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PHILADELPHIA-- Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis of Philadelphia died at Villa St. Joseph in Darby, Pennsylvania, the evening of Sept. 14 following a lengthy...

WHEELING, W.Va.-- Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston and pro-life leaders of West Virginia lauded the state Legislature for passing an abortion ban Sept....

LVIV, Ukraine-- Catholics in Ukraine feel the prayers of Christians around the world, said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, major archbishop of the Ukrainian...

NEW ORLEANS-- During nearly five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson wondered aloud where God was hiding in the midst...

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- A unanimous ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans blocking the "is a major victory...

BEIRUT-- In London, prayers now rise up to God from the shrine of Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians, and also from Lebanon, where the...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Republican congressional leaders announced proposed legislation Sept. 13 to place a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The identical...

Pope Francis is a man with an unusual ability to communicate Catholic social teaching to both the world and the church. Often labeled "the...

In his addresses to the World Meeting of Popular Movements, Pope Francis has often spoken of the three T's: "tierra," "techo" and "trabajo" (or...

BALTIMORE -- At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when face-to-face visits were difficult or impossible, many members of the Society of St. Vincent...