Mary Ann Glendon

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Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, pictured in Lebanon on Dec. 2, 2014.

Vatican diplomat: Catholics can help UN to live up to its principles

Oct 27, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations has said that faith-based organizations need to help the international community to see its... Read more

US Secretary of State Michael Mike Pompeo.

Religious freedom is 'foremost' in unalienable rights, US commission reports

Jul 16, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A draft report Thursday from an advisory body to the U.S. State Department on human rights says that religious freedom... Read more

Mary Ann Glendon lectures at Harvard University.

Former US ambassador to Holy See to chair new human rights commission

Jul 8, 2019

Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, will head a new human rights advisory body to the... Read more

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Austrian bishop calls antisemitic incident in Amsterdam a ‘deeply alarming sign’

Archbishop Timothy Broglio cited a concern for human dignity and the economy as a potential reasons why a majority of Catholics — 56% according to some exit polls — voted for Donald Trump.

Archbishop Broglio: Human dignity, economy key to Catholic support for Trump

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 8, 2024.

Notre Dame bells ring for the first time since devastating fire 5 years ago 

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Law enforcement course correction underway in California

Cardinal Vincent Nichols at the Red Mass at Westminster Cathedral, London, England, Oct. 1, 2021.

Cardinal calls Catholics in England and Wales to Holy Hour to defeat assisted suicide bill

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the Nigerian Diocese of Makurdi in Benue state at a breakfast at Capitol Hill organized by Aid to the Church in Need, Jan. 30, 2024.

Over 15 Catholic parishes close amid ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Catholic group urges Biden to commute federal death sentences before Trump takes office

Father Artur Bubnevych on Nov. 8, 2024, was named bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix.

Pope Francis appoints new bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy in Arizona

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Archdiocese of New Orleans will release personnel files of clergy accused of sex abuse

The March for Life in Mexico City, April 29, 2023.

Mexican bishops, activists mobilize against legalization of abortion in Mexico City

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