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Sale of consecrated hosts violates Etsy's policies, website confirms

an etsy representative has clarified that the sale of consecrated hosts for the purpose of desecration is a violation of the e-commerce webs...

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/05/19

brazil’s bishops have criticised president jair bolsonaro’s move to liberalise gun laws. pope francis has advanced the cause of brazil’s “mo...

Sri Lanka holds first public Masses since Easter attacks

the sri lankan catholic church on may 12 held its first public sunday masses since suicide bombers claimed more than 250 lives and injured h...

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Has Harvard conceded to 'the Great Awokening'? The truth may be more complicated

over the weekend, while fathers were finding last minute mother's day gifts, harvard announced that one of their most celebrated criminal la...

Gunmen kill six during Mass in Burkina Faso

a group of gunmen burned down a catholic church during sunday mass and killed at least six people, including a priest, in the west african n...

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/05/19

jesus the good shepherd “is attentive to each one of us” , pope francis said at yesterday’s regina caeli ( full text , full video ). the pop...

Cupich denounces pastor's decision to host Nation of Islam leader

cardinal blase cupich of chicago is distancing himself from the decision of a pastor who invited controversial preacher louis farrakhan to s...

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Cardinal DiNardo welcomes new papal norms on preventing clergy abuse

new papal norms on preventing clergy sexual abuse are "a blessing that will empower the church everywhere to bring predators to justice, no ...

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Analysis: Is Pope Francis' new abuse plan the answer Catholics are looking for?

pope francis, the “pope of surprises,” lived up to his nickname this morning, by releasing a comprehensive canonical plan to address the inv...

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The new Vatican plan to combat abuse is a step forward. But there's something vital missing

last november, following the pennsylvania grand jury allegations of episcopal cover-up in clerical abuse cases, the us bishops met in baltim...