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Mexican pilgrims to miss World Youth Day after using bogus travel agency

hundreds of mexican pilgrims planning to attend world youth day in panama have been unable to travel because the tour packages they purchase...
David Agren

Vatican confirms suppression of Ecclesia Dei commission

pope francis folded the responsibilities and budget of the commission responsible for traditional catholics into the congregation for the do...
Christopher R. Altieri

'Every life is worth protecting,' Trump and Pence tell March for Life

the march for life again gathered myriad pro-life advocates to mark the anniversary of legalized abortion in america, and in a surprise appe...
Catholic News Agency

Pope says it's a 'grave sin' to deny God has blessed other Christians

just as divisions in society grow when wealth is not shared, divisions within christianity grow when the richness of gifts god has given to ...
Cindy Wooden

'You are renewing American society' nuncio tells Mass for Life

young pro-life marchers are charged with renewing american society. this was the message apostolic nuncio archbishop christophe pierre deliv...
Catholic News Agency

How the founders of a Protestant mega-church converted to Catholicism

we have entered the week of prayer for christian unity and thus today at mass we prayed the traditional prayer that our “separated brethren”...
Francis Phillips

No place for 'religious test' in government, Senate says in unanimous vote

the senate yesterday passed a resolution saying it would be "unconstitutional" to consider membership in the knights of columbus a disqualif...
Ed Condon/CNA

Pictures: Farm animals blessed outside St Peter's Square

farmers from across italy brought their animals to the vatican for a blessing thursday, turning the street outside st. peter’s square into a...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/19

critics of pope francis want his pontificate “to end as soon as possible” , cardinal walter kasper has said. the vatican has released an onl...
Luke Coppen

Dear Fr Rutler: how can a priest and recovering alcoholic consume the Precious Blood?

dear father rutler, i’m a priest and a recovering alcoholic, and i dread the day i have to drink a large amount of christ’s sacred blood lef...
Fr George Rutler