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Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi of Bologna appealed for calm after protests erupted in the Italian city following the death of a Moroccan immigrant under police restraint. Lamenting hatred and violence, …

The Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church called for prayer as President Joseph Aoun traveled to Washington to meet with President Trump, amid the Lebanon war. “However severe the crises …

Cardinal Oswald Gracias called on Asia’s bishops to “become bridge builders—to become bridges ourselves.” “We are called to connect people, bring them closer together, reconcile differences, resolve conflicts, and help …

The Governorate of the Vatican City State signed an agreement with a corporation (RBHold S.p.A.) and a foundation (Fondazione Futuro Salute ETS) to provide healthcare assistance to “consecrated religious, missionaries …

The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, sold three downtown properties, including its former chancery office, for $6.4 million. The proceeds from the sale will help pay for abuse settlements; the …

Gunshots were fired yesterday outside the Catholic Charities office in Brockton, Massachusetts, with one bullet piercing the building’s wall. “Our employees, who work tirelessly to serve the Brockton community through …

Archbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna has begun his mission as apostolic nuncio to El Salvador, the Vatican newspaper reported on July 21.