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Peace only way to face global crises, Vatican U.N. nuncio says
The crisis facing many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic requires a united global response that shuns nationalistic interests and creates long-lasting solutions, said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations.
Amid discussion to end death penalty, three federal executions temporarily halted
The three federal executions initially scheduled for the second week of January are now on hold.
U.S. bishops call for an end to the federal death penalty
A joint statement from two U.S. bishops who head different committees of the U.S. bishops called for an end to the federal use of the death penalty as "long past time."
Stable lay ministries approved by Pope Francis
The Vatican announced on Monday, January 11, 2021, that the Holy Father Pope Francis has made a revision to Canon Law that will allow baptized Catholic women and men to be installed in a stable manner in the Church’s official ministries of lector and acolyte.
Pope, Bishop advocate for COVID-19 vaccine as moral choice
Pope Francis has urged people to register and take a COVID vaccine as soon as possible, revealing in a new interview that he expects to get his own first dose this week. "I believe that, morally, everyone must take the vaccine … because it is about your life but also the …
Central African Republic bishops warn of food shortages, insecurity
Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic warned of food shortages and a refugee exodus, as two-thirds of the country was in rebel control in early January.
U.S. Bishops' president condemns protests, prays for safety amid chaos at U.S. Capitol
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement in response to the Jan. 6 violence in the U.S. Capitol.
Faithful called to celebrate Sacred Scripture Jan. 24
In his September 2019 Apostolic Letter “Aperuit illis,” Pope Francis instituted The Sunday of the Word of God to be held every year on the third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
COVID-19 claims lives of over 200 priests in Italy since start of pandemic
Of the more than 76,000 people known to have died of COVID-19 in Italy the past 11 months, more than 200 were priests, according to the Catholic newspaper, Avvenire.
Mass to be celebrated at West Bank baptismal site for first time in 54 years
For the first time in 54 years, a Mass will be celebrated Jan. 10, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St. John the Baptist Chapel on the banks of the Jordan River.
Like the Magi, look to the heavens for hope, Pope says on Epiphany
In times of doubt and suffering, Christians must not focus on their problems, but instead ...
Pope will not baptize infants on feast day this year
The choral cries of newborn babies will not fill the Sistine Chapel in 2021 because the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Pope Francis to cancel his annual celebration of infant baptisms on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Philadelphia businessman is producing film on St. Frances Cabrini
Pop quiz: Who was the first female American citizen to be canonized a saint?
Pope marks opening of Holy Door at Santiago de Compostela
Pilgrims who embark on the long journey of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela remind others of the spiritual journey all Christians make...
Lebanese man's decades of research helps great-uncle's sainthood cause
Fares Melki's first introduction to his great-uncle was when he asked his grandfather about the picture framed above his grandfather's bed. That was around 60 years ago, when Melki was 10.
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