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As Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians accompany U.S.-brokered peace talks that as of Dec. 3 produced no breakthrough, Ukraine's religious leaders warn that failure to halt Russia and hold it accountable will expand the war to Europe. The Ukrainian Council...
In the Mount Lebanon region of Jbeil, perched on top of a hill at an altitude of 1,200 meters, from where in the distance one can see the Mediterranean sea, is the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, the...
Spanish church leaders have criticized media treatment of a diocesan bishop who resigned over accusations of sexual abuse, amid renewed debates over the church's historic role in the traditionally Catholic country. "We must take into account the presumption of innocence,...
WASHINGTON  -- The Supreme Court on Dec. 2 heard oral arguments in an appeal from a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey challenging an investigation by that state's attorney general alleging they misled people about their services...
VATICAN CITY -- Visiting two countries over six days on his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV preached unity, dialogue and respect for differences as the only paths to peace. Spending time with Catholics, other Christian leaders and top...
A New York state bishop has echoed a recent call from the nation's Catholic bishops to respect God-given human dignity, regardless of immigration status. "As a nation, we know in our hearts that we can and should do better. As...
NEWARK — The student body at Christ the Teacher Catholic School marked Mega Mercy Day on Nov. 24 by participating in a service project and hearing a speaker. Kelli Colella, one of the assistant principals of the school, said Mercy...
On the latest episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk to Sister Ann David Strohminger, OSF, Delegate for Religious for the Diocese of Wilmington. Sister Strohminger tells us about all the ways that Religious women and...
American theologian and author George Weigel was honored Nov. 30 with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church's Blessed Omelyan Kovch Award at the National Opera House in Lviv, Ukraine. Blessed Kovch (1884-1944), who was beatified by St. John Paul II in...
INDIANAPOLIS  -- For anyone who has not attended the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, the number of young Catholic participants can be overwhelming. A group of four first-timers from Cristo Rey Parish in Florence, Kentucky, certainly thought so. Not only...