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Trump holds conference call with Catholic leaders, promises support of life...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said he would continue to support issues vital to the Catholic Church, especially abortion, religious freedom and school choice,...

The cry of the earth and the cry of the poor:...

As I write this in mid-March, the world is gripped by the pandemic caused by the coronavirus. Locally, nationally and globally, the world is...

Turn to beatitudes for plight of neglected immigrant families during coronavirus:...

By Edith Avila Olea What prayer has been getting you through the pandemic? For me, it’s been staying close to the beatitudes: "Blessed are the poor...

Understanding the concept of ‘Spiritual Communion’: Father Richard G. Malloy, S.J.

"Sacraments are those signs that achieve in human hearts and lives what they signify to human minds," University of Notre Dame theologian Jesuit Father...

Bishops of U.S., Canada will consecrate their nations to Mary May...

WASHINGTON — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has announced the U.S. bishops will join...

Raising national awareness among parishioners about online giving has helped bridge...

As parish director of St. Joseph in New Hope, Minnesota, Dean Rademacher watched collections decline after public Masses were suspended March 18 to help...

What do you miss pre-pandemic? What have you done in lockdown...

ROME -- As people look forward to the lifting of stay-at-home orders in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, thinking about what...

Experts, advocates alarmed by COVID-19 pandemic’s possible effects on vulnerable

NEW YORK — U.N. leaders, humanitarian experts and sister advocates at the United Nations are alarmed by the COVID-19 pandemic’s potential to devastate vulnerable...

Pope appoints Memphis vicar general to head Diocese of Alexandria, La.

WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed Father Robert W. Marshall, vicar general of the Diocese of Memphis, Tenn., as the bishop of Alexandria, La. Bishop-designate...

Pope Francis agrees to push back by one year World Meeting...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has agreed with a recommendation by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to postpone by one year...

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