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Former priest pleads not guilty to abuse charges in NM after extradition
A former priest is back in the United States after he fled to Morocco in 1992 to escape accusations of... Read more
CRS sells fair trade coffee, supporting Mexican farmers and land
Catholic Relief Services is now offering fair trade coffee beans that will benefit local farming communities in Mexico and foster... Read more
Irish health minister proposes abortion free-of-charge
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris has announced that he intends to make it possible for women in the Republic of... Read more
Nigerian priest dies shortly after being kidnapped
A Catholic priest in Nigeria died Sept. 19, just days after escaping from kidnappers, according to local media reports. The... Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal says religion is best guarantor of 'human rights'
Sri Lanka should not look to the western world's “new religion” of human rights but to its own religious traditions,... Read more
Pope Francis in Latvia: Don't let Christianity become an artifact
During an ecumenical prayer service in Latvia Monday, Pope Francis warned Christians to not let the faith turn into another... Read more
In Lithuania, Francis tells priests to hear their people's cries
Pope Francis told priests and religious in Lithuania Sunday to listen to the cries of suffering that come from the... Read more
May Lithuania become model of fight for human rights, Pope prays at former KGB headquarters
Pope Francis prayed that Lithuania become an example of defense of human rights in a gathering Sunday with former 20th-century... Read more
Gomez to Encuentro: Jesus sent disciples, Guadalupe sent Juan Diego, God sends you
At the final Mass of the National V Encuentro gathering, Archbishop Jose Gomez encouraged Hispanic and Latino Catholics to go... Read more
Pope Francis: Christian life always includes the cross
As can be seen throughout history, the life of a Christian cannot escape the sacrifices and sorrows of the cross,... Read more
Passing opioid bill an important first step in addressing crisis, bishop says
The head of the U.S. bishops’ human development committee applauded the U.S. Senate for passing a bill responding to the... Read more
When the Church finds itself in times of trouble, imitate Mary, bishop says
Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, said that the Catholic Church is currently in a “very dark... Read more
‘We’re brothers and sisters in Christ’: For Encuentro Catholics, immigration is personal
When Miriam Joyce of the Diocese of Raleigh talks about immigration, her face folds with concern. Read more
Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring pregnancy centers to advertise abortion
A Hawaii law requiring pro-life doctors and pregnancy centers to advertise for abortion was struck down by a federal district... Read more
Pope Francis praises Lithuania’s history of hospitality
During his first speech in the Baltics Saturday, Pope Francis told Lithuanian authorities to take pride in their country’s history... Read more
Did Pope Francis call himself 'the devil?'
Traveling Saturday to Lithuania, Pope Francis joked that, in the eyes of some, Pope St. John Paul II is considered... Read more
Bishop Cantu to Encuentro Catholics: Don't become spiritual tumbleweeds
The Hispanic community in the United States produces many fruits, but must be careful to water the roots, Bishop Oscar... Read more
Pope recognizes illicitly ordained Chinese bishops
After the signing Saturday of a provisional Vatican-China deal on the nomination of bishops, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ recognition... Read more
Encuentro Catholics ‘heartbroken’ by scandals, but unshaken in faith
While the so-called summer of scandals has hit the Church hard both in the United States and throughout the world,... Read more
Vatican signs deal with China on bishop appointments
An expected agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China on the appointment of bishops was signed... Read more
