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Pope Francis seeks silence, reflection on annual retreat
Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia leave Sunday to begin their annual five-day retreat on the spiritual exercises... Read more
Catholic chapel in NJ shopping mall closes its doors
A Catholic chapel that has served a New Jersey shopping mall since 1970 has scheduled its final Mass. Read more
Europe will be 'adrift' if it loses Christian roots, faith leaders warn
Catholic and Orthodox leaders in a joint statement urged Europeans to remember their Christian roots, and to return to them... Read more
How to save biodiversity? Curb wasteful habits, Vatican event says
A Vatican conference on biodiversity has found that wasteful attitudes when it comes to consumption could be leading to the... Read more
Egypt's Christians are being driven out – will the world notice?
A spike in attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt, spurred by a video threat from ISIS, has drawn the prayers... Read more
Why Catholic teaching on marriage matters for society
As Catholics continue to debate pastoral and doctrinal approaches to marriage, they should remember that the Catholic approach to marriage... Read more
Pope Francis to Rome's priests: Imitate Saint Peter's faith
Pope Francis met Thursday with priests of the Diocese of Rome, delivering a lengthy meditation on St. Peter and his... Read more
Pope Francis' latest prayer video spotlights Christian persecution
In his prayer video for March, Pope Francis prays for persecuted Christians, asking for the prayers and aid of the... Read more
Mike Pence to deliver commencement address at Notre Dame
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will be this year’s commencement speaker at the University of Notre Dame, it was announced... Read more
Exorcists warn against Wiccan spell to bind Donald Trump
Witches in the U.S. are offering a solution to those who say Donald Trump is not their president: cast a... Read more
Young man facing leukemia 'left his mark on the world'
Pablo Ráez was just 21 years old when he died last Saturday in Spain. But the young man, a devout... Read more
Head Knight of Columbus honored for aiding persecuted Christians
Praising his “resolute defense of persecuted Christians,” an institute at Belmont Abbey College has awarded its Benedict Leadership Award to... Read more
After Trump’s address to Congress, pro-lifers stress protections in health care
After President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, pro-life leaders wished he had spoken more to... Read more
Archbishop Gomez calls on faithful to 'show forth image of God' in pastoral letter
The answer to society’s dysfunctions can be found in one person: Jesus Christ. Read more
Pope Francis has a special message this Lent, and here it is
In his message for Lent 2017, Pope Francis reminded the faithful that they should heed the Scriptures and treat each... Read more
Pope on Ash Wednesday: Feeling suffocated by sin? Let God save you
At Ash Wednesday Mass, Pope Francis spoke about the bad habits, negativity, and sin present in our lives which cause... Read more
Abuse survivor resigns from commission for protection of minors
On Wednesday the decision of clerical abuse survivor Marie Collins to resign from her post on the Pontifical Commission for... Read more
Colorado church ministers to Native Americans, homeless, and deaf
St. Bernadette Parish, the pioneer Catholic church of Lakewood, Colorado, outgrew its first worship space just 18 years after being... Read more
Lent isn’t just about penance – it’s also a time of hope, Pope Francis says
On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis said that while Lent is certainly a time of mortification, it’s also a journey of... Read more
Dorothy Day, as seen by her granddaughter
Dorothy Day, the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement whose cause for canonization has been opened, is the subject of... Read more
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