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Surgeon: Pope Francis ‘well, awake, alert’ after operation
Pope Francis is awake after reacting well to both the surgery and general anesthetic, an Italian surgeon said Wednesday afternoon. Read more
California honors anti-Catholic drag group ‘Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’ at state capitol
Hundreds of Catholics and other Christians held a prayer vigil on Monday as the Legislature honored “Sister Roma.” Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis out of surgery, recovering in hospital
The Vatican said Wednesday evening that Pope Francis is out of surgery and the abdominal operation he underwent “took place... Read more
Pope Francis’ appointments canceled until June 18, Italian diocese says
Pope Francis’ audiences have been canceled until June 18, an Italian Catholic diocese said Wednesday, citing the Prefecture of the... Read more
Pope Francis prayed with relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux before surgery
One of Pope Francis’ last gestures before undergoing abdominal surgery was to pray before a relic of St. Thérèse of... Read more
Pope Francis hospitalized for abdominal surgery
The operation was planned by the pope’s medical team in recent days after it became necessary due to a hernia... Read more
Parents in Honduras launch movement to oppose imposition of gender ideology in schools
Hondura parents launched the “For Our Children” movement to stop the attempt to impose gender ideology in the public school... Read more
Thousands of United Methodist churches break away over LGBTQ+ disagreements
As the United Methodist Church is rocked by disagreement over LGBTQ+ issues, over 4,000 congregations have officially split from the... Read more
NFL champ Harrison Butker makes a statement with pro-life necktie at White House visit
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker wore a custom-made necktie with a pro-life message on it to the team’s visit to the... Read more
Papal envoy to Ukraine meets with President Zelenskyy, concludes ‘intense’ visit
Pope Francis’ envoy to Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on Tuesday finished a “brief but intense” two-day visit to Kyiv. Read more
‘We have much to celebrate’: USCCB pro-life chair releases Dobbs anniversary statement
Bishop Michael Burbidge released a statement June 6 ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn... Read more
Here is Pope Francis’ schedule for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon
Pope Francis’ schedule for his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023 was published by the Vatican on Tuesday. Read more
Pope Francis names two new auxiliary bishops for San Diego who immigrated to US as teens
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed two new auxiliary bishops for San Diego who both immigrated to the U.S. as teenagers. Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis has checkup at Rome hospital
Media reports said Pope Francis visited a clinic for the elderly connected to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Read more
Former feminist turned pro-lifer shares her testimony prior to March for Life in Colombia
A young Colombian mother shared her testimony regarding her feminist past and recounted how now she defends the right to... Read more
Oklahoma board approves first Catholic charter school in the country
The state of Oklahoma approved the country’s first-ever religious charter school on Monday. Read more
Church tower collapses following earthquakes in southern Peru
A tower at a church in southern Peru has collapsed due to a series of earthquakes there in recent days. Read more
Report: Twitter fails to block some child pornography
The social media website Twitter has apparently failed to block images of child sexual abuse, with researchers detecting illegal pornographic... Read more
Carmelite nuns file new theft and defamation charges against Fort Worth Bishop Olson
The new charges by the monastery are in addition to a lawsuit filed on May 3 that seeks $1 million... Read more
Who flew migrants to California and dropped them off at Diocese of Sacramento offices?
California’s governor and attorney general are accusing the state of Florida of “kidnapping” a group of 16 South American migrants... Read more
