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In 2013, Beyonce Knowles topped GQ’s list of “The 100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century.” Read more
If you died today, would you be ready? Pope Francis asks
On Sunday Pope Francis encouraged people not to wait to reflect on their lives, but to ask themselves: If this... Read more
Is the Benedict Option the only option?
When Josh and Laura Martin, both converts to the faith, moved their growing family of six from the city of... Read more
Pope Francis: The future of the world depends on the family
The future of the Church and the world is dependent on the good of the family, said Pope Francis in... Read more
Decision to axe US migration program endangers minors, bishops warn
The Trump administration's ending of a program that helped reunite Central American minors with their parents in the U.S. has... Read more
Italian nun martyred in Somalia takes step toward beatification
An Italian nun killed in Somalia in 2006 has been officially recognized as a martyr, as Pope Francis moved her... Read more
Proposed tax bill has 'unconscionable' flaws, US bishops say
Proposed tax legislation under consideration in Congress needs many changes to avoid further harming the poor, the U.S. bishops have... Read more
Vatican, secular leaders: Global action needed to prevent 'nuclear holocaust'
On Friday, leading Vatican and secular diplomats urged world leaders to freeze investment into nuclear arms production, and to instead... Read more
Pope Francis: Despite naysayers, there's hope for a nuke-free world
In a key speech on the global effort to eradicate nuclear arms, Pope Francis called the weapons immoral and said... Read more
The little-known vocation of consecrated virginity
When speaking about vocational life, the first people who come to mind are often married couples, priests or nuns. Lesser... Read more
Adoption tax credit restored to GOP proposal after outcry
Republican leaders have restored the adoption tax credit to the their federal tax proposal, after a week of criticism over... Read more
How to evangelize like Bishop Barron
Facebook headquarters might be a surprising place to find a Catholic bishop giving a talk. Read more
Pope bans sale of cigarettes in Vatican on health grounds
In a move likely to have some Vatican employees fuming, Pope Francis has decided to ban the sale of cigarettes... Read more
Coming soon: A virtual tour of the tomb of Jesus
Next week, the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., will open a 3D virtual tour of the Holy Sepulchre, the... Read more
It's official: John Paul I moves forward on path to sainthood
The Vatican on Thursday announced that Albino Luciani – better know as Pope John Paul I – has moved forward... Read more
Object to abortion? You might need this law, Congressman says
Pro-life health care workers and institutions need stronger legal protections from pressure to help provide abortions, backers of proposed federal... Read more
Archbishop Chaput to priests: defend marriage bond wherever you can
Priests must uphold the lifelong covenant of marriage as “a message of liberation, even when it’s difficult,” Archbishop Charles J.... Read more
National Catholic Register celebrates 90th anniversary
The National Catholic Register is turning 90 this year, an anniversary its editor-in-chief sees as a blessing, and an opportunity... Read more
Pope: Mass is for the Eucharist, not pictures. Put the phone away.
On Wednesday a fiery Pope Francis chastised those who spend Mass talking to others, looking at their phone or even... Read more
Fr. Solanus Casey: the American priest who will be beatified next week
Venerable Solanus Casey, an American-born Capuchin priest who died in 1957, will be beatified at a Nov. 18 Mass in... Read more
