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Plenary indulgence available for participants in Washington March for Life

the holy see has granted that a plenary indulgence may be obtained by those who participate in the national prayer vigil for life or other s...

Catholic News Agency

Analysis: The fall of Cardinal Wuerl

for the last six months, cardinal donald wuerl has managed to keep his head above water amid dogged and persistent criticism of his leadersh...

Wuerl denies denying knowledge of McCarrick abuse

cardinal donald wuerl told washington, dc priests saturday that he appropriately handled a 2004 allegation of misconduct against archbishop ...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/01/19

bishops in the democratic republic of the congo have urged the un security council to pressure the nation’s electoral commission to publish ...

Remembering Mgr Gerard McKay: an excellent, erudite canon lawyer

the very reverend monsignor gerard mckay, prelate auditor (judge) of the apostolic tribunal of the roman rota, died on december 29, 2018, at...

Cardinal Raymond Burke

Viganò tells McCarrick: repent, for the sake of your soul

archbishop carlo maria viganò has called on archbishop theodore mccarrick to repent publicly of alleged “crimes against minors and abuses of...

New York abortion bill could one day make being pro-life 'a crime'

officials at the new york state catholic conference are calling the reproductive health act "worse than we thought it would be." "it foresee...

What pro-life Ireland can learn from pro-life America

with the dawn of legal abortion in ireland, the pro-life movement in the country is beginning a fight that their u.s. counterparts have been...

Children must see the faith lived at home, Pope tells parents

at mass in the sistine chapel sunday, pope francis baptized 27 babies, reminding their parents that the first space in which children learn ...

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/01/19

at his baptism, jesus "manifests the logic and meaning of his mission" , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , full video )...