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Black Elk sainthood cause advances with US bishops' vote
The sainthood cause for Lakota medicine man and Catholic catechist Nicholas Black Elk took another step forward today, as the... Read more
Sacramento bishop leads prayer after northern California shooting
Notifying his fellow bishops of “a terrible shooting” in his diocese, Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento led them in prayer... Read more
Abortion info required at pro-life centers? Supreme Court takes up case
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will consider a California law that requires pro-life pregnancy centers to display... Read more
Pakistani bishops declare Year of the Eucharist
Amid national challenges, the Pakistani Catholic Bishops’ Conference has announced a “Year of the Eucharist,” to focus on renewal and... Read more
How Christians are continuing to help hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico
Seven weeks after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, the majority of the island is still without power, and many... Read more
US bishops: Fighting racism is a long-term battle – but a critical one
Dialogue to foster conversion of hearts is the goal of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, said the... Read more
Cardinal DiNardo: Amid division, we must look to the God who unites
Witnessing to the Gospel is the simple but fundamental call for people of faith who live in trying times, Cardinal... Read more
Youth ministry must reflect young people’s diversity, US cardinal says
Young people are not a singular mass, and ministry to them must reflect their diversity, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston... Read more
Pope prays for victims of massive earthquake on Iran-Iraq border
After an earthquake along the Iraq-Iran border left some 340 people dead and another 4,000 injured, Pope Francis voiced his... Read more
What's the most convincing argument against porn? Science.
In 2013, Beyonce Knowles topped GQ’s list of “The 100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century.” Read more
If you died today, would you be ready? Pope Francis asks
On Sunday Pope Francis encouraged people not to wait to reflect on their lives, but to ask themselves: If this... Read more
Is the Benedict Option the only option?
When Josh and Laura Martin, both converts to the faith, moved their growing family of six from the city of... Read more
Pope Francis: The future of the world depends on the family
The future of the Church and the world is dependent on the good of the family, said Pope Francis in... Read more
Decision to axe US migration program endangers minors, bishops warn
The Trump administration's ending of a program that helped reunite Central American minors with their parents in the U.S. has... Read more
Italian nun martyred in Somalia takes step toward beatification
An Italian nun killed in Somalia in 2006 has been officially recognized as a martyr, as Pope Francis moved her... Read more
Proposed tax bill has 'unconscionable' flaws, US bishops say
Proposed tax legislation under consideration in Congress needs many changes to avoid further harming the poor, the U.S. bishops have... Read more
Vatican, secular leaders: Global action needed to prevent 'nuclear holocaust'
On Friday, leading Vatican and secular diplomats urged world leaders to freeze investment into nuclear arms production, and to instead... Read more
Pope Francis: Despite naysayers, there's hope for a nuke-free world
In a key speech on the global effort to eradicate nuclear arms, Pope Francis called the weapons immoral and said... Read more
The little-known vocation of consecrated virginity
When speaking about vocational life, the first people who come to mind are often married couples, priests or nuns. Lesser... Read more
Adoption tax credit restored to GOP proposal after outcry
Republican leaders have restored the adoption tax credit to the their federal tax proposal, after a week of criticism over... Read more
