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Unlike many Catholics who flocked to central Appalachia in the wake of "This Land Is Home to Me," the 1975 Appalachian bishops' pastoral letter,...

MEXICO CITY -- No sooner had federal forces arrested José Antonio Yépez Ortiz -- a crime boss known as "El Marro," or the sledgehammer...

ROME — More bishops are pleading with their governments to give priority to ethically developed coronavirus vaccines, but many also are telling Catholics that...

BALTIMORE — The pioneering women who fought for the right to vote are being hailed by the bishops of Maryland. An Aug. 26 letter from...

KOLKATA, India -- Missionaries of Charity nuns canceled the usual birth anniversary celebrations of their founder, St. Teresa, this year after some nuns tested...

WASHINGTON -- Abby Johnson, former director of Planned Parenthood and convert to Catholicism, addressed the Republican National Convention Aug. 25 in a video message...

HOUSTON — When the main worries are paying rent, keeping healthy and providing food for the family, participating in the 2020 census may not...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan thanked God for living in a country that respects religious freedom and prayed for people...

PHILADELPHIA -- A lector at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia was punched in the face by an assailant after...

By BRETT ROBINSON Back in June 2013 an intrepid social media user set up a Twitter account to post lines from Herman Melville's novel, "Moby-Dick."...