholic trade school for high schoolers in Texas’ largest... Read more
One year after papal visit, South Sudan still plagued by violence
More than a year after Pope Francis visited South Sudan, the country is still plagued with high levels of violent... Read more
What’s the point of fasting, anyway?
God commanded it, Jesus practiced it, and the Church Fathers have preached the importance of it. Fasting is a powerful... Read more
Ecuadorian bishops oppose decriminalization of euthanasia: ‘Human life is sacred’
“Human life is sacred and inviolable. Any complicity with death ends up being paid for by the weakest and most... Read more
Church floor in Philippines collapses on Ash Wednesday, killing 1 and injuring dozens
Witnesses reportedly heard a loud noise and then screams from the people who fell from the balcony and from some... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Panamanian cardinal who went missing
The Vatican Press Office reported Feb. 15 that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán of... Read more
Rapid City bishop says he will move to hospice amid cancer fight
Bishop Peter Muhich of the Diocese of Rapid City announced he will be moved into hospice care amid treatment for... Read more
Israeli embassy criticizes Cardinal Parolin’s remarks on civilian death toll in Gaza
The Embassy of Israel to the Holy See this week issued a sharp rebuke of Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s recent remarks... Read more
Catholic mother killed in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs victory parade
Police in a news conference Thursday said initial investigations pointed to a dispute between people that ended in gunfire. Read more
German Catholics ask bishops to reconsider Synodal Way plans
Ahead of a high-stakes gathering of the German bishops next Monday, a lay group warned the prelates of moving “further... Read more
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly highlights ‘loneliness,’ ‘throwaway culture’
The theme for the fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated on July 28, has... Read more
Vatican hosts veneration of relics of 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya on first feast day
The relics of 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya will be venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday... Read more
Aid group warns of violence against Christians, sees glimmer of hope in Myanmar
A humanitarian aid group has warned of a rise in violence against the persecuted Christian minority amid the bloody civil... Read more
House members call for investigation into DC’s five late-term aborted babies
Several members of Congress and pro-life leaders held a press conference in front of the Capitol on Wednesday. Read more
Priest resigns as head of Pontifical Missions USA, admits he broke vow of celibacy
The Diocese of Brooklyn’s Adult Allegation Committee investigated Monsignor Kieran Harrington after it received an allegation of “inappropriate conduct” last... Read more
100 cloistered convents in Spain to open their doors to promote prayer during Lent
The DeClausura Foundation in Spain has launched a campaign to promote prayer during the liturgical season of Lent with the... Read more
40 Days for Life campaign begins call for prayer and fasting for end to abortion
The international 40-day campaign seeks to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and peaceful vigils during the... Read more
