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The famous golden dome of the administrations building at the University of Notre Dame. File Photo-CNA.

Notre Dame's creation of 'GLBTQ' student organization draws concern

Dec 6, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

The University of Notre Dame has established a “GLBTQ” student organization that one critic says is “astonishingly extensive” and provides... Read more

A picture of Father Stuart MacDonald from 2007.

Wyoming Catholic College dismisses chaplain for misbehavior

Dec 6, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

Wyoming Catholic College has discharged its new chaplain Father Stuart MacDonald following the discovery of a “pattern of misbehavior” around... Read more

The cover of the Newman Guide 2012-2013. Courtesy of The Cardinal Newman Society.

Cardinal Newman Society releases college guide with expanded resources

Oct 25, 2012

The Cardinal Newman Society has published its 2012-2013 edition of “The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College,” along with... Read more

Catholic students spark controversy over IVF support

Oct 2, 2012

By Carl Bunderson

Students at Loyola Law School have drawn criticism over writing a legal brief in support of Costa Rica legalizing in-vitro... Read more

The school formerly called the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Elite Peruvian university stripped of Catholic credentials

Jul 21, 2012

The Vatican has announced it is stripping the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru of its Catholic identity after the elite... Read more

William Peter Blatty, author and Academy Award winning screenwriter of "The Exorcist."

‘Exorcist’ author prepares canon lawsuit against Georgetown

May 19, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

The author of the best-selling book and award-winning screenplay “The Exorcist” has announced that he is leading an effort to... Read more

Franciscan University drops health insurance over HHS mandate

May 15, 2012

Rather than compromise its Catholic values by complying with the federal contraception mandate, Franciscan University has decided to drop its... Read more

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies before the Senate Finance Committee.

Over 15,000 protest Georgetown’s invitation to Sebelius

May 9, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

More than 15,000 people have signed an open letter protesting Georgetown University’s decision to invite U.S. Health and Human Services... Read more

University of Mary President, Fr. James Shea, meets Michael M. Crow, president of Arizona State University on February 29, 2012.

Arizona State to offer theology classes through Catholic university

Mar 1, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

In a very uncommon partnership between state-run and Catholic universities, Arizona State University students will be able to take courses... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.

Vatican gives Easter reform deadline to Pontifical University of Peru

Feb 21, 2012

The Vatican has given the Pontifical University of Peru until Easter 2012 to comply with the Church’s requirements for Catholic... Read more

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Shanghai Bishop Joseph Shen Bin speaks to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin at a Vatican conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Chinese bishop focused on adapting faith to Communist Party ideals, Shanghai Catholics say

Georgetown University President John DeGioia attends a ceremony at which an honorary degree was bestowed on AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on Sept. 3, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

Georgetown president John DeGioia to step down after 23 years

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis calls for study of Church history free from ideologies

Indian Christians pay their respects to the remains of St. Francis Xavier during the 17th exposition of the saint's body at the Se Cathedral in Goa on Nov. 22, 2014.

St. Francis Xavier’s relics draw 12,000 in Goa, India, for decennial exposition

Pope Francis signs two bottles of bourbon presented to him by Father Jim Sichko at the Vatican on May 1, 2024.

Bottles of bourbon signed by Pope Francis expected to fetch up to $20,000 for charity

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Pope Francis meets with the Dicastery for Culture and Education at the Vatican on Nov. 21, 2024.

Pope Francis: Desire and Christian hope can overcome ‘dangerous plague’ of nihilism

From left: John Hinshaw, Jonathan Darnel, Lauren Handy, Joan Bell, and Jean Marshall are among the pro-life activists who are still in prison or awaiting prison sentences on federal charges brought by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice for protests at abortion clinics — but President-elect Donald Trump has signaled he will likely grant them presidential pardons.

Meet the pro-life prisoners whom Trump is expected to pardon

St. John’s Cathedral in the Netherlands is lit up for Red Wednesday on Nov. 23, 2022.

Churches around the world lit up red in honor of persecuted Christians

Despite an online petition posted to change.org in mid-October that garnered over 53,000 signatures in protest of the evergreen to be used for the Vatican Christmas tree being chopped down, the tree arrived as scheduled in St. Peter’s Square at 7 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2024.

Vatican Christmas tree wreathed in controversy over environmental objections

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