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Visitation at Vatican’s liturgy office before Cardinal Sarah’s successor announced
An Italian bishop is carrying out a visitation at the Vatican’s liturgy office less than a month after Cardinal Robert... Read more
Teen girl killed in stabbing at Canadian Catholic high school
A 17-year-old girl is dead following a stabbing at a Catholic high school near Edmonton Monday morning. Read more
Vaccine hoarding, or pandemic prudence? The ethics of holding onto not-yet-approved vaccines
As the Biden administration refuses to send unused doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to other countries, ethicists discussed Catholic... Read more
Questions continue over decree ending private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica
After the Vatican Secretariat of State issued a decree on March 12 banning the practice of private Masses in the... Read more
Portugal’s Catholic bishops welcome presidential veto of euthanasia bill
Portugal’s Catholic bishops applaud President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s decision to veto a bill legalizing euthanasia Read more
Catholics and Protestants in Germany announce intercommunion move despite Vatican objections
Catholics and Protestants in Germany have announced that they will press ahead with intercommunion at an event in May despite... Read more
Pope Francis designates Lateran Palace a museum and cultural site
Pope Francis on Tuesday said the Lateran Palace, the former centuries-long papal residence located in southeast Rome, should now be... Read more
Poll: most Illinois voters want parental notification for abortion, but lawmakers seek repeal
Some Illinois lawmakers want to repeal a law requiring abortion providers to notify parents of a minor who seeks an... Read more
Professor: With new president, JPII Institute should be renamed ‘Amoris Laetitia Institute’
A French professor has suggested that under its new president, the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and... Read more
Synods, doctrine, and changing the Catechism: an interview with Stephan Kampowski
What should we make of recent calls for changes to the Catechism of the Catholic Church? Stephan Kampowski assesses the... Read more
Indian priest suspended after alleged attack on bishop
A Catholic priest from a northern Indian diocese has been suspended after allegedly physically assaulting the diocese’s bishop. Read more
Costa Rican bishops respond to alleged cover-up of sex abuse by students at Catholic school
The National Commission for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults of the Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference released a statement... Read more
Biden's contradictory Catholicism misleading and confusing, Archbishop Naumann says
It is a serious matter for President Joe Biden to profess Catholicism while publicly backing contradictory action on matters such... Read more
‘There are no easy answers’: Head of German Catholic bishops responds to Vatican’s ‘no’ on same-sex blessings
A leading German Catholic bishop has responded to the Vatican’s rejection of blessings for same-sex couples by saying that there... Read more
Pope Francis: Support working mothers amid the coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis has called for more support for working mothers during and after the coronavirus pandemic, saying that women are... Read more
Full text: Vatican’s doctrinal office response and note on the blessing of same-sex unions
Here is the full text of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s response to a question on... Read more
Vatican’s doctrinal office: Catholic Church cannot give blessings to same-sex unions
The Vatican’s doctrinal office on Monday clarified that the Catholic Church does not have the power to give liturgical blessings... Read more
On 10th anniversary of Syria’s war, Catholic charity urges US and EU to help aid reach poor
On the 10th anniversary of Syria’s war, a Catholic charity has urged the U.S. and E.U. to remove obstacles to... Read more
Catholic campaign to aid Syrian children who ‘have known nothing but war’
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian war, the Catholic charity Caritas has launched a campaign... Read more
Cardinal Bo urges prayer octave for China
Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of Yangon on Sunday called for the expansion of a day of prayer for the Church... Read more
