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Vatican decision on McCarrick laicization could be issued by mid-January
WASHINGTON -- As U.S. bishops gathered in early January at a seminary in Illinois to pray and reflect about the American church's sex abuse...
Bridgeport diocese reports vandals painted swastika on St. Augustine Cathedral doors
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Police are investigating vandalism at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport where someone painted a swastika on the cathedral doors.
Police discovered the...
Labrador offers comfort to patients in the children’s emergency room
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Wrangler doesn't have an MD and he can't write prescriptions, but he works hard to help children who are injured or...
What do we know about the Magi?
The arrival of the Magi may be the most famous part of Matthew's infancy narrative.
What are some little-known elements in both scriptural and traditional...
The Epiphany and our universal church
The small plane flew to the Atlantic coast of Panama, stopping on a landing strip at water's edge. I was on that plane with...
German cardinal urges change in tradition ahead of celibacy discussion
WASHINGTON -- German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising called for change in long-standing church tradition as the German bishops' conference prepares for...
Ireland agrees to reassess claims of workers in Magdalene laundries
DUBLIN — Women who worked in Ireland’s “Magdalene laundries” but were denied compensation under the state’s Magdalene Restorative Justice program have won their long-running...
Virginia teen draws on faith to create saintly digital illustrations
DUMFRIES, Va. — For high school student Rebecca Pohlmeier, it all started with her love of St. Therese of Lisieux and drawing.
Now Pohlmeier, a...
Catholic experts offer holiday tips to avoid overindulgence
PHILADELPHIA — Parties, cookie exchanges, family get-togethers and that bowl of Christmas candy on your co-worker's desk can all weigh heavily on the scale...
Irish president signs abortion law
DUBLIN — Although Ireland's new abortion law takes effect Jan. 1, by mid-December only 8 percent of family doctors had signed up to provide...