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Pro-life student assaulted outside Planned Parenthood

Dec 4, 2017

A 15-year-old student was taken to the hospital after a woman punched her in the face outside of a Planned... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on Sept. 27, 2017.

Pope Francis: God is calling you. Don’t make excuses.

Dec 4, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Do not wait to begin living out your vocation, Pope Francis said on Monday, encouraging people to stop making excuses... Read more

Pope Francis visits the elderly in Rieti, Italy on Oct. 4, 2016.

Pope Francis is praying for grandparents this December

Dec 4, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

In his prayer video for the month of December, Pope Francis prays for grandparents and the elderly, urging people to... Read more

A bishop's pectoral cross.

Mexican-born priest appointed auxiliary bishop of Brownsville

Dec 4, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Monday the Vatican announced Pope Francis' appointment of Oratorian Fr. Mario Alberto Aviles as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese... Read more

Pope Francis recites the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square Nov. 19, 2017.

Advent is a time to prioritize God, overcome indifference, Pope says

Dec 3, 2017

By Elise Harris

On Sunday Pope Francis kicked off the Church's Advent season saying it is a time to let go of the... Read more

Pope Francis conducts a press conference aboard the papal plane, Dec. 2, 2017.

Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Bangladesh

Dec 2, 2017

In a 58-minute conversation with journalists on his return flight from Bangladesh to Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis discussed the... Read more

Pope Francis answers questions aboard the papal plane, Dec. 2, 2017.

Pope Francis: We’ve reached an ethical limit to nuclear weapons

Dec 2, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Aboard his flight from Bangladesh to Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis said that the destructive potential of nuclear weapons is... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard his flight from Dhaka to Rome, Dec. 2, 2017.

Pope: What I don't say in public, I say behind closed doors

Dec 2, 2017

By Elise Harris

On his return flight from Bangladesh to Rome, Pope Francis offered journalists an insight into his communication strategy, saying that... Read more

Taxpayer-funded abortion law met with Illinois lawsuit

Dec 2, 2017

A new Illinois law requiring public funding of elective abortions is opposed by pro-life groups and taxpayers who have sued... Read more

Pope Francis during his June 7, 2017, Wendesday general audience in St. Peter's Square.

Never lose your enthusiasm, Pope tells Bangladeshi youth

Dec 2, 2017

By Elise Harris

Speaking to youth in Bangladesh, Pope Francis said he is always rejuvenated by young people, and encouraged them to never... Read more

What big companies oppose a small business' case for religious freedom?

Dec 1, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

A small Colorado bakery’s religious freedom lawsuit has drawn opposition from 37 large companies, including Apple, Amazon, and Citigroup, a... Read more

Pittsburgh priest rescinds dispensation from Advent Mass obligation

Dec 1, 2017

By Mary Farrow

A parish priest in the Diocese of Pittsburgh has rescinded a dispensation he claimed would excuse his parishioners from the... Read more

Salvadoran charged with killing 5 Jesuits to be imprisoned in Spain

Dec 1, 2017

A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been ordered to be imprisoned in Spain, as... Read more

Pope Francis greets members of the Rohingya Muslim community in Dhaka, Bangladesh Dec. 1, 2017.

With plea for forgiveness, Pope embraces Rohingya in Bangladesh

Dec 1, 2017

By Elise Harris

After meeting several Rohingya Muslims and hearing their stories in Bangladesh, Pope Francis uttered a moving prayer from the heart,... Read more

Pope Francis at a Dec. 1 meeting with interreligious leaders in Bangladesh.

Interfaith unity is more than tolerance – it needs trust, Pope says

Dec 1, 2017

By Elise Harris

In an encounter with interfaith leaders in Bangladesh, Pope Francis stressed the need to join together in promoting mutual respect... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the bishops of Bangladesh Dec. 1, 2017.

Pope tells Bangladesh bishops to make laity a priority, especially youth

Dec 1, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Friday Pope Francis met with the bishops of Bangladesh, urging them to be close to the laity, especially young... Read more

Peru to withdraw controversial “gender ideology” curriculum

Dec 1, 2017

The Peruvian government will withdraw a 2016 national school curriculum that has been widely criticized for its “gender ideology.”  Read more

Pope Francis lays hands on a Bangladeshi deacon as he ordains him to the priesthood during a Dec. 1, 2017 Mass in Dhaka.

Pope Francis ordains 16 priests in Bangladesh

Nov 30, 2017

Celebrating Mass in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday, Pope Francis ordained 16 men to the priesthood.  Read more

LA Archdiocese creates website to take action for DACA youth

Nov 30, 2017

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, CA has encouraged Catholics in the U.S. to advocate for an extension to... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez.

Archbishop says #staywoke this Christmas season

Nov 30, 2017

By Perry West

In preparation for the first Sunday of Advent, the Archbishop of Los Angeles has said the season is a time... Read more