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Nationalists attack police on April 8, 2021 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Christian leaders in N. Ireland call for ‘unified’ negotiations, peaceful solutions

Apr 13, 2021

The Catholic archbishop of Northern Ireland on Tuesday joined with other Christian leaders in calling for a “unified” response to... Read more

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the UN General Assembly, Sept. 28, 2015.

Christian leaders in Nigeria allege Islamization attempt after recent judicial appointments

Apr 13, 2021

Christian leaders in Nigeria claimed Sunday that Muhammadu Buhari's government is keen on Islamizing the West African nation, following the... Read more

Pope Francis and St. Teresa of Avila

Pope Francis hails St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood

Apr 13, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fifty... Read more

Charles Maung Bo pictured during a visit to Rome in 2017.

Cardinal Bo: 'We need the light of God’s mercy in Myanmar'

Apr 13, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has urged Catholics in Burma to share God’s mercy amid the suffering caused by the military... Read more

Bishop Michael Hoeppner.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Crookston’s Bp Hoeppner after Vatican-ordered investigations

Apr 13, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Hoeppner, 71, was the first U.S. bishop to be investigated under Vos estis lux mundi, Pope Francis’ 2019 norms on... Read more

The Portiuncula Chapel on the campus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Priest who served at Franciscan University of Steubenville indicted on rape allegations

Apr 12, 2021

A Franciscan priest who once worked in campus ministry at Franciscan University of Steubenville has been indicted in Ohio for... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone speaks at the San Francisco for Unity prayer service against racism.

Archbishop Cordileone calls for ‘inoculation against racism’

Apr 12, 2021

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco last week condemned violence against Asian people in the United States, drawing comparisons between... Read more

A protester argues with a Minnesota State Patrol outside the Brooklyn Center Police Station after a police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., April 12, 2021. Credit: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images.

St Paul-Minneapolis archbishop prays for peace, caution after Daunte Wright shooting

Apr 12, 2021

On Monday, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis prayed for all parties involved in the police shooting of... Read more

The Indiana capitol.

Indiana bill would make religious services 'essential' during declared emergencies

Apr 12, 2021

The Indiana legislature on Thursday sent a bill to the governor which would classify religious services as essential during declared... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court building

California’s limit on home religious gatherings too strict, US Supreme Court says

Apr 12, 2021

California’s coronavirus restrictions on home-based religious gatherings like Bible studies, worship and prayer meetings were more strict than the constitution... Read more

DS Andy Wadey of the Metropolitan Police addresses parishioners at Christ the King parish, Balham, south London, April 11, 2021. Credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

London police express regret over upset due to halting Good Friday service at Polish parish

Apr 12, 2021

The Archbishop of Southwark and representatives of the Metropolitan Police visited London's Christ the King Polish parish on Sunday, expressing... Read more

Eucharistic Adoration.

Tabernacle, Eucharist desecrated in Mexican chapel

Apr 12, 2021

The Diocese of Querétaro, Mexico, reported that Holy Family Chapel in Saint Sebastian Parish was robbed last week, its tabernacle... Read more

Missing El Paso priest found safe

Apr 12, 2021

A Catholic priest of the diocese of El Paso who went missing last week has been found safe.  Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

Vatican summit on 'theology of the priesthood' will look at questions raised in recent synods

Apr 12, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Marc Ouellet announced Monday that the Vatican will host a theological symposium on the priesthood that will touch on... Read more

Colorado bishops to restore Sunday Mass obligation on Pentecost

Apr 11, 2021

The Sunday Mass obligation will be restored for Catholics in the state of Colorado next month, unless sickness or another... Read more

St. Vincent Flag. / Lee Coursey via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

As St. Vincent volcano erupts, Catholics ask for prayers

Apr 11, 2021

“While we continue to pray for our nation we ask that you especially remember those who have been displaced,” the... Read more

Pope Francis before the image of Jesus of Divine Mercy April 8, 2018.

Pope Francis: Christ’s wounds shower ‘mercy upon our misery’

Apr 11, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

“His wounds are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery,” Pope Francis said on Divine Mercy... Read more

Feds allege ex-executive embezzled children’s services non-profit for personal spending

Apr 10, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Alleging embezzlement of over $200,000, federal prosecutors have filed charges against John Lynch, a former executive of the historically Catholic... Read more

A view of St. Peter's Basilica from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.

Australian Cardinal Edward Cassidy, Vatican official and diplomat, dies at 96

Apr 10, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The retired cardinal had been a Vatican nuncio and Holy See official for over 30 years. Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight en route to South Korea, August 14, 2014.

Pope Francis sends condolences to Queen Elizabeth for death of Prince Philip

Apr 10, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

"His Holiness commends him to the merciful love of Christ our Redeemer." Read more