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U.S. among 33 nations at U.N. affirming ‘inherent’ right to life
Catholic bishops lauded the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which reaffirms the "dignity and worth of the human person" and the "sovereign right" of a nation to set laws regarding abortion.
Pope not changing church teaching on gay unions, Vatican says
The Secretariat of State insisted that when Pope Francis spoke recently about civil unions, he was not changing "the doctrine of the church," and his words were taken out of context.
As nation awaits election results, tensions and fences rise
Catholic Democratic and Republican voters expressed their preferences on the eve of the national election as workers rapidly boarded up buildings in the vicinity of the White House.
Restorative justice can address country’s racial inequities
Engaging in difficult conversations now about racial justice in the United States and training the next generation can build true community, said participants in a session run by the Catholic Mobilizing Network.
Young adults with disabilities get a home of their own
Dedicated Oct. 23, St. Philomena Cottage is "a dream realized" that offers a balance of care and independence to grown-up residents of St. Edmond's Home for Children.
McGivney family members, many others ‘thrilled’ Knights’ founder is beatified
John Walshe remembers the unveiling of the Father Michael J. McGivney statue in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, when he was in eighth grade. Dozens of years later, he was one of the few to attend the beatification Mass for his relative, now-Blessed McGivney.
L.A. archbishop prays for COVID-19 victims at Día de los Muertos vigil
The lives of people lost to the "long, dark months of the coronavirus pandemic" was on the mind of Archbishop José H. Gomez during a Day of the Dead ceremony Nov. 1 at a Catholic cemetery in East Los Angeles.
A Baby’s Breath marks 20 years serving women in crisis pregnancies
The local organization operates five centers in Montgomery, Chester and Bucks counties through loyal volunteers and supported by fundraising 5K runs, all to support mothers and their babies.
Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful
Beatified at an Oct. 31 Mass, Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, was a holy priest who "died daily to his own desires" in serving others, said celebrant Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin.
Several students at North American College test positive for COVID-19
A quarantine is now in place only a few weeks after the students' courses began at the pontifical universities in Rome.