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Dutch cardinal: Don't underestimate power of Catholics as a 'creative minority'

Oct 3, 2017

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Despite the challenges of secularization, a Dutch Cardinal encouraged Catholics from his country and from all parts of the world... Read more

Opening Mass for the synod of bishops on the family Oct. 8, 2015.

New Tucson bishop played key role in Fr. Rother beatification cause

Oct 3, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger, who was the “promoter of justice” for... Read more

Iraqi nun: We pray for ISIS militants. It helps us forgive.

Oct 3, 2017

Three years ago, there were 73 nuns with the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena living in Kurdistan. Since... Read more

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Vatican conference tackles new technology and medicine

Oct 2, 2017

By Elise Harris

Technology will be at the heart of an upcoming Vatican conference on accompanying human life in the digital era, particularly... Read more

Jubilee audience in St. Peter's Square with Pope Francis on Nov. 12, 2016.

Pope Francis' retooling of the JPII Institute shows his modus operandi

Oct 2, 2017

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The September 19 re-establishment of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Science on the Family and Marriage is... Read more

Europe's bishops appeal to continent to recall its Christian roots

Oct 2, 2017

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The annual gathering of the presidents of European episcopal conferences began Thursday with a strong appeal to the continent “not... Read more

A Catalan police officer stands in front protestors against yesterday's referendum vote on October 2, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.

After contentious Catalan secession vote, bishops plead for peace

Oct 2, 2017

Catholic leaders voiced pleas for peace after a Catalonian regional referendum vote on secession from Spain drew a strong police... Read more

Las Vegas bishop calls for prayer after mass shooting

Oct 2, 2017

On Monday, the Bishop of Las Vegas, Joseph A. Pepe, voiced grief over a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada,... Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight en route to South Korea on Aug. 14, 2014.

Pope mourns victims of 'senseless' Las Vegas shooting

Oct 2, 2017

By Elise Harris

On Monday, Pope Francis offered his condolences and spiritual support to victims of a deadly shooting in Las Vegas that... Read more

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Why bother with beauty? A book for right-brained Catholics

Oct 1, 2017

By Mary Farrow

Just a few weeks after Catholic artist Cory Heimann got married, a close friend of his, who had been planning... Read more

Pope Francis meets with migrants during a day trip to Bologna, Italy.

Pope tells people from all walks of life to give witness to the Gospel

Oct 1, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Sunday, Pope Francis made a pastoral visit to the cities of Cesena and Bologna, meeting with people from every... Read more

Iraqi Church leaders pray for peace after Kurdish referendum

Oct 1, 2017

Church leaders have expressed anxiety over a Kurdish vote for independence in a recent referendum, saying Kurdistan’s decision to split... Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience April 20, 2016.

You can’t change politics watching from a balcony, Pope Francis says

Oct 1, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Sunday Pope Francis said that we can’t improve our political landscape by observing and judging from afar, but that... Read more

Destroyed church in Marigot, Saint Martin days after this Caribbean island sustained extensive damage after the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 12, 2017.

Religious leaders are fed up with discrimination against churches in disaster aid

Sep 30, 2017

Federal disaster relief policy denies repair and reconstruction assistance to houses of worship – and that needs to change, the... Read more

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First-of-its-kind congress leads global conversation on digital sexual child abuse

Sep 30, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

A global congress to be held in Rome next week will focus on how to protect children in the digital... Read more

Cardinal Raymond Burke.

Pope Francis re-names Cardinal Burke to Vatican's highest court

Sep 30, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Saturday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ appointment of Cardinal Raymond Burke as a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the... Read more

Here's how the Church in Baltimore is taking concrete steps to fight racism

Sep 30, 2017

As racial tensions continue across the United States, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore announced a statewide task force to combat... Read more

A Puerto Rico National Guard Soldier helps a couple after Hurricane Maria. Photo by Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos PRNG-PAO.

Puerto Rican bishops offer message of hope after hurricanes

Sep 29, 2017

The Puerto Rican bishops’ conference issued a message of hope to Puerto Ricans after Hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed much... Read more

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

A deeper look at the 'filial correction' of Pope Francis

Sep 29, 2017

By Matt Hadro

After Catholic scholars issued what they termed a “filial correction” of Pope Francis, what exactly were their charges and how... Read more

From the editor: Why are the comment boxes gone?

Sep 29, 2017

By JD Flynn

Some readers have noticed that the comment boxes on Catholic News Agency stories have disappeared from our website this week.... Read more