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Pope Francis: The Lord does not permit darkness to have the last word
Pope Francis said Sunday that it is important to remember when facing a difficult trial that the “Lord is Risen... Read more
Report: Patients being offered assisted suicide in apparent policy violation
An investigation by a Vancouver, Canada Catholic newspaper has uncovered evidence that at least one of the region’s publicly funded... Read more
Iowa religious freedom bill sets 'highest standard' for government, backers say
An effort to restore strong religious freedom protections in Iowa has the backing of the state Catholic conference and others... Read more
Supreme Court rejects California county’s continued ban on indoor worship
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a California county’s continued ban on indoor worship services due to the coronavirus pandemic,... Read more
Pope Francis says seeing a psychiatrist helped him with anxiety when he was younger
Pope Francis has said that seeing a psychiatrist in Argentina helped him with anxiety when he was a younger priest... Read more
House passes COVID relief, pro-life groups warn it funds abortion
The House passed a massive COVID relief bill on Friday without protections against abortion funding. Read more
St. Dominic entrusted this Marian icon to nuns in Rome 800 years ago
Eight hundred years ago, a barefoot St. Dominic carried an icon of the Virgin Mary across Rome to entrust the... Read more
How a former heroin addict unearthed a book of Irish martyrs
Damien Richardson rediscovered his faith and overcame addiction. Then he unearthed an extraordinary book about Ireland’s Catholic history... Read more
Vancouver archbishop asks officials to ease ban on religious services
As religious services in British Columbia are still shut down by government orders, a Catholic archbishop is asking the government... Read more
Spain to permit feminist marches, while restricting worship services
While maintaining restrictions on transit, gatherings, and worship services amid the coronavirus pandemic, Spanish authorities will allow marches for International... Read more
Australia’s Catholic bishops issue plenary council working document
Australia’s Catholic bishops on Thursday issued a working document ahead of the first assembly of a landmark plenary council in October. Read more
Head of German Catholic bishops: ‘I do not deny Communion to a Protestant who asks for it’
The president of the German Catholic bishops’ conference said on Thursday that he would continue to give Holy Communion to... Read more
As Fr Pfleger abuse inquiry continues, Chicago archdiocese counters 'misconceptions' of priest's supporters
Defenders of outspoken activist priest Fr. Michael Pfleger are wrong to claim an investigation has cleared him of decades-old sexual... Read more
What changes may be coming to the College of Cardinals in 2021?
When Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako turns 80 on Feb. 27, the cardinals eligible to vote in a conclave will drop... Read more
NY archdiocese reports slight offertory downturn as Child Victims Act payments loom
Timothy Cardinal Dolan of New York on Wednesday offered an update on finances in the archdiocese, noting that although offertory... Read more
Man dies on his knees in front of altar in Mexico City church
A church in Mexico City was the scene on Sunday of the death of Juan, a man in his sixties... Read more
Who might be Cardinal Sarah's successor?
After Robert Cardinal Sarah's retirement as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, the big... Read more
House passes Equality Act, which bishops warned would ‘punish’ religious groups
The House on Thursday passed the Equality Act, a bill that the U.S. bishops have warned would trample religious freedom... Read more
HHS nominee won’t say if parents can refuse child’s gender transitioning
A nominee for assistant health secretary on Thursday wouldn’t say if government officials can intervene when parents refuse their child’s... Read more
Plan to exhume body of US-born nun buried in England withdrawn after outcry
A religious order announced on Thursday that it had withdrawn an application to exhume the body of its US-born founder... Read more
