The City of St. Jude Parish hosted thousands of Civil Rights marchers amid a push for justice in the segregated 1960s South. More than 60 years after the pinnacle events of the U.S. Civil Rights […]
The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is urging the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to proceed without political interference after the arrest of the country’s former intelligence chief. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The […]
Pro-life leaders say the European Commission’s decision misuses EU social funding and compels taxpayers to finance abortion against their convictions. BRUSSELS — The European Commission has rejected a proposal to create a new European Union-wide […]
The removal of the doors to the Holy Sepulchre for restoration work provides an opportunity to look into the fascinating history of the church that encloses the site of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The monumental […]
Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895–1979) was an award-winning radio and television personality who, amid fame and success, kept Christ at the center of his life. Now, he’s on the path to sainthood, with the Vatican […]
The Cistercian bishop reflected on angels as mediators of God’s providence and on St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s realism rooted in mercy. Bishop Erik Varden continued leading the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises on Feb. 26 with […]
“The reality is that the government’s campaign against the Armenian Apostolic Church, which has been going on for well over a year, continues unabated to this day,” Ambassador Alberto Fernandez said. International human rights advocates […]
Contracts were not reinstated after the Trump administration’s suspension of contracts under the U.S. Refugee Assistance Program. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) recovered money that it says the U.S. Department of State owed […]
Former director of military intelligence during 2019 Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka is arrested, Irish journalist decries backlash over Lenten ashes, a new church opens in Myanmar, and more. Here is a roundup of […]
A roundup of recent Catholic education news in the U.S. Lourdes University in Ohio will shut down due to declining enrollment, rising costs, and an “unsustainable funding model,” the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, […]
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