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The Citizens’ Group for the Decriminalization of Abortion in El Salvador announced its legal dissolution, stating that its work is “no longer compatible” with the country’s current legislation for nongovernmental …

Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government’s immigration crackdown, but they urged everyone to repair strained relations …

A new Vatican stamp issue honoring Ukrainian Catholics marks three major milestones for the Catholic Church in Ukraine, even as the country continues to endure the ongoing war. The stamp …

(See the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent) Our journey to the cross continues this week as we hear St. Matthew’s Gospel account of the Transfiguration. The imagery is …

From a perch on the op-ed page of The Washington Post from 1969 to 1997, Colman McCarthy became what the Washingtonian Magazine called the “liberal conscience” of the paper.

A Catholic legal network and other opponents of the Trump administration’s suspension of immigration from 75 countries are calling into question a key claim the government made in support of that …

Lahore – Hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated into “open war,” Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared. Mutual attacks and military escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan have led to …

Rome – Of approximately 31,000 Italian priests, 227 are currently serving as “Fidei Donum” missionaries abroad. Updated data published by the National Office for Missionary Cooperation of the Churches of …

Abuja – The Catholic Church of St. Mary in Katchuan Irruan, in the local government area of Boki, in northern Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria, was attacked and set on …

Vatican City -The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Assandé Darius Ekou, until now rector of the parish-sanctuary Saint Famille de Nazareth and director of the Saint Kizito d’Abengourou diocesan …