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Colombian priest urges conscientious voting ahead of presidential election
A Colombian priest has called on Catholics to be consistent with their religious convictions and the teaching of the Church... Read more
Spanish youth plan procession in honor of St Joseph
The Saint Joseph Youth charitable association has invited the faithful to join a procession and Mass on May 1, the... Read more
Ukraine war is a reminder of an invisible spiritual battle, Catholic leader says
Major Archbishop Shevchuk said: ‘Bring the devil to light and we will overcome.’ Read more
Pope Francis: Armida Barelli is a model for politically engaged Catholic women
The pope recalled that in 1924 his grandmother met Barelli, who will be beatified in April. Read more
Cardinal Marx: ‘The Catechism is not set in stone. One is also allowed to doubt what it says’
‘I want to move Church teaching forward,’ the influential German cardinal said in a new interview. Read more
Oregon drops residency requirement for assisted suicide
Oregon has dropped its residency requirement for assisted suicide, meaning doctors will be allowed to prescribe lethal drugs to people... Read more
Brazilian state court allows installation of Marian statue in Aparecida
The Court of Justice of São Paulo has authorized the construction of a statue of Our Lady in Aparecida, after... Read more
Why is the First Saturdays devotion called the 'unfulfilled part of the Fatima message'?
What is the First Saturdays devotion, and what is its connection to Fatima and the Blessed Virgin Mary's request for... Read more
UK parliament makes at-home medical abortion policy permanent
Members of the U.K. parliament voted Wednesday to make permanent a policy adopted during the coronavirus pandemic that allows women... Read more
Tabernacle, with Eucharist inside, stolen from Maryland Catholic church
A tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament located inside, along with other church belongings, was stolen from Catholic church in Hydes,... Read more
Tabernacle of Chilean church desecrated
Father Pedro Pedraza, the rector of the Lourdes Grotto Shrine in Santiago, Chile, has reported that two ciboria which had... Read more
After acquittal, Christian MP says: I’m ready to keep defending freedom of speech and religion
Päivi Räsänen said she was prepared to go to the European Court of Human Rights ‘if needed.’ Read more
Cardinal Becciu not bound by pontifical secret in Vatican finance trial, judge rules
The judge said Pope Francis had dispensed Becciu from the obligation of the pontifical secret. Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brooklyn auxiliary bishop at age 75
Bishop Paul Sanchez had served as an auxiliary since 2012. Read more
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Lourdes
The pope chose the 58-year-old priest Msgr. Jean-Marc Micas. Read more
Connecticut priest named rector of North American College seminary in Rome
Msgr. Thomas W. Powers succeeds Father Peter Harman. Read more
Christian MP acquitted on all charges after Finland’s Bible tweet trial
The court said in a unanimous ruling that ‘it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.’ Read more
Pope Francis: ‘Rhetoric of inclusion’ is not enough to forge a ‘culture of social tenderness’
The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’ Read more
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Open your hearts to God to live out the world's consecration to Mary, Bishop Davies says
Every Catholic Christian has a role to play in living out Pope Francis’ consecration of the world to the Immaculate... Read more
Priest staying in Ukraine with his parishioners: 'God gives me the strength'
Father Pedro Zafra is a 31-year-old priest from Córdoba, Spain, who arrived in Kyiv in 2011 for priestly formation. He... Read more
