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Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Why San Diego's Bishop McElroy wants disruption in the Trump era

Feb 22, 2017

If President Donald Trump is the candidate of “disruption,” similar disruption is needed to build a better society, Bishop Robert... Read more

US anti-Semitism feared to rise if incidents aren't condemned

Feb 21, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Antisemitic incidents in the United States must be prosecuted and condemned by the government to curb their rise, a religious... Read more

Vatican, Jewish museum launch first joint-exhibit on the Menorah

Feb 21, 2017

By Elise Harris

The Vatican and the Jewish community in Rome are marking a new step in relations between the two religions by... Read more

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World's oldest Dominican Sister dies at age 110

Feb 21, 2017

A French diocese announced that Dominican Sister Marie Bernardette, the oldest sister in her order, passed away last week at... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square April 13, 2016.

Pope Francis: Protecting migrants is a 'moral imperative'

Feb 21, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Tuesday Pope Francis said that it is our duty to defend the dignity of migrants, particularly by enacting just... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the grand imam Sheik Ahmed Muhammad Al-Tayyib at the Vatican May 23, 2016.

Vatican, Al-Azhar team up to counter religious justification for violence

Feb 21, 2017

By Elise Harris

The Vatican and one of Islam’s most renowned schools of Sunni thought are joining forces to discuss how they can... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput speaks with CNA in Rome on Sept. 15, 2014.

Archbishop Chaput on his new book about life in a post-Christian world

Feb 21, 2017

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia's new book, released on Tuesday, takes a hard look at how Catholics in the United... Read more

London Oratory Boys Schola Choir. Courtesy of London Oratory and De Monfort Music.

London choir aims to bring sacred music from the Masses...to the masses

Feb 21, 2017

By Mary Farrow

You may recognize the sound of the London Oratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir from epic motion picture soundtracks like The... Read more

Surge in Vancouver drug deaths prompts Catholic response

Feb 20, 2017

After hundreds of lethal drug overdoses in British Columbia in the last year, the Archbishop of Vancouver has said Catholics... Read more

Norma McCorvey in Austin, Texas, Jan. 27, 2001.

Life, conversion of Roe v. Wade's Norma McCorvey remembered

Feb 20, 2017

By Matt Hadro

As the woman at the center of the case legalizing abortion in the U.S. passed away, pro-life leaders hailed her... Read more

How Catholic hospitals can help heal Syria – literally

Feb 20, 2017

By Andrea Gagliarducci

There are about three million people without heath care in war-torn Syria, and the papal envoy to the country has... Read more

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Overcome divisions to protect God's creation, bishops ask US government

Feb 20, 2017

The United States government has the opportunity to overcome political divisions and respond effectively to climate change, the nation's bishops... Read more

Sodalits provide information on abuse of minors to Peruvian prosecutors

Feb 20, 2017

The head of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae on Friday turned over to Peru's Office of the Public Prosecutor the information... Read more

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square June 22, 2016.

Pope Francis: to love your enemies, prayer is a game-changer

Feb 19, 2017

The path to holiness and sainthood, Pope Francis said, requires imitating Christ by loving our enemies and praying for those... Read more

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

Pope prays for victims of terrorist attacks in Iraq and Pakistan

Feb 19, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

After leading the Angelus Sunday, Pope Francis prayed for all those affected by violence and war around the world, particularly... Read more

Florist who lost religious liberty case says all freedoms are at stake

Feb 19, 2017

By Matt Hadro

A Washington florist fined for not serving a same-sex wedding out of conscience says the state's supreme court “violated” her... Read more

How the possible Vatican-China agreement could be problematic

Feb 18, 2017

By Matt Hadro

The archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong expressed serious concerns about a possible agreement between the Vatican and China on the... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims at the general audience in St. Peter's Square Oct. 7, 2015.

Want to reach humanity? Be open to God's grace, Pope says

Feb 18, 2017

The Christian mission today means facing new challenges with simplicity, holiness, and openness to God, Pope Francis told an audience... Read more

More state legislatures recognizing pornography is harmful

Feb 18, 2017

Virginia could become the third state to officially recognize the harmful effects of pornography.  Read more

Pope Francis at the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 9, 2015.

Pope Francis encourages meeting of popular movements in California

Feb 17, 2017

Pope Francis on Friday sent a message of encouragement to the hundreds of religious and community leaders participating in a... Read more