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Catholic mother Asia Bibi moved from prison to Islamabad amid death threats
Pakistani Catholic Asia Bibi was released from prison and moved to Islamabad late Wednesday as her family seeks asylum due... Read more
Thousands march in support of life, family in El Salvador
Thousands participated Nov. 3 in the “Family is Life” march in San Salvador, calling on authorities to end efforts to... Read more
Indian diocese will not fund defense for bishop accused of rape
The Diocese of Jalandhar will not pay for the criminal defense of its bishop, who is accused of serially raping... Read more
Amid abuse lawsuits, Guam archdiocese to file for bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam has announced that it will file for bankruptcy, following mediation efforts in September regarding clerical... Read more
The bishop who reaped a hundred-fold
Officially, his diocese has only existed since 2005. But Bishop Pallipparambil has been tending a flock in rural northeastern India... Read more
Pope says entrepreneurship needed in face of 'scandalous poverty'
“If there is hunger on earth, it is not because food is missing!” Pope Francis said in St. Peter’s Square... Read more
Why the Holy Land is the 'fifth gospel' of Christianity
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a powerful journey that can ignite Christian faith through seeing the places Jesus walked,... Read more
Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil: 'I have witnessed the power of prayer'
Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, the priest who was kidnapped in 2016 and held captive for 18 months by terrorists in Yemen,... Read more
Catholic bishops ask Israel to repeal law excluding non-Jews
Top Catholic prelates in Israel are asking the government to repeal the recent Nation State Law, which they say paves... Read more
Did Iowa diocese give enough warning about abusive priest?
A New Mexico man says that an Iowa diocese neglected to tell him about the extent of abuse committed by... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley elected chairman of Papal Foundation
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston was elected chairman of the Papal Foundation’s board of trustees during a meeting in Washington,... Read more
In wealthy San Francisco, treatment of homeless draws UN condemnation
As San Francisco prepares to consider a ballot measure to boost taxes for services to aid the homeless, a U.N.... Read more
Texas Senate race sparks debate in pro-life community
After a pro-life leader said she is voting for a pro-choice Senate candidate because she believes he will best advance... Read more
Asia Bibi's husband begs US to offer asylum
The husband of the Pakistani Catholic woman who was recently acquitted of blasphemy charges is asking several Western nations to... Read more
Buffalo whisteblower says she leaked abuse documents 'out of love'
The former Diocese of Buffalo employee who leaked internal diocesan documents to the press wrote in an op-ed Sunday that... Read more
Pope Francis: 'A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite'
Pope Francis strongly condemned anti-Semitism, recalling the living memory of the Holocaust in Europe, during a meeting with rabbis at... Read more
Man issued trespassing warning after disturbance at EWTN Mass
EWTN Global Catholic Network has called for prayers for a man who caused a disturbance during the network’s televised Mass... Read more
Pope Francis mourns victims of attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt
“I pray for the victims, pilgrims killed just because they are Christians, and I ask Holy Mary to console their... Read more
Belgian Brothers of Charity drop board members who accepted hospital euthanasia protocol
The Brothers of Charity, a Belgian religious congregation, did not renew the terms for two board members of the organization... Read more
African fertility rates are falling - but not fast enough for some Western groups
Despite recent disparaging Western commentary on high African birth rates, fertility rates on the continent are normal when viewed in... Read more
