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Preparations resume for World Youth Day in Portugal
Preparations for the next World Youth Day have resumed after they were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Newark archdiocese bought second beach house for use by McCarrick
Months before officials in the Archdiocese of Newark sold a beach house used by former cardinal Theodore McCarrick for sexual... Read more
Christian in Pakistan sentenced to death for blasphemy
A Pakistani court sentenced Asif Pervaiz, a Christian, to death Tuesday on charges of blasphemy. Read more
Catholic Mass will continue at San Diego Navy bases
Mass has returned to three Naval bases in the San Diego area after the U.S. Navy reversed a decision to... Read more
Newly arrived American seminarians meet Pope Francis after travel quarantine
American seminarians met with Pope Francis this week after completing a 14-day mandatory quarantine upon their arrival in Rome. Read more
Italian Cardinal Zuppi urges renewal of adult faith formation after pandemic
The archbishop of Bologna, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, said he wants to renew adult faith formation in his archdiocese to... Read more
Pope Francis: Promote the common good to heal wounds of coronavirus crisis
The wounds inflicted by the coronavirus crisis will only be healed if we put the common good first, Pope Francis... Read more
Catholic Mass is taken off the airwaves in Belarus
A Mass broadcast to Catholics across Belarus has disappeared from the airwaves amid political upheaval following a disputed presidential election. Read more
How Pius XII treated Jewish orphans after World War II
Scholars of Pope Pius XII have countered claims that the wartime pope and the Catholic Church hierarchy were complicit in... Read more
Queensland passes law requiring priests to break confessional seal
The legislature of the Australian state of Queensland on Tuesday passed a law requiring priests to violate the seal of... Read more
Indian archbishop demands investigation into rotten rice
An Indian archbishop has demanded action over a government mistake which has led poor people of Madhya Pradesh to purchase... Read more
A drowning man prayed for help. God sent a floating tiki bar filled with priests.
When Jimmy Macdonald found himself floundering in the waters of Lake George in New York next to his tipped kayak,... Read more
Supreme Court could rule soon on abortion pill regulations
The Supreme Court could soon rule on a major abortion case, after the Trump administration appealed to maintain safety regulations... Read more
Who is Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre?
September 8 marks the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For the faithful in Cuba - and... Read more
Tabernacle stolen from Canadian Catholic cathedral
The Bishop of St. Catharines, Ontario is appealing for thieves to return the consecrated Host after the tabernacle was stolen... Read more
US military archbishop laments Navy decision to end Masses at San Diego bases
The Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA is hoping the U.S. Navy will reconsider its decision to terminate its contracts... Read more
Rochester bishop calls for solidarity after Daniel Prude's death
The Bishop of Rochester said Thursday that news of the death of Daniel Prude, who died in police custody in... Read more
Founder of Catholic religious order will be beatified in May
The Vatican has decreed that Fr. Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan, founder of the Salvatorians, will be beatified May... Read more
US bishops: 'Imperative' for Congress to act on COVID relief
As the Senate is expected to consider a pared-down coronavirus relief package this week, the U.S. bishops’ conference is calling... Read more
Catholic missionary: ‘Secularization’ in the Church threatens Christianity in Europe
According to a longtime missionary in Africa, Fr. Martin Lasarte, one of the biggest threats to Christianity in Europe is... Read more
