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Pope Francis on April 25, 2023, appointed Bishop Timothy Senior, who serves as the chancellor of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, as the next bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Pope Francis names new bishop to shepherd Harrisburg Diocese

Apr 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Bishop Timothy Senior, an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was named as the next bishop of the Diocese... Read more

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Harrisburg.

Diocese of Harrisburg files for bankruptcy amid new sex abuse lawsuits 

Feb 19, 2020

By Mary Farrow

The Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that it is filing for bankruptcy.  Read more

Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

Bishop Rhoades cleared of wrongdoing by district attorney's investigation

Sep 13, 2018

A district attorney in Pennsylvania cleared Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend of any wrongdoing Thursday, and both he... Read more

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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

Father Max Josef Metzger, a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work, was beatified Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Freiburg, Germany.

Church beatifies German priest who was executed by Nazis in 1944

Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

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