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Why the devil hates Mary – especially during exorcisms

Mar 8, 2018

Italian priest Sante Babolin said that Satan is behind several recent attacks in various parts of the world against the... Read more

Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa was heroic – but maybe not for the reasons you think

Mar 8, 2018

By Elise Harris

There are many things about Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta that could be called heroic – her tireless service to... Read more

Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, La Crosse.

Wisconsin diocese says ending worker pension plan is best option

Mar 7, 2018

By Kevin J. Jones

The Diocese of La Crosse has announced that it will end its pension plan for lay employees, but it hopes... Read more

Fr. Harrison Ayre. Courtesy photo

The priest who started #CelibacyMatters

Mar 7, 2018

By Perry West

The culture assumes celibacy is unhealthy, repressive, and gamophobic, but is it?  Read more

Fr. Alfred Kunz celebrates Mass. Courtesy of the Journal Sentinel.

Who killed Fr. Kunz? Wisc. police launch campaign to revive cold case

Mar 7, 2018

Fr. Alfred Kunz was a 67-year-old parish priest at St. Michael’s church in the rural town of Dane, Wisconsin.  Read more

Carmelite nuns.

Are religious sisters exploited by the Church? Three sisters respond

Mar 7, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Last week, the women’s edition of a magazine distributed in the Vatican published an article claiming that religious sisters in... Read more

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio.

Vatican canon law office awaits new president

Mar 7, 2018

The Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts is awaiting the appointment of a new president, as sources have... Read more

How Rhode Island is thinking about restricting online porn

Mar 7, 2018

A bill introduced in Rhode Island last week would block online pornography unless viewers confirm that they are at least... Read more

The sculpture Early Days near San Francisco's City Hall, which is to be removed following a March 5, 2017 vote.

In San Francisco, one less space for St Junipero Serra

Mar 7, 2018

California missionary St. Junipero Serra will be among the figures removed from a prominent location near San Francisco City Hall... Read more

Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero pose together in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of Oficina de Canonizacion de Mons. Oscar Romero.

It's official: Paul VI and Oscar Romero will be canonized

Mar 7, 2018

By Elise Harris

The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle allowing five people on the path to sainthood... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on May 22, 2015.

Mass can't be bought – salvation is free, Pope Francis says

Mar 7, 2018

By Elise Harris

On Wednesday Pope Francis issued a harsh critique of the trend to ask parishioners for a financial contribution in order... Read more

Ohio bishop asks hospital to reconsider rescuing non-compliant abortion clinic

Mar 7, 2018

By Kevin J. Jones

Hospital leaders should rescind their agreement with the last abortion clinic in Toledo that could save it from closing, Bishop... Read more

CNA

British court denies parents' appeal to save toddler's life support

Mar 6, 2018

On Tuesday, London’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision to end life support for an ill 21-month-old boy,... Read more

US Capitol dome.

Bishops ask faithful to flood Congress with calls for Conscience Protection Act

Mar 6, 2018

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement asking people to pray, call, and write to their Congressional... Read more

Archbishop William Lori.

Baltimore Blue Mass calls police to public leadership

Mar 6, 2018

On Sunday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore celebrated a Blue Mass to honor the local police force and law enforcement officials,... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on September 2, 2015.

Pope prays for victims of devastating Papua New Guinea earthquake

Mar 6, 2018

Pope Francis is praying for all those affected by a major earthquake in Papua New Guinea this week, offering his... Read more

Cardinal Walter Kasper.

Cardinal Kasper offers new thoughts on Amoris Laetitia

Mar 6, 2018

By Kevin J. Jones

Cardinal Walter Kasper has tried to address the controversy over some interpretations of Pope Francis’ exhortation Amoris Laetitia, but one... Read more

Pope Paul VI.

Parolin: Paul VI canonization likely in 2018, but not yet decided

Mar 6, 2018

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, told CNA Tuesday that “Paul VI’s canonization will likely take place in October,”... Read more

Demonstrators from Teens for Gun Reform, an organization of students in the Washington DC area created in the wake of February's school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

Bishops call for ‘common-sense gun measures’ after Florida school shooting

Mar 5, 2018

In the aftermath of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that killed 17... Read more

American flag.

With today's deadline struck down by courts, what's next for DACA?

Mar 5, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

Although the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections did not expire on March 5, the passage of the original deadline... Read more