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Holy Snakes! A Marian feast day's strange, stunning miracle
Every year, on the Orthodox feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, a monastery on a Greek island experiences a... Read more
Benedict XVI Institute At San Quentin
When the Benedict XVI Institute in San Francisco formed a choir to teach Gregorian chant and sacred music to interested... Read more
Pennsylvania bishops respond to sexual abuse grand jury report
Following the Aug. 14 release of a Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual abuse allegations in six Catholic dioceses, the... Read more
Cardinal Wuerl named in Pennsylvania grand jury report, responds to criticism
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and the former Bishop of Pittsburgh, has been named more than 200 times... Read more
Pennsylvania grand jury report details decades of clerical abuse allegations
A redacted grand jury report on clerical sexual abuse in six of Pennsylvania’s Catholic dioceses was released Tuesday, following an... Read more
Cardinal Tagle: Flood victims can find support in Catholic Church
Catholic parishes and assistance centers are ready to help victims of storms and major floods in the Manila area, said... Read more
Costa Rican bishops deplore ruling legalizing gay marriage
The Costa Rican Bishops' Conference lamented a ruling by the Constitutional Chamber of the nation's Supreme Court which mandated legal... Read more
With inmate's fate unclear, Florida bishops pray to end death penalty
The Catholic bishops of Florida have asked for continued prayers for an end to the death penalty following the stay... Read more
Veritatis splendor to be theme of Courage conference
An upcoming conference in Connecticut will offers Catholic leaders in medicine and ministry the practical and pastoral tools to reach... Read more
Bishop Conley gives update on diocesan allegations, review policies
In a listening session at a local church in Lincoln, Nebraska, Bishop James Conley updated members of his diocese on... Read more
Pittsburgh bishop says not all grand jury accusations are 'substantiated'
Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh has confirmed that some of the priests named in the Pennsylvania grand jury report into... Read more
Teens are requesting plastic surgery to look like Snapchat filters
Social media is increasingly making teens dissatisfied with their appearance and obsessed with achieving a filtered version of “perfection,” even... Read more
Fight evil with action – not apathy, Francis says
It is not enough for Catholics to not do bad things, they must counter evil by actively living out charity... Read more
Canadian bishops: Keep palliative care distinct from assisted suicide
In the age of legal assisted suicide and euthanasia, palliative care must remain as a distinct form of care that... Read more
Francis continues to watch abuse response in Chile, Vatican says
Pope Francis held a meeting on the abuse scandal in Chile and will continue to follow the actions of the... Read more
Abuse accusations bring scrutiny for McCarrick's charity fund
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s roles included service on the boards of at least two foundations that gave over $500,000 combined... Read more
A year after Charlottesville, Virginia bishops pray for end to racism
The bishops of Virginia offered prayers for peace and a renewed sense of human dignity ahead of the one-year anniversary... Read more
As death toll climbs from Indonesia quake, Catholic agency takes action
With hundreds dead and thousands left homeless by a major earthquake in Indonesia last weekend, Catholic Relief Services is working... Read more
What's driving the growth of Catholic churches in the Bible Belt?
In the thick of the Bible Belt, the famously evangelical Protestant region in the southeastern United States, some Catholic Masses... Read more
Waiting for a new deputy at the Vatican Secretariat of State
Pope Francis’ trip to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families will be likely his first international trip not to... Read more
