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Bishop Paul Tighe.

Analysis: What led to, and what will follow, ‘Lettergate’

Mar 21, 2018

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A new chapter for Vatican media and communications began Apr. 30, 2015, when Pope Francis established a commission of five... Read more

Illinois Congressman Dan Lipinski.

Pro-life Democrat Lipinski survives primary challenge

Mar 21, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL), one of the few remaining pro-life Democrats, narrowly won the Democratic primary election Tuesday night for... Read more

Texas bishops call for prayers to heal community after bombings

Mar 21, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

The bishops of central Texas have encouraged prayers for healing in a community reeling from a string of bombings over... Read more

Msgr. Dario Edoardo Vigano.

Top Vatican communications officer resigns after 'Lettergate' fiasco

Mar 21, 2018

By Elise Harris

On Wednesday Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Msgr. Dario Edoardo Vigano as prefect of the Secretariat for Communications in... Read more

Pope Francis at the Wednesday General Audience March 21, 2018.

Holy Communion unites us to Christ, Francis says

Mar 21, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

At Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis said our participation in the Holy Eucharist at Mass is not a merely spiritual... Read more

Pope Francis at the Divine Mercy Vigil in St. Peter's Square April 2, 2016.

Pope Francis will travel to Dublin Aug. 25-26 for family gathering

Mar 21, 2018

By Elise Harris

During his Wednesday general audience Pope Francis was presented with the official icon for the World Meeting of Families, announcing... Read more

In Scotland, pro-lifers say at-home abortion pill could pressure women

Mar 20, 2018

Scottish authorities’ move to allow at-home administration of abortion drugs violates the law and will allow more pressure on women... Read more

Pope Francis at the Vatican's pre-synodal youth meeting.

'We are the Church of hope' - Vatican youth delegates speak up

Mar 20, 2018

By Elise Harris

Young people from around the world have begun a meeting at the Vatican by voicing their hopes and expectations from... Read more

Catholics decry Swedish political party's plan to close all religious schools

Mar 20, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Catholic educators in Sweden have denounced a political party’s promise to ban all religious schools as a political maneuver capitalizing... Read more

NIFLA Pro-Life protest in Washington, D.C. on March 20, 2018.

Pro-life pregnancy centers hopeful after arguing before Supreme Court

Mar 20, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

Attorneys for a pro-life pregnancy center resource group are optimistic following Tuesday’s oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court,... Read more

Polish bishops applaud bill to ban abortions based on disability

Mar 20, 2018

As pro-life legislation moves forward in Poland, the nation’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference applauded the measure, stressing that every human person... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Sept. 2, 2015.

Pope Francis sends condolences for death of Cardinal O’Brien

Mar 20, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Tuesday Pope Francis offered his condolences for the death of Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, the disgraced former archbishop of... Read more

The female nuclear physicist who created a fertility app

Mar 20, 2018

Meet Elina Berglund: a nuclear physicist who will be known as the woman who developed the first natural cycle fertility... Read more

Cardinal Blase Cupich with Fr. Frank Phillips of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius.

Canons of St. John Cantius founder to face review board after removal amid misconduct claims

Mar 19, 2018

By Kevin J. Jones

The pastor of Chicago’s St. John Cantius Church was removed from office last week for unspecified “credible” allegations of misconduct... Read more

Supreme Court.

Supreme Court to hear arguments about California abortion law

Mar 19, 2018

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra, to... Read more

St. Joseph by Guido Reni. Public Domain.

Courage of St. Joseph highlighted at Mass for Congressional staffers

Mar 19, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

St. Joseph is a model of courage for those in political life today, Fr. Carter Griffin told attendees of Monday’s... Read more

The ordination of bishops in St. Peter's Basilica on the feast of St. Joseph, March 19, 2018.

If a bishop doesn't pray, he's not doing his job, Pope Francis says

Mar 19, 2018

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis marked Monday's Solemnity of St. Joseph by ordaining three new bishops, telling them prayer is a primary ecclesial... Read more

Cardinal Keith O'Brien.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, disgraced Scottish prelate, dies at 80

Mar 19, 2018

By Elise Harris

Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien, who stepped down as Archbishop of Edinburgh in 2013 after admitting to inappropriate sexual conduct throughout... Read more

Margaret from The Pope's Cat looking out on the Square. Illustration by Roy Deleon, courtesy of Paraclete Press.

The Pope's Cat: New book series introduces kids to papal office, Rome

Mar 18, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Margaret, the fictional stray cat adopted by a fictional Pope in a new children’s book series, gets an up-close and... Read more

Pope Francis venerates the cross on Good Friday 2015.

Pope Francis: The crucifix is for prayer, not decoration

Mar 18, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Sunday Pope Francis said that the crucifix is not just something decorative to hang on the wall or wear,... Read more