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Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, May 4, 2016.

Pope Francis: God is calling you to work in his kingdom

Sep 24, 2017

By Elise Harris

No one is “unemployed” when it comes to spreading the message of the Gospel, Pope Francis has said, because each... Read more

Michigan lawsuit could imperil religious adoption agencies

Sep 24, 2017

Faith-based adoption agencies won't be able to adhere to their religious mission in Michigan if a lawsuit challenging state law... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square Sept. 7 2016.

SSPX bishop signs letter claiming Pope Francis enables error

Sep 23, 2017

A letter presenting itself as a filial correction of Pope Francis for reputed errors and heresies has been signed by... Read more

Blessed Stanley Rother tapestry at Beatification Mass in Oklahoma City Sept. 23, 2017.

My cousin the martyr: meet Blessed Stanley Rother's large family

Sep 23, 2017

By Mary Farrow

They came from Illinois and they came from Wisconsin. They came from Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.  Read more

Blessed Stanley Rother and a little girl.

Faithful martyr and missionary Father Stanley Rother beatified in Oklahoma

Sep 23, 2017

Father Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma priest martyred in Guatemala, was beatified Saturday during a Mass in Oklahoma City attended by... Read more

Nuclear explosion.

Vatican at UN: Nukes won't save us – let's seek a better path

Sep 22, 2017

Nuclear weapons are a force for instability and any claims they promote peace are chasing illusions, the Holy See's Secretary... Read more

Denver event hopes to change how society views homeless people

Sep 22, 2017

When volunteers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development counted the number of homeless people in Colorado one... Read more

Ross Douthat, April 24, 2012.

Villanova 'culture warrior' professor accepts Douthat debate invitation

Sep 22, 2017

By Matt Hadro

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat invited Villanova theologian Massimo Faggioli to a debate, and Faggioli has said that he... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica dome.

Why Catholic News Agency? Our mission

Sep 22, 2017

By JD Flynn

Five days after he was elected Pope, John Paul II met with journalists from around the world. The Pope was... Read more

Pope Francis with participants in the International Forum Migration and Peace, Feb. 21, 2017.

Rise in immigration makes us missionaries at home, Pope Francis says

Sep 22, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Friday, Pope Francis said that the mass arrival of migrants and refugees may have its challenges, but also gives... Read more

U.S. Capitol, Senate side. Public domain.

US bishops: Newest health care proposal fails moral test

Sep 22, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Leading U.S. bishops have applauded pro-life provisions in the newest GOP health care proposal, but said that substantial changes are... Read more

Pope Francis visits the Santa Lucia Foundation neuro-rehabilitation center in Rome Sept. 22, 2017. Copyright L'Osservatore Romano.

In latest Mercy Friday outing, Pope visits patients at neuro-rehab center

Sep 22, 2017

In a surprise visit on Friday, Pope Francis stopped by the Santa Lucia Foundation, a neuro-rehabilitation center in Rome.  Read more

Ending human trafficking requires everyone's efforts, archbishop says

Sep 21, 2017

By Perry West

At a United Nations gathering in New York City, a Holy See official stressed the need for a multi-pronged approach... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia at the Vatican in 2014.

Archbishop Chaput: Fr. Martin deserves respectful criticism, not trash-talking

Sep 21, 2017

Some of the verbal attacks on Father James Martin, S.J. have been “inexcusably ugly,” Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has said... Read more

How the JPII Institute helped alumni 'become more fully and radically human'

Sep 21, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Alumni of the early years of the Washington, D.C. “session” of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on... Read more

Church collapses in Mexico quake during baptism, killing several

Sep 21, 2017

On Sept. 19, a family in Puebla, Mexico was attending the baptism of their daughter when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook... Read more

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peters Square for the general audience Sept. 21 2016.

Pope Francis: Fighting the mafia starts with cleaning up politics

Sep 21, 2017

In a meeting with Italy's Anti-Mafia Parliamentary Commission on Thursday, Pope Francis said that dismantling the mafia begins with a... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in the Paul VI Hall on Aug. 9, 2017.

In abuse cases there should be no recourse to appeals, Pope Francis says

Sep 21, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

There should be no opportunity for appealing canonical cases of sexual abuse against minors when allegations have been proven by... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square June 17, 2015.

Pope reiterates Church’s ‘zero tolerance’ on abuse of minors

Sep 21, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Thursday in a written speech Pope Francis reiterated the Catholic Church’s commitment to the protection of minors from sexual abuse,... Read more