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Why some Catholic women say an NFP-shaming article was ‘off the charts’

Jul 25, 2019

By Mary Farrow

NFP, or Natural Family Planning, is an oft misunderstood thing.  Read more

After nearly 20 years, federal government will resume executions

Jul 25, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) will resume executions after an almost two-decade lapse, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced... Read more

Missionaries of Charity home for children, Kolkata India.

For 3 months, no girls were born in 132 Indian villages

Jul 25, 2019

A northern Indian district has launched an investigation into a region in which the birth rate of baby girls is... Read more

Cristiane Murray, newly appointed vice director of the Vatican Holy See Press Office.

Pope Francis names vice director of Holy See press office

Jul 25, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis Thursday appointed Cristiane Murray as vice director of the Holy See Press Office.  Read more

New York law bans revenge porn

Jul 24, 2019

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill criminalizing revenge pornography - the distribution of sexual or nude images... Read more

Cardinal George Alencherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church at Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 12, 2014.

Priests protest Indian cardinal returned to diocese

Jul 24, 2019

Catholic priests are reportedly protesting Pope Francis’ reinstatement of a cardinal who is facing allegations of financial mismanagement, and has... Read more

Nominee grilled over Knights of Columbus membership confirmed as federal judge

Jul 24, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Brian Buescher, a judicial nominee grilled by two senators last year over his... Read more

Archbishop Angaelos. Courtesy photo.

Amid global Christian persecution, this Coptic archbishop urges unity

Jul 24, 2019

By Matt Hadro

A leading Coptic archbishop said that Christians must “walk in the shoes” of those facing global Christian persecution, while overcoming... Read more

A man rides a motorcycle in the old city of Mosul, northern Iraq on April 21, 2019.

In Northern Iraq, Christians face obstacles on the road to rebuilding

Jul 24, 2019

By Matt Hadro

As some Christian genocide victims rebuild their homes in Northern Iraq, a tenuous security situation still threatens their future in... Read more

The silhouette of Pope Francis during a meeting with King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium in the Apostolic Palace on April 26, 2014.

What did the Vatican just Google? A satirist speaks

Jul 24, 2019

Last fall, amid swirling headlines about synods and still-emerging sex abuse scandals, an odd account popped up in the newsfeeds... Read more

Catholics outside Asmara, March 2007.

Eritreans suffering from seizure of Catholic health clinics, aid group says

Jul 24, 2019

The Eritrean government’s recent closure of all Catholic-run health clinics in the country will have devastating effects for the people... Read more

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo was the site of a terrorist attack Jan. 27, 2019.

Six months after terror attack, Philippines cathedral packed at rededication

Jul 23, 2019

Despite the fresh memory of a deadly terrorist attack in January, the rededication Mass of the Cathedral of Our Lady... Read more

Photo courtesy of the Center for Pollinators in Energy.

Catholic groups installing 5,000 solar panels in DC

Jul 23, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Catholic organizations are installing 5,000 solar panels in a five-acre space in Washington, D.C., in what will become the largest... Read more

Sharonell Fulton has fostered more than 40 children through Catholic Social Services. Photo courtesy of Becket.

Foster moms ask Supreme Court to hear Philadelphia case

Jul 23, 2019

"As a single mom and woman of color, I've known a thing or two about discrimination over the years..." Read more

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville at the Pontifical North American College in Rome on Oct. 8, 2014.

Archbishop Kurtz resigns as religious liberty chair during cancer treatment

Jul 23, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville has stepped down from leading the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ religious liberty committee... Read more

Bishop Mark Brennan.

Brennan appointment hailed as 'new day' after Bransfield scandals in West Virginia

Jul 23, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Bishop Mark Brennan will be installed as the ninth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston next month, as West Virginia’s sole diocese looks... Read more

Bishop Mark Brennan.

Pope Francis names Bp Mark Brennan to follow Bransfield at West Virginia diocese

Jul 23, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis Tuesday named Bishop Mark Brennan the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia following financial corruption and alleged sexual assault... Read more

The Teutonic Cemetery.

Thousands of bones discovered in search for long-missing Vatican teen

Jul 22, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

The search for the remains of missing 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi took another twist as Vatican officials discovered “thousands” of human... Read more

The flag of the People's Republic of China.

Chinese leaders say US is ‘fabricating lies’ about millions of detained Uighurs

Jul 22, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Chinese government officials denied mistreating the country’s ethnic Uighur population and said there is “no evidence” that the country is... Read more