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Perpetual adoration chapel will be a 'spiritual gamechanger' for New York City, priest says
A perpetual adoration chapel slated to open next spring will bring spiritual healing and revitalization to Manhattan, according to a... Read more
Pope Francis names new Vatican ambassador to Canada
Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva since 2016. Read more
Monks of France’s first papal vineyard sell wine to help local community
The monks hope to sell 15,000 bottles of their wine this month to help support the pandemic-hit community. Read more
Archbishop Cordileone: We need 'major effort' to 're-catechize' Catholics on the Eucharist
The Archbishop of San Francisco said this week there must be a “major effort” to “recatechize” Catholics on the Eucharist... Read more
Judge dismisses Planned Parenthood challenge to Lubbock's abortion ban
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood against a Texas city over new pro-life policies,... Read more
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Milwaukee archdiocese refuses 'sealed' records to state abuse investigation
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is refusing to turn over sealed records to a state investigation into clergy sex abuse. Read more
The clear response of a priest to Fr. James Martin for supporting 'gay pride'
Fr. Nelson Medina, a Dominican priest from Colombia, responded to the June 2 Instagram video posted by Fr. James Martin... Read more
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Polish Catholics mark 100 days to beatification of Cardinal Wyszynski
The former Primate of Poland who heroically resisted communism will be beatified on Sept. 12, Read more
Pope Francis: Ecosystem degradation ‘a clear outcome of economic dysfunction’
The pope issued a message marking the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Read more
Majority of US adults support death penalty
A majority of U.S. adults still support the administration of capital punishment, according to a June 2 Pew Research Center... Read more
Morocco’s cardinal: Christians should be a ‘sacrament of encounter’ for Muslim neighbors
Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero of Rabat has launched a diocesan synod. Read more
Countdown to beatification of martyred Italian nun begins with Eucharistic adoration
Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti was stabbed to death by three teenage girls in the town of Chiavenna, Italy, in 2000. Read more
Cardinal Marx offers resignation to Pope Francis
“Without doubt, these are times of crisis for the Church in Germany,” the cardinal wrote to the pope. Read more
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Inside the search for Polish Catholic sisters killed by the Red Army and on the path to beatification
The sisters were brutally mistreated by Soviet soldiers in 1945. Have their bodies finally been recovered? Read more
Hong Kong advocacy organization condemns China's refusal to allow commemoration of Tiananmen Square protests
An organization aiming to support the democratic movement and religious freedom in Hong Kong spoke out on Thursday against China’s... Read more
Priest abducted in Nigeria released
Fr. Joe Keke, who was kidnapped along with slain Fr. Alphonsus Bello when a parish of the Diocese of Sokoto... Read more
Catholics in Poland celebrate Corpus Christi amid coronavirus restrictions
Catholics took part in Corpus Christi processions across Poland Thursday. Read more
Confessed murderer in Spain accused of harassment declares he's a woman and could be sent to a women's prison
Five days after the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain, passed a law recognizing transgender identity, Jonathan Robayna, who... Read more
Which Christian leaders are coming to the Vatican’s day of prayer for Lebanon?
The pope has invited leaders of Lebanon’s main Christian communities to the Vatican on July 1. Read more
Pope Francis believed to be preparing restrictions for the traditional Mass
The Congregation for the Divine Worship might soon issue a document modifying some of the provisions of Benedict XVI’s motu... Read more
