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Andrzej Duda celebrates his presidential election victory in Pułtusk, Poland, July 12, 2020.

Polish president Duda visits Marian shrine after narrow election win

Jul 14, 2020

Andrzej Duda visited Poland’s national Marian shrine Monday following his narrow presidential election victory.  Read more

State Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr.

Pro-life Texas Democrat says racial slurs won't stop his pro-life advocacy

Jul 14, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A pro-life Texas state senator running for re-election says he won’t be deterred by racial slurs directed against him by... Read more

Choristers pictured before the pandemic at Westminster Cathedral in London, England.

‘The situation is truly dreadful’: Church choirs struggle to survive pandemic

Jul 14, 2020

Musicians in England are warning that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to inflict lasting damage on the country’s church choirs.... Read more

Vatican diplomat urges solidarity in face of growing world hunger

Jul 14, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

According to a new report from the United Nations, an estimated 690 million people went hungry in 2019 -- 10... Read more

The statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the grotto in the French shrine.

Lourdes offers digital pilgrimage as shrine struggles without pilgrims

Jul 14, 2020

By Courtney Mares

As global coronavirus cases have surpassed 13 million, Lourdes is offering a digital pilgrimage this week to pray for the... Read more

Ebola epicentre with workers in Africa.

New Ebola outbreak in DRC prompts Catholic aid

Jul 13, 2020

Caritas Spain has announced that it will donate more than 23,000 euros – about $26,000 – to Caritas in the... Read more

The ruins of Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Nagasaki, Jan. 7, 1946.

Catholics in US called to solidarity with Japan ahead of atomic bomb anniversary

Jul 13, 2020

For the upcoming anniversary of the detonation of two atomic bombs on Japan, the US bishops have encouraged Catholics to... Read more

Georgia abortion heartbeat law banned by federal court

Jul 13, 2020

A federal court on Monday said a Georgia state law that prohibits abortion anytime after the detection of a fetal... Read more

Judge strikes down HHS rule on ‘abortion surcharge’ in health plan exchanges

Jul 13, 2020

A federal judge has struck down a rule from the Trump administration requiring greater transparency for health insurance plans within... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez and a local pilgrim outside the San Gabriel Mission July 12.

After a devastating fire, Mission San Gabriel community vows to rebuild

Jul 13, 2020

The fire that ravaged Mission San Gabriel Arcángel church in the predawn hours of Saturday, July 11, left behind a... Read more

Court halts scheduled federal executions

Jul 13, 2020

A federal court on Monday ordered a delay of the first scheduled federal execution in 17 years, along with other... Read more

US Catholic bishops lament end to federal limits on payday loans

Jul 13, 2020

The revocation of restrictions on payday lenders by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exposes poor and vulnerable persons to 'predatory... Read more

Italy predicts decline in births following coronavirus

Jul 13, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

According to Italy’s national statistics institute, the country is likely to see a significant decline in the number of babies... Read more

Venerable Augustus Tolton.

Catholics hold pilgrimage to grave of Venerable Augustus Tolton, first African American priest

Jul 12, 2020

By Perry West

The fourth annual Quincy pilgrimage honoring Venerable Augustus Tolton, the first African-American priest, took place Thursday with the intention of... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomes of Los Angeles at the chapel of the Annunciation at Mission San Gabriel.

‘Always forward!’: San Gabriel fire is a call to mission of hope, says Archbishop Gomez

Jul 12, 2020

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez has called for Catholics to find hope and a renewed sense of mission amid a... Read more

Statue of Mary outside Cathedral Prep School and Seminary, Queens, New York.

Statues of Mary vandalized in weekend of Catholic church attacks

Jul 12, 2020

Boston police are investigating an arson attack on a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday night, the second attack... Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference July 7, 2020.

‘You are not forgotten,' Vatican cardinal tells seafarers on Sea Sunday

Jul 12, 2020

A Vatican cardinal urged Catholics Sunday to exercise a “preferential option for the poor” for seafarers serving on the front... Read more

Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address.

Pope Francis: ‘If we want, we can become good soil’

Jul 12, 2020

Pope Francis urged Catholics Sunday to reflect on whether they are receptive to the Word of God.   Read more

Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address.

Pope Francis expresses sadness after Hagia Sophia is declared a mosque

Jul 12, 2020

Pope Francis expressed his sadness Sunday after Turkey’s decision to convert the former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia back into... Read more

Father Nick Adam. Photo courtesy of Father Adam.

News anchor-turned-Catholic vocations director embarks on 'Tour de Priest'

Jul 12, 2020

This Sunday, a Catholic priest will embark on a 320-mile, 5-day bike ride to recruit young men and women for... Read more