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Participants at the 2019 March for Life in Washington, DC.

Colorado abortion ban backers optimistic, but opponents have big funding advantage 

Oct 16, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

Polling shows a close race for a Colorado ballot measure seeking to ban abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy, and... Read more

Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, pictured in Kraków, Poland, March 4, 2016.

Cardinal: St. John Paul II foresaw challenges facing world today

Oct 16, 2020

St. John Paul II accurately predicted the problems facing the world today, his longtime personal secretary said Friday, the anniversary of the... Read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, pictured in Lebanon on Dec. 2, 2014.

Vatican to UN: pandemic makes 2030 poverty elimination goal even harder to achieve

Oct 16, 2020

The coronavirus crisis has made the international community’s goal of eradicating poverty by 2030 even harder to achieve, a Vatican representative told... Read more

Bishop William Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee says Mass on the anniversary of the cause for canonization of Antonio Cuipa and companions, Oct. 12, 2020. Photo by Amanda Grace Photography.

Florida martyrs remembered at Mass of thanksgiving for their sainthood cause

Oct 16, 2020

By Perry West

At a Mass on Monday said in thanksgiving for the cause for canonization of the martyrs of Spanish colonial Florida,... Read more

Byzantine priest who made up hate crime ordered to life of penance after abuse allegation

Oct 15, 2020

A Byzantine priest in Indiana has been ordered to a life of prayer and penance two years after he was... Read more

The Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka in Colombo.

Sri Lankan bishops oppose amendment that would strengthen presidency

Oct 15, 2020

Sri Lanka’s bishops said Tuesday that the country’s democracy would decay if parliament passes a constitutional amendment that would strengthen... Read more

A centuries-old mysterious painting of “La Dolorosa” was recovered inside the Mission San Gabriel on Sept. 15, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Our Lady of Sorrows painting recovered from burned California mission church

Oct 15, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

A historic painting of Our Lady of Sorrows survived a devastating fire this summer at a California mission church, the... Read more

Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Oct. 12, 2020.

Barrett hearings day 4: Witnesses praise judge's 'outstanding competence'

Oct 15, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A former student and clerk of Amy Coney Barrett praised the judge’s character on Thursday, during the Senate judiciary committee’s... Read more

Everyone Belongs, Loyola Press, 2019.

Catholic bishops' anti-racism book wins prize for children's literature

Oct 15, 2020

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ recently-released children’s book “Everyone Belongs” has won a gold medal in the Religion/Spirituality... Read more

Cardinal Mario Zenari in St. Peter's Basilica on Nov. 19, 2016.

Cardinal tells diplomats: 11 million Syrians need humanitarian aid

Oct 15, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The apostolic nuncio to Syria met with diplomats accredited to the Vatican Thursday to inform them that an estimated 11... Read more

Swiss Guards in the Protomartyrs’ Square in Vatican City, May 6, 2015.

Seven more Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for the coronavirus

Oct 15, 2020

The Pontifical Swiss Guard announced Thursday that seven more of its members have tested positive for the coronavirus.   Read more

Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Oct. 12, 2020.

Barrett to get Senate committee vote Oct. 22

Oct 15, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on advancing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court on October 22,... Read more

Pope Francis speaks in video message to participants in the launch of the Global Compact on Education Oct. 15, 2020.

Pope Francis: Family is ‘the first and essential place of education’

Oct 15, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said Thursday that, among other global goals for education, he wants the world “to see in the family... Read more

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana.

Students praise Barrett’s ‘intelligence, fairness, decency, generosity, humility’

Oct 15, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Over 600 students and alumni of Notre Dame Law School have signed a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee in... Read more

 St. Brigid’s, Glassdrummond, one of the three churches of the Parish of Upper Creggan.

‘It’s quite sad at the moment’: coronavirus curbs deprive part of border parish of public Masses

Oct 15, 2020

As the clock struck midnight on Oct. 6, Fr. Dermot Maloney’s parish underwent a dramatic transformation -- though it remained... Read more

US embassy to Vatican highlights risk of ‘human trafficking crisis’ amid pandemic

Oct 15, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Online exploitation of victims of human trafficking has increased amid the coronavirus pandemic, experts warned at a U.S. Embassy to... Read more

Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Pope Francis names new prefect of congregation for saints’ causes

Oct 15, 2020

Pope Francis named a new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Thursday after Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s dramatic... Read more

Word on Fire Bible. Photo courtesy of Word on Fire.

‘A Cathedral in print’: Word on Fire Bible combines scripture, commentary, sacred art

Oct 15, 2020

By Mary Farrow

Michael Stevens and Nicolas Fredrickson are good friends who meet weekly for Bible study.  Read more

Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Oct. 14, 2020.

Amy Coney Barrett hearings Day 3: Harris says hearings 'illegitimate,' Barrett questioned on abortion, religious liberty

Oct 14, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Wednesday called the Supreme Court confirmation process for Amy Coney Barrett “illegitimate.”  Read more

Appeals court rules against Texas ban on ‘dismemberment abortions’

Oct 14, 2020

A three-judge appeals court panel on Tuesday struck down a Texas law that bans dilation-and-evacuation abortions.  Read more