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USCCB president urges Trump to quickly act to ease contraceptive mandate
Citing Trump's pledge to ease the mandate during a White House signing ceremony May 4 for an executive order promoting free speech and religious liberty, Cardinal DiNardo lamented that after three months no steps have yet been taken to erase the HHS mandate for organizations that object to it for faith reasons.
Friar’s remains exhumed, relics collected ahead of beatification Mass
The remains of Father Solanus Casey were exhumed Aug. 1 as part of the canonical process that precedes the saintly Capuchin Franciscan friar's beatification Mass in November.
New film recalls faith, sacrifice of Maryknoll chaplain killed in Vietnam
Fifty years after he put himself between a wounded Marine and fatal enemy gunfire, the story of Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno's faith and sacrifice is being retold in a new movie.
The 35th Annual Knights of the Immaculata Retreat for Men with Fr. Paul Scalia
All men are welcome. This retreat includes Mass, conferences (talks), Stations of the Cross, private adoration and much more!
Black Catholics bringing Revival to Cathedral
Office for Black Catholics and parishes of the Black Catholic community will host two evenings of inspiring preaching and praise Sept. 25 and 26 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
A year after historic floods, high water devastates West Virginia again
Flash floods and landslides wracked the state's northern regions July 28-29 after a storm dumped three inches of rain in 36 minutes.
Mexican priest stabbed at cathedral in May dies
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera said that Father Miguel Angel Machorro, allegedly stabbed by an American man at the altar while celebrating Mass May 15, has died.
Ancient order, modern times: Order of Malta focuses on renewal
For more than 900 years, the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta has seen its fair share of victories, defeats and institutional changes. However, those challenges did not prepare them for the intense media scrutiny that followed a very public crisis in the order at the beginning of the year.
Bishop asks Congress to reject ‘discriminatory’ immigration bill
"Had this discriminatory legislation been in place generations ago, many of the very people who built and defended this nation would have been excluded," said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chair of the bishops' migration committee.
U.S. Catholic communications expert is first woman to be Signis president
An internationally recognized journalist, writer and communications professional, Helen Osman is the first woman and first North American to be president of Signis.