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The medieval carpentry techniques used in Notre Dame cathedral rebuild

Sep 22, 2020

After fire toppled the iconic spire and destroyed the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in April... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators.

Survey: Catholics, like fellow Americans, favor abortion restrictions

Sep 22, 2020

The vast majority of Catholic likely voters – more than 8 in 10 – favor restrictions on abortion, a new... Read more

US bishops to Trump: 'Enough. Stop these executions'  

Sep 22, 2020

The Catholic bishops of the United States on Tuesday implored President Donald Trump to halt two federal executions set to... Read more

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2019.

Vatican cardinal: Pope Francis ‘concerned’ about Church in Germany

Sep 22, 2020

A Vatican cardinal said Tuesday that Pope Francis has expressed concern about the Church in Germany.  Read more

Uyghurs at a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, September 2010.

Xinjiang officials admit large drop in birth rate, attribute it to family planning

Sep 22, 2020

The government of China's Xinjiang autonomous region has acknowledged that birth rates there fell by nearly a third in 2018,... Read more

Chineses, Taiwanese and Vatican flags. Image via Shutterstock

China restates ‘one China’ policy on Taiwan in question on Vatican talks

Sep 22, 2020

A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has underscored the country’s insistence that Taiwan not be recognized as... Read more

President Donald Trump addressing the United Nations General Assembly in 2017.

Trump to UN: Protect the unborn and religious minorities

Sep 22, 2020

By Matt Hadro

President Trump told world leaders that the United States is committed to “protecting unborn children” in remarks to the United... Read more

The offices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Palliative care is not enough -- Catholics must share Christ’s hope, says Vatican

Sep 22, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Palliative care for the dying is important, but medical interventions are not enough; Catholics have a responsibility to be with the... Read more

Archbishop Paul Gallagher. CNA file photo.

Vatican official backs initiative to help prevent future pandemics

Sep 22, 2020

By Courtney Mares

In an address to the International Atomic Energy Agency Monday, a Vatican official commended the organization for its preventative efforts... Read more

Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Who is potential Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett? What you need to know.

Sep 22, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, speculation on who President Donald Trump will nominate to... Read more

The then Archbishop Luis Ladaria at the Vatican Press Office Sept. 8, 2015.

Vatican doctrine czar: We've done everything possible to dialogue with Irish priest

Sep 22, 2020

The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) said Tuesday that the Vatican had “done everything... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin addresses the United Nations in a video message Sept. 21, 2020. Screengrab: Holy See UN.

Cardinal Parolin urges UN to return to founding ideals

Sep 22, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican Secretary of State asked the United Nations Monday to return to its founding ideals to protect the common... Read more

Sr. Clare Crockett. Photo

‘Grant me an undivided heart’: first biography reveals spiritual writings of Sr. Clare Crockett

Sep 22, 2020

On April 16, 2016, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, killing at least 676 people, including a young religious sister called... Read more

Kroger Supermarket.

Kroger employees allege religious discrimination over 'rainbow' apron

Sep 22, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The federal government is suing the Kroger Company for discrimination after two employees at an Arkansas store were fired for... Read more

Vatican reaffirms euthanasia is ‘intrinsically evil act,’ calls Catholics to accompany the dying

Sep 22, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

In a new document released Tuesday, the Vatican’s doctrinal office reaffirmed the Church’s perennial teaching on the sinfulness of euthanasia... Read more

The Lamp: Why these Catholics are creating a print magazine in a digital age

Sep 22, 2020

By Mary Farrow

When Thomas Earnest Bradley wrote and edited The Lamp, a 19th century British Catholic periodical, he did so largely from... Read more

Black Catholic leader says Black Lives Matter organization 'ill-equipped to lead'

Sep 21, 2020

A Black Catholic leader said Friday that the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is the wrong organization to lead... Read more

Survey finds correlation between Catholic Mass attendance, political views 

Sep 21, 2020

A recent survey has found a correlation between the religious practices of Catholic likely voters, their party affiliation, and the... Read more

Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, April 17, 2014. Public domain

Recalling the unlikely Ginsburg-Scalia friendship

Sep 21, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, is remembered as a hero of the... Read more

Knights of Columbus donates to vandalized Brooklyn parish

Sep 21, 2020

The Knights of Columbus has contributed thousands of dollars to a Brooklyn parish following an act of vandalism earlier this... Read more