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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville said he has been diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer and will undergo an extended treatment plan. The archbishop made the announcement July 10 in an online post published by The...
Guy Townsend, assistant principal at Saint Mark's High School, submitted his resignation effective July 9, according to the school. “I regretfully announce the resignation of Mr. Guy Townsend,” Tom Fertal, school principal, said in a statement. “This is a great loss...
By Archbishop Anthony C. Fisher Sydney, Australia Before you say: "He would say that, he's a bishop," please hear me out. When it comes to calls for euthanasia, I get it, I really do. A few years ago, I was close...
VATICAN CITY -- Msgr. Massimo Palombella, a Salesian priest who has directed the Sistine Chapel Choir since 2010, has stepped down, the Vatican announced. "The Holy Father accepted the maestro's request to terminate his service," the Vatican press office said...
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Two independent theaters have canceled screenings of the pro-life movie "Unplanned" after managers and owners received "serious threats," according to the Canadian distributor of the movie. "They were originally going to (screen it) and were able to...
LIMA, Peru — When Pope Francis came face to face with more than 2,000 Amazonian indigenous people in Peru in January 2018, he told them the place where they live is holy ground, and that they and the Amazon...
VATICAN CITY — The Holy See has waived the diplomatic immunity of a Vatican diplomat who has been under investigation by authorities in Paris for allegedly sexually assaulting a city official. Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican Press Office,...
WASHINGTON — Orders of women and men religious received, collectively, $28 million in financial help from the National Religious Retirement Office, the umbrella group that coordinates the annual Retirement Fund for Religious campaign in parishes and dioceses nationwide. The $28...
WASHINGTON -- Rose Lavelle skyrocketed from a star player, loping across the soccer fields at her Catholic girls high school in Cincinnati, to a superstar, scoring three goals for the U.S. women's team at the World Cup and winning...
CHILDS, Md. — School had recessed for the summer the week prior, but that wasn’t enough to keep 16 Mount Aviat Academy students from returning for STREAM Camp with teacher Erin Dymowski. STREAM includes science, technology, religion, engineering, arts...