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Bishop tells Covington Catholic High School community he stands with them
Bishop Roger J. Foys was there to address the students about the events that took place Jan. 18, after the March for Life in Washington, where a student standing face-to-face with a Native American elder was captured on video and ignited a firestorm on social media.
CAFOD, other NGOs urge prayer for desperate situation in Yemen
After nearly four years of war in Yemen, more than 14 million people are facing starvation and 85,000 children may have already died from extreme hunger since 2015. The United Nations says one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen.
Pro-life movement urged to be aggressive, fight abortion on ‘many fronts’
The lead lawyer of the pro-life Thomas More Society discusses the legal landscape surrounding abortion, how current court and legislative battles fit into that landscape, and his hopes going forward.
House members introduce bipartisan measure to ban abortions at 20 weeks
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, was joined by more than 100 other members of the House Jan. 24 in introducing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act of 2019, a measure that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation.
‘Panama in the Capital’ offers World Youth Day experience closer to home
As World Youth Day 2019 came to a close in Panama, about 1,400 young adults representing about 20 U.S. dioceses gathered Jan. 26 at The Catholic University of America in Washington to join in the joy, prayer and fellowship of the global event.
In statement, Philippine bishops break silence on ‘disturbing issues’
In a pastoral statement issued at the end of their meeting in Manila Jan. 28, the bishops asked forgiveness from the faithful "for the length of time that it took us to find our collective voice."
Church leaders call Philippine church attack ‘heinous and evil’ terrorism
Bomb explosions killed at least 20 people and injured about 100 others inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel during Mass Jan. 27. Islamic State reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
Catholic, Jewish, Muslim students learn together in Catholic school
Upper-grade students of three local religious schools met at St. Christopher School in Northeast Philadelphia in a program that helps them understand each other's faith traditions, and gain mutual respect.
Vatican underlines support of universal health care coverage
The Vatican observer to the U.N. told the World Health Organization that the church supports stronger and sustainable essential health care services on the way toward achieving universal health coverage.
Real Catholic media don’t look for heretics everywhere, official says
"In some Catholic communications media, there is no compassion," the pope said. Instead, one finds "schism, condemnation, malice, fury, self-aggrandizement (and) the denunciation of heresy."