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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State.

Vatican marks World Water Day with call to end waste and contamination

Mar 22, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican has marked World Water Day by urging an end to water waste and contamination. Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Jan. 17, 2021.

Pope Francis: It is our Christian duty to help people know Jesus

Mar 21, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said Sunday it is our Christian duty to help people know Jesus, which we cannot do without giving... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on Nov. 8, 2017.

Pope: Education, encounter are key in furthering access to clean water

Mar 22, 2019

In a message for World Water Day, Pope Francis stressed the need to remember the suffering of billions of people... Read more

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Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

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“Sts. Peter and Paul,” Altar of St. Catherine (1465), Schwabach, Germany. Artist unknown.

3 things to know about the 2 papal basilicas dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome

Before being named a commissioner, Brendan Carr was a legal adviser for the Federal Communications Commission and then served as its general counsel.

Brendan Carr, CUA Law graduate, tapped to lead Federal Communications Commission

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Arizona Catholic parish fire being investigated as arson

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas, expressed his hope that the approval of a series of liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Chiapas “will encourage the process to promote similar adaptations in other Indigenous groups.”

Vatican approves liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in Mexico

Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti on Nov. 14, 2024, was named the 2024 Opus Prize laureate, which comes with a $1.2 million award recognizing transformative humanitarian work.

Nigerian Catholic religious sister wins $1.2 million Opus Prize

A bridge over the Mississippi River near St. Louis.

Missouri abortion amendment: Close vote sparks hope, Catholic leader says

Left to right: John Ratcliffe, Marco Rubio, Elise Stefanik, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump picks several Catholics for Cabinet: Kennedy, Rubio, Stefanik, Ratcliffe

Children play as procession participants wait to enter the Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne for adoration.

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne: Great missionary of the Midwest

Pope Francis was joined by thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, to celebrate the eighth annual World Day of the Poor.

Pope Francis: The poor ‘continue to wait’ for the Church, governments to take action

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