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Where abortion is on the ballot, Catholic bishops issue calls for action

Sep 30, 2024

To Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila as well as many other bishops, it is a matter of getting the word out about just how far these amendments go.

The makeup of the U.S. Senate could change as a result of the 2024 elections.

Four U.S. Senate races to watch: Can Democrats hold on to their majority in November?

Sep 30, 2024

For the Democrats to hold on to their majority, all of their incumbents need to be reelected and they need to flip a Republican seat or win the presidency.

Saint Jerome Writing, a painting by Caravaggio, dated to 1605–06. Public domain.

Are modern Bible translations always better? A Catholic linguist praises St. Jerome’s Vulgate

Sep 30, 2024

The Vulgate became the predominantly used Bible of the Middle Ages and has endured to this day.

Pope Francis speaks aboard the papal plane on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Pope Francis responds to critics of comments he made in Belgium about women

Sep 29, 2024

“A woman is more important than a man, but it is terrible when a woman wants to be a man: No, she is a woman,” the pope had said in Belgium.

Pope Francis prays during Mass at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024

In Belgium, Pope Francis gives strong warning over scandal of abuse, cover-up

Sep 29, 2024

The Holy Father urged the Belgian bishops to bring the evil of abuse to light and not to cover up abuse.

A cloud of smoke erupts during an Israeli air strike on the village of Sujud in southern Lebanon on Sept. 25, 2024. Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon on Sept. 24, a day after 492 people, including 35 children, were killed in the deadliest bombardment since a devastating war in 2006.

As Lebanon faces increasing conflict, Christians stand firm against war

Sep 29, 2024

“No to war!” has become a rallying cry among Lebanon’s Christians, who have maintained this stance since clashes began to escalate.

Officials break ground at a 19-story affordable housing project in downtown Boston on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

Archdiocese of Boston breaks ground on affordable housing project

Sep 29, 2024

The archdiocesan Planning Office for Urban Affairs is partnering with St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in the state, to build the residential apartments.

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver.

Archdiocese of Denver reacts to expulsion of 10 members of the Sodality of Christian Life

Sep 28, 2024

The Peruvian Episcopal Conference announced that on Sept. 25 Pope Francis ordered the Sodality of Christian Life to expel 10 of its members.

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Pope Francis lauds Belgian king who chose to abdicate rather than sign abortion law

Sep 28, 2024

The pope also expressed hope that the sainthood cause for King Baudouin, who ruled as King of the Belgians from 1951 until 1993, will advance.

Pope Francis in Belgium: ‘Crisis of faith’ in the West requires a return to the Gospel

Sep 28, 2024

The pope addressed more than 2,500 priests, deacons, religious sisters, seminarians, catechists, and bishops gathered inside the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

Nuclear engineer says latest research confirms first-century date of Shroud of Turin 

Sep 28, 2024

“The Shroud of Turin is the second-most valuable possession of the human race next to the Bible itself,” nuclear engineer Robert Rucker told CNA.

Pro-life group launches ad debunking false claim that Georgia abortion law killed women

Sep 27, 2024

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America said the two women were victims of “reckless misinformation” being spread by Democrats about Georgia’s pro-life laws.

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