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A Catholic group wants to honor Ireland’s oldest grandparents

Aug 15, 2019

In anticipation of the Irish National Grandparents Pilgrimage, a Catholic group has launched a search for the oldest grandparents in... Read more

Apartment buildings in Dublin.

In Ireland, Catholic group warns of housing discrimination against migrants

Aug 15, 2019

A representative from an Irish Catholic charity has warned that discrimination against immigrants in the private housing market has forced... Read more

After Epstein death, theologians discuss suicide, salvation, and the obligations of the state

Aug 15, 2019

By Mary Farrow

CNA spoke with three moral theologians about suicide, on the hope for salvation that the Church holds for those who... Read more

Pontifical Lateran University, at which the Pontifical John Paul II Institute is located.

International scholars express concerns about John Paul II Institute

Aug 15, 2019

A group of 49 academics from universities around the world has asked the administrators of the Pontifical John Paul II... Read more

Police officers carrying assault rifles respond to a shooting on August 14, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

After Philadelphia police shootings, Chaput calls for 'sensible solutions' to violence

Aug 15, 2019

By Mary Farrow

After a standoff between police and a gunman in Philadelphia yesterday, in which six officers were shot, Archbishop Charles Chaput... Read more

A woman gets her temperature measured at an Ebola screening station as she enters DCR from Rwanda.

Promising clinical trial for Ebola drugs brings hope to DRC

Aug 15, 2019

Scientists are hopeful after a clinical trial of two experimental drugs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) showed... Read more

Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone. CNA file photo

RICO suit against Buffalo diocese alleges conspiracy in sexual abuse cases 

Aug 15, 2019

Twenty-two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit Aug. 14 against the Diocese of Buffalo, a province of the Society of Jesus, multiple... Read more

Pope Francis blesses an image of Mary in St. Peter's Square May 3, 2017.

Pope Francis gives thousands of rosaries to Christians in Syria

Aug 15, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis announced Thursday that he is giving 6,000 blessed rosaries to Catholic communities in Syria as a sign of... Read more

Sakitsu Church.

The Japanese treasure of Sakitsu Church

Aug 15, 2019

My traveling companion and I could see the steeple of Sakitsu Church from more than a mile and a half... Read more

National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC.

Diocese of Scranton launches investigation into national shrine rector Rossi

Aug 14, 2019

By Ed Condon

The Diocese of Scranton has begun an investigation into allegations of misconduct on the part of the rector of the... Read more

The entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

German archbishop in Auschwitz: Stand up against hubris of the politically powerful 

Aug 14, 2019

On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland, a German archbishop has called for a... Read more

Cheyenne police recommend charging two unnamed clerics for alleged child sex abuse

Aug 14, 2019

Police in Cheyenne have recommended that two clerics accused of sexually abusing male juveniles in the 1970s and '80s be... Read more

St. Maximilian Kolbe. Public domain

Auschwitz Memorial chronicles the sacrifice of St. Maximilian Kolbe

Aug 14, 2019

The Auschwitz Memorial has published  photos chronicling the sacrifice of St. Maximilian Kolbe, who died in the Nazi concentration camp... Read more

Human embryos.

At fertility clinics, abandoned human embryos could number in the millions

Aug 13, 2019

The number of “abandoned” human embryos in the United States could number in the millions, and many fertility specialists are... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez.

Gomez: 'White America' is a myth

Aug 13, 2019

The Archbishop of Los Angeles wrote this week that the white nationalism which motivated a mass shooting in El Paso,... Read more

Pope Francis: In times of suffering, know that you are never alone

Aug 13, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis wrote a heartfelt letter Tuesday to an Italian community still suffering one year after a bridge collapse. His... Read more

Downtown Pittsburgh and the Duquesne Incline from Mt. Washington.

Pittsburgh parish cancels festival after security warning

Aug 13, 2019

A Pennsylvania parish has cancelled a scheduled festival in response to a security threat received by the Diocese of Pittsburgh.  Read more

Future of Michigan pro-life program in jeopardy as funding threatened

Aug 13, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

Lawmakers in Michigan are considering ending public funding for a program that counsels pregnant women on alternatives to abortion, prompting... Read more

Sleeping arrangements at the Downtown Hope Center women's shelter.

Federal court: Women's-only shelter not required to admit men

Aug 12, 2019

A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction protecting a women’s overnight shelter in Anchorage from the city’s demands that... Read more

Children demonstrate at a Los Angeles meeting for immigration reform. Photo courtesy of Victor Aleman/vida-nueva.com

Mississippi bishops encourage aid for families affected by ICE raids

Aug 12, 2019

Mississippi’s Catholic bishops are speaking out against last week’s extensive Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that targeted workers at food... Read more