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Christian response to transgender conflicts needs charity and clarity, Arlington diocese says
Catholics need to show charity for self-identified transgender people without compromising their faith or adopting “simplistic” solutions offered by activists... Read more
Terrified Christians in Afghanistan brace for attacks: 'We are coming for you'
Numerous Christian aid organizations and leaders have spoken about the imminent threat to the Christian community in Afghanistan after the... Read more
Bishop Wall encourages COVID-19 vaccination, while opposing state mandates
Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico released a letter Wednesday reiterating that COVID-19 vaccines can be taken by Catholics... Read more
Brazilian bishop resigns after leak of explicit video
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Bishop of São José do Rio Preto on Wednesday, five days after a... Read more
Catholic Relief Services, USDA work together to provide food for school children in Guatemala during pandemic
In a normal year, Maria Quiró’s children would eat a meal at school as part of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS)... Read more
'The just are paying for sinners': A Costa Rican Traditional Latin Mass supporter on Traditionis custodes
A group which has promoted the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in Costa Rica has lamented that with Pope... Read more
Puerto Rican bishop recognizes right to conscientious objection to COVID vaccines
The Bishop of Arecibo has recognized the right to conscientious objection to vaccines against COVID-19, and announced that clerics will... Read more
Arrest made in relation to fire at Glasgow parish
A man has been arrested and charged with wilful fire-raising after a Catholic church in Glasgow was destroyed last month. Read more
More than 900 abuse claims filed against Buffalo diocese under Child Victims Act
At Saturday’s close of the “lookback” window created by New York’s Child Victims Act, more than 900 child sex abuse... Read more
Pope Francis saddened by ‘brutal attack’ which killed Catholic nuns in South Sudan
Sr. Mary Daniel Abud and Sr. Regina Roba were killed by armed gunmen along a highway in South Sudan on... Read more
Pope Francis: 'What justifies us is Jesus Christ'
Pope Francis said that Catholics must observe the commandments with the knowledge that justification comes from Jesus Christ. Read more
Pope Francis, Ad Council collaborate to promote COVID-19 vaccines in the Americas
Pope Francis worked in collaboration with the Ad Council to produce a public service announcement promoting COVID-19 vaccines. The PSA... Read more
Mass celebrated in front of Denver's Planned Parenthood starts new phase of prolife ministry
Catholics gathered across the street from Denver’s Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, the largest in Colorado, on Saturday for the launch... Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal calls for protests over government's Easter attack inquiry
Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo has called on the people to demonstrate Aug. 21 to protest what he described as... Read more
Spanish parish collects medicine to send to Cuba
A parish in metropolitan Valencia is preparing shipments of medicine to Cuba thanks to the generosity of hundreds of people... Read more
Updated: Cardinal Burke 'in serious, but stable condition'
Cardinal Raymond Burke, who was recently hospitalized with Covid-19, is in "serious, but stable condition," according to an Aug. 17... Read more
NCBC: Church teaching calls for respect of both common good and conscience with vaccine mandates
The National Catholic Bioethics Center on Tuesday recalled that its guidance on vaccination against the coronavirus is drawn from the... Read more
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40,000 Catholics make pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland
The traditional walking pilgrimage to venerate an icon of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa housed in the shrine dates back... Read more
Charity run by Catholic nuns asks for prayers for Afghanistan
Pray so that "the poor and tortured Afghan people will soon be able to have a future of peace." Read more
Pope Francis will not offer a public Mass during Scotland visit
The pope is expected to attend the “world leaders summit” in the opening days of the 2021 United Nations Climate... Read more
