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Pope Francis tells Latin American Ecclesial Assembly not to be elitist
Pope Francis sent a video message Sunday to Latin American Church leaders organizing a “synodal” regional assembly, in which he... Read more
Polish Catholic Church’s ‘Day of Islam’ seeks to ‘overcome prejudices’
The Polish Catholic Church’s annual “Day of Islam” on Tuesday is an opportunity to overcome prejudices, a bishop who oversees... Read more
Pope Francis prays for homeless man who died in freezing cold near St. Peter’s Square
Pope Francis prayed on Sunday for a homeless man who died near St. Peter’s Square amid freezing temperatures. Read more
Bishops reiterate need for direct Israel-Palestine negotiations if there is to be peace
A group of Christian leaders who advocate for the Holy Land this week reiterated a call for Israeli and Palestinian... Read more
Vatican archbishop: Turn off your phone and open the Gospel
A Vatican archbishop urged Catholics to turn off their cell phones and open the Gospel instead as he celebrated Mass... Read more
Pope Francis forced to miss more events due to recurrent nerve pain
Pope Francis has been forced to cancel three public appearances scheduled for Sunday and Monday due to a recurrence of... Read more
Pope Francis: Witness to the truth by exposing ‘fake news’
Pope Francis issued a new warning about misinformation on Saturday, weeks after he was the subject of a viral “fake... Read more
George Weigel: Cardinal Cupich’s criticisms of Archbishop Gomez are baseless
Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, showed courage in releasing a statement on the day of President... Read more
US bishops urge Biden to reject abortion rights after 'deeply disturbing' statement
President Joe Biden’s statement backing legal abortion on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade drew swift reaction from the U.S.... Read more
UN adopts resolution on protecting religious sites
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday calling for greater efforts to protect religious sites from acts of terrorism... Read more
Pro-abortion protestors disrupt pro-life Mass at Ohio cathedral
About eight pro-abortion protesters disrupted the Respect Life Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in downtown Columbus Friday, where Bishop Robert... Read more
Mexico archdiocese denies claim it has abandoned ill former archbishop
Carlos Cardinal Aguiar Retes of Mexico denied this week that his archdiocese has incurred “material and spiritual abandonment” of his... Read more
Rosario Livatino: Not even criminal defendants spoke badly of martyred judge
Rosario Livatino, a young judge who was killed in 1990 by the mafia for his efforts to combat organized crime... Read more
Court victories strengthen Catholic groups' protections against 'gender transition' mandates
Catholic medical groups and employers say their religious freedom position has been strengthened by a federal injunction against mandatory insurance... Read more
Portugal’s Catholic bishops suspend public Masses amid rising COVID-19 cases
Public Masses will be suspended in Portugal from Saturday, the country’s bishops have announced. Read more
Biden, Harris state their support for abortion on Roe anniversary
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stated their commitment to abortion on the 48th anniversary of the Roe... Read more
Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hail nuclear weapons ban treaty
The Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki welcomed the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons that came into force Friday,... Read more
Cardinal: Danish bill requiring translation of homilies threatens religious freedom
A cardinal said on Friday that a proposed law in Denmark requiring the translation of all homilies into Danish is... Read more
Pope Francis decries men who sustain ‘reprehensible’ trade in preface to trafficking victim’s biography
Pope Francis has written the preface to a biography of a human trafficking victim in which he decries the men who... Read more
Amid the pandemic, sainthood cause of nun who served poor hit by epidemics advances
An English Catholic bishop welcomed on Thursday a step forward in the sainthood cause of a religious sister who served... Read more
