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Archdiocese of Mobile announces married, runaway priest Alex Crow’s laicization process...

An Alabama Catholic priest has now been fully returned to the lay state months after he fled the country with a recent Catholic high...

First woman named to key Philadelphia archdiocesan post inspired by faith...

As Pope Francis seeks to include more women in key church leadership positions, a Catholic social worker has been named to a pioneering post...

Vatican declaration ‘an effort to accompany people through the imparting of...

A new declaration from the Vatican on pastoral blessings does not change the Catholic Church's teaching on marriage, Catholic experts told OSV News, but...

Diocese of Columbus and Diocese of Steubenville in Ohio consider merger

Two Ohio dioceses are considering a potential merger, according to a joint letter issued Dec. 11 by Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Diocese...

Texas Supreme Court overrules order allowing pregnant mother to obtain an...

The Texas Supreme Court on Dec. 11 overruled a district judge's order allowing a pregnant mother to obtain an abortion under an exemption to...

Archdiocese of Philadelphia welcomes three new auxiliary bishops: ‘The church …...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is welcoming three new auxiliary bishops -- all of whom, as Philadelphia priests, are already home. The Vatican press...

Strategy helps Catholics struggling with addiction stay sober during difficult stretch...

The Christmas season can be challenging for those in addiction recovery, but sacramental grace and practical strategies can keep those seeking sobriety on track,...

Three dead in University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting: ‘Heinous, unforgivable...

Archbishop George Leo Thomas of Las Vegas said he is "holding close" those affected by a mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las...

University of Notre Dame new President Father Robert A. Dowd: ‘Ideal...

The University of Notre Dame has selected a new president who said he hopes to position the school as an "ever-greater engine of insight,...

Judicial vicar of Archdiocese of Milwaukee on administrative leave after reports...

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has placed its judicial vicar, who served as pastor of two parishes, on administrative leave after media reports emerged that...

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