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U.S. Cardinal William Levada, former doctrinal head, dies in Rome

VATICAN CITY — U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada, former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation and retired archbishop of San Francisco and Portland, Ore.,...

Foreign spouses of West Bank residents in constant state of limbo

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- What was meant to be one of the happiest of occasions for the Zoughbi family became a nightmare because of...

Bulgarian Orthodox Church orders clergy to not participate in prayers during Pope Francis visit

SOFIA, Bulgaria  -- Bulgaria's predominant Orthodox Church has ordered its clergy not to take part in prayers or services with Pope Francis when he...

Update: Illegal drug makers, dealers are traffickers of death, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Everyone must help in the fight against drugs, particularly governments which are called to confront the "traffickers of death" who produce,...
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Making the case for keeping faith in the Catholic church: Commentary

By JOHN GARVEY The news of ex-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick's crimes is deeply troubling for two reasons. The first is that it is a serious blow...

Supreme Court wedding cake ruling is partial victory: Doerflinger op-ed

By Richard Doerflinger On June 4, in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a limited victory for religious freedom. Jack...

Catholic leaders fear worst for poor in Trump budget

WASHINGTON -- Catholic leaders cautioned that federal spending must safeguard the common good after the White House released its fiscal year 2019 spending plan...

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