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Poll: Young adults more likely than older Catholics to accept all of Church teaching
A new survey released this week has found that 1 in 5 Catholic likely voters say they accept everything the... Read more
NY Catholic Conference: Follow the science. Open the churches.
New York’s Catholic dioceses continue to push back on new coronavirus restrictions that have shut down more than two dozen... Read more
Portland archdiocese holds rosary, Eucharistic procession for peace
The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon held a Eucharistic procession through the city on Saturday for the intention of peace... Read more
Zimbabwe's bishops encourage return to Mass in new guidelines
In a statement announcing directives to guide the expansion of public worship in Zimbabwe last week, the nation’s bishops encouraged... Read more
Pope Francis: ‘The world has a profound thirst for peace’
Pope Francis affirmed the signal importance of peace at an interreligious gathering Tuesday on Rome’s Capitoline Hill. Read more
Catholic diocese worked with HHS to get priests to COVID patients
The Diocese of Arlington helped intervene on behalf of a dying COVID patient when he needed a priest to offer him... Read more
Pope Francis appoints bishop in US as administrator of Canadian eparchy
Pope Francis appointed a New Jersey-based bishop as the administrator of a Canadian eparchy Tuesday. Read more
Supreme Court takes case against 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, under which some asylum applicants... Read more
Alleged Vatican money transfers during Pell trial referred to police by Australian intelligence agency
The Australian financial intelligence agency has handed information to federal police concerning allegations that international money transfers, amounting to hundreds... Read more
Beatification cause of ‘mother of lepers’ opens in Poland
The beatification cause of a Polish missionary doctor known as the “mother of lepers” was opened Sunday. Read more
Blessed Carlo Acutis: 41,000 people visited Italian teen’s tomb amid beatification
More than 41,000 people visited Bl. Carlo Acutis’ tomb during the 19-day celebration of the Italian teen’s beatification, according to... Read more
Exiled Catholic archbishop meets with senior Vatican officials
Exiled Belarusian Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz met with senior Vatican officials Monday. Read more
San Francisco archbishop performs exorcism at site of destroyed St. Junipero Serra statue
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco on Saturday performed an exorcism at the site of a destroyed statue of St.... Read more
Abortion groups target Feinstein after Amy Coney Barrett hearings
Leading abortion-advocacy groups have called for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to step down as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary... Read more
Poll: Catholic likely voters support Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination
Catholic likely voters support Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination as a Supreme Court justice by a nearly 20-point margin over those... Read more
Where Catholic likely voters stand on issues, candidates, ahead of presidential election
A poll released this week has found that Catholics from both major political parties said they want candidates to support... Read more
Spain's twentieth century martyrs were not only from Spanish Civil War
While there is a tendency to associate the Spanish martyrs of the 20th century solely with the civil war of... Read more
Report: Secret audio recording shows key figures discussing Vatican’s London property deal
An Italian newspaper claimed Monday that it had gained access to a secret audio recording of a meeting between three... Read more
Colorado's Catholic dioceses pay $6.6 million in abuse settlements
An independent reparation and reconciliation program for the three dioceses in Colorado announced Friday that $6.68 million had been paid... Read more
In Chile, archbishop condemns arson attacks that destroyed Catholic churches
The Archbishop of Santiago de Chile condemned arson attacks that destroyed two Chilean churches Sunday, and called on Catholics to... Read more
