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Pope Francis near St. Peter's Basilica before his Wednesday general audience. June 3, 2015.

Pope Francis speaks up for Italy's unemployed youth

Jun 20, 2015

Youth unemployment is “a true social plague” that leaves young people feeling useless, Pope Francis told an Italian labor group... Read more

Pope Francis speaks with Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, at the Vatican, June 19, 2015.

In Middle East martyrdoms, Pope Francis sees seeds of Christian unity

Jun 20, 2015

Meeting with Syriac Orthodox leaders on Friday, Pope Francis decried the continuing martyrdom of Middle East Christians, and gave special... Read more

Dorothy Day, American journalist, social activist and Catholic convert circa 1916.

Converted by love, not ideology: An archbishop's reflection on Dorothy Day

May 20, 2015

Last week, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles told scholars at the Dorothy Day Conference at St. Francis University... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, June 28, 2013.

San Fran archdiocese praises Catholic school teachers, rejects 'inflammatory' reports

May 1, 2015

By Kevin J. Jones

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has stressed its “greatest admiration and respect” for those working in Catholic education, pledging to... Read more

Interior of the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona.

Beauty will save the world – Gaudi's basilica inspires conversions

Apr 30, 2015

By Elise Harris, Alan Holdren

Though the renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi died nearly 90 years ago and his best-known work remains under construction, the... Read more

Refugee children at a refugee camp in Duhok, Iraq on March 28, 2015.

Fighting ISIS with a school – Iraqi bishop says education is needed for change

Apr 21, 2015

Bishop Bashar Matti Warda is the bishop of Erbil, Iraq, one of the dioceses most attacked by ISIS, and where... Read more

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Pope Francis and his growing litany of modern-day martyrs

Apr 21, 2015

By Elise Harris

Amid a torrent of recent news reports on persecuted Christians, Pope Francis reflected on those killed for their faith and... Read more

Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop Robert W. Finn

Apr 21, 2015

By Elise Harris

Nearly two and a half years after being the first U.S. bishop convicted of a misdemeanor in failing to report... Read more

Ceiling of St. Thomas Aquinas Church at the Newman Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Beauty in Nebraska: College’s transformed church hopes to help students be saints

Apr 21, 2015

By Kate Veik

On a Friday night in spring of 2010, nearly 150 Catholic students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln gathered at their... Read more

JPII Rosary.

After vision of Christ, Nigerian bishop says rosary will bring down Boko Haram

Apr 21, 2015

By Alan Holdren

A Nigerian bishop says that he has seen Christ in a vision and now knows that the rosary is the... Read more

Priests celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Jan. 17, 2105.

Confirmed priest abuse allegations in single digits for 2014

Apr 20, 2015

There are tens of thousands of Catholic clergy in the U.S. – but there were fewer than 10 substantiated allegations... Read more

The statue of Father Junipero Serra inside the National Statuary Hall in Washington D.C.

New San Diego bishop: Don't remove Junipero Serra from US Capitol

Apr 20, 2015

By CNA Staff

Bishop Robert McElroy, the new head of the San Diego diocese, has criticized a proposal to remove the statue of... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone at a press conference for the 2012 USCCB Fall General Assembly, Nov 13.

Anti-Cordileone ad misrepresents Catholicism, archdiocese says

Apr 17, 2015

By CNA Staff

A group of Catholics promoting a full-page advertisement asking Pope Francis to remove Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone don’t represent San Francisco... Read more

 The Vatican Seal.

How much time does it take to reform the Vatican? A lot

Apr 16, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Already two years into the reform process of the Roman Curia, progress might seem slow. But cardinals on the Pope's... Read more

Pope Francis laughing outside of St. Peter's Basilica during the general audience on April 1, 2015.

Pope Francis to honor Junipero Serra at American seminary in Rome

Apr 16, 2015

By Elise Harris

Since Pope Francis won’t make it to California for the canonization of its great evangelizer, he will join a celebration... Read more

The statue of Bl. Junipero Serra at the Mission San Miguel in California.

History, truth, and politics: Researcher seeks to clear the record on Junipero Serra

Mar 29, 2015

By Kevin J. Jones

California missionary Father Junipero Serra’s canonization is “long overdue,” says a university professor concerned that the priest’s history has been... Read more

Archbishop Chomali of Conception meets with Pope Francis.

Archbishop Chomali: Pope Francis was confident in appointing Chilean bishop

Mar 27, 2015

Both the Archbishop of Concepcion and the apostolic nuncio to Chile have maintained that Pope Francis understood all the facts... Read more

Mons. Juan Barros, Bishop of Osorno Chile. Photo Courtesy of Chile Bishops Conference Iglesia.cl.

Protestors disrupt bishop's installation in Chile: 5 keys to understanding the controversy

Mar 24, 2015

A group of protesters attempted to stop the installation of Bishop Juan Barros Madrid as the new bishop of Osorno... Read more

Pope Francis and Cardinal Sepe hold relic of St. Januarius' blood in Naples cathedral March 21, 2015.

Saint's relic with miraculous tendencies does it again for Pope Francis

Mar 21, 2015

While Pope Francis was giving some advice to the religious, priests and seminarians of Naples on Saturday, a miracle occurred:... Read more

Rev. Mario Dorsonville, bishop-designate of Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis reaches to Catholic Charities to tap new DC bishop

Mar 20, 2015

By Matt Hadro

With a background in Hispanic ministry and service at Catholic Charities, the newly announced auxiliary bishop of Washington, D.C. hopes... Read more