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Alessandra Harris says she is “devastated but not at all surprised” by this country electing Donald Trump as president for a second term.

WASHINGTON – “The Catholic Church teaches that religious freedom is a basic human right, which has even been called the ‘synthesis and summit of all other fundamental rights,’” said Bishop …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on divided Christians to overcome their doctrinal differences and walk together in love, expressing hope especially for greater unity between the Orthodox and …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the “anger and vitriol” of the current election …

Pope Francis has decided that some controversial issues raised at the first assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will be examined by study groups that will work beyond …

As India prepares to elect a new federal government, its Catholic bishops have urged citizens “to vote wisely” to help the country remain a secular and democratic republic. 

null / Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock Toronto, Canada, Feb 9, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Canadian government has paused implementing medical assistance in dying (MAID). But the pause does not mean …

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, which was closed in 1989 and sold, which the Serenelli Project is hoping to purchase (left), and a home for ex-inmates reentering society owned …

In Amazing Grace: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn, James Walvin analyzes the history and cultural significance of this beloved hymn, from its composition to the present. 

ROME (OSV News) — The Vatican, especially Pope Francis, must double its efforts and urge the international community to end the massacre of Palestinians killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas …