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Women suffragists picketing in front of the White house in 1917.

Maryland bishops praise suffragettes ‘fighting for the dignity of women’ 100 years ago

Aug 26, 2020

Giving women the right to vote was a “landmark achievement” worthy of celebration, the bishops of Maryland said in a... Read more

Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, the Maronite Patriarch, at the Vatican March 5, 2013.

Lebanese cardinal says international court could look at Beirut blast

Aug 26, 2020

The Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch has said an international court may need to examine the circumstances that led to... Read more

Demonstrators sit in the street, in front of law enforcement, Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wis. A third night of civil unrest occurred after the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Kenosha Catholics praying for peace after third night of violence

Aug 26, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Catholics in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are praying for peace after a third night of violence following the police shooting of Jacob... Read more

Abby Johnson speaks Aug 25 during the 2020 Republican National Convention.

Faith, life and justice issues take center stage at Republican National Convention

Aug 26, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Faith and social issues took center stage on night two of the Republican National Convention, as speakers said the Trump... Read more

Archbishop Oscar Cruz, pictured in Manila June 23, 2005.

Archbishop remembered as ‘courageous prophet’ after death from COVID-19

Aug 26, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Archbishop Oscar Cruz died early Wednesday from coronavirus complications. He is believed to be the 10th Catholic bishop to die... Read more

Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Aug. 26.

Pope Francis to resume general audiences with the public

Aug 26, 2020

Members of the public will be able to attend Pope Francis’ general audiences again from Sept. 2 after an almost six-month... Read more

Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Aug. 26.

Pope Francis: Catholics should combat ‘dismal’ economic inequality with hope

Aug 26, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Wednesday encouraged Catholics to work to address the injustice of wealth inequality and its effects in the world,... Read more

Ampleforth Abbey and College in North Yorkshire, England.

Vatican rules that Benedictine abbot should not return to his community

Aug 26, 2020

The Vatican has ruled that the abbot of Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, should not return to his community,... Read more

Damage after the Aug. 4 Beirut explosion.

Knights of Columbus donating $250,000 after Beirut explosion

Aug 25, 2020

The Knights of Columbus is donating $250,000 to aid relief efforts following a massive explosion in Beirut earlier this month.  Read more

The US Penitentiary at Terre Haute, where Lezmond Mitchell is scheduled to be executed Aug. 26.

Catholics plead for Navajo man on eve of scheduled execution

Aug 25, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Catholics are joining Native American leaders in calling for mercy for a Navajo man who is sentenced to die in... Read more

The flag of Colombia.

Colombian bishop on massacres: We’ve reached a painfully scandalous point

Aug 25, 2020

After a number of recent massacres in Colombia, Bishop Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero, secretary general of the Colombian bishops’ conference,... Read more

Image of Moroni on top of a Mormon temple.

Catholic publisher makes second apology over Mormon cover art

Aug 25, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A Catholic publishing company has apologized for its use of a Mormon angel on the cover of two Catholic publications,... Read more

Fr. Matthew Hood. Courtesy photo.

'God is not a liar' - Invalidly baptized priest thankful for God's Providence

Aug 25, 2020

By JD Flynn

Fr. Matthew Hood of Detroit sees God's Providence in all that has happened since his invalid baptism.  Read more

Participants in a March for Life in South Korea. Photo courtesy of Juan Pablo Postigo.

As South Korea revises abortion law, Catholics mobilize to protect unborn life

Aug 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

As the deadline approaches for South Korea’s National Assembly to revise the country’s abortion law, Korean Catholics are working to... Read more

Hermitage of the Santísimo Cristo de Planes, Alicante (Spain).

Hermitage near small Spanish town desecrated, robbed

Aug 25, 2020

A hermitage outside the small town of Planes, Spain was desecrated this month. Vandals robbed the building and damaged parts... Read more

The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

Woman who punched reader at Mass in Philadelphia reportedly unfit to be charged

Aug 25, 2020

The woman who yelled at a lector and punched her twice during Mass at the Philadelphia cathedral is not mentally... Read more

Image of Moroni on top of a Mormon temple.

Mormon cover art sparks row for Catholic publisher

Aug 25, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Oregon Catholic Press said it chose the picture by mistake, and thought it was a general image of an angel.... Read more

Catholic safe house helps secure jail sentences for sex traffickers

Aug 25, 2020

A Catholic safe house for women in London has helped to secure jail sentences for two sex traffickers.   Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan attends Columbus Day parade in New York City.

Republican convention highlights religious freedom on night one

Aug 25, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte featured prayers from a cardinal, appeals to religious freedom... Read more

The Pre-Construct Archaeology team works on the Great Sacristy site. Photo

Burial place of medieval Catholic monks uncovered at Westminster Abbey

Aug 25, 2020

Archaeologists excavating a lost medieval sacristy at Westminster Abbey in London have uncovered what they believe are the remains of... Read more