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Bishop Conley: You actually don't have to vote for either
Catholics who can't in good conscience vote for either major presidential candidate are well within their rights to pick a third option, says Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Voters need to discern whether there is a candidate in each...
New iPhone updates are among the things we love to hate, and the new iOS10 update is garnering just as much angst and ire as its predecessors. But while there are several reasons to be annoyed at...
Today is Michaelmas, the feast of St. Michael, the archangel, and actually of the rest of the archangels, too. I’m not building my kids a satan piñata to smash or baking anything with...
There are two kinds of true-story disaster movies hitting theatres this weekend.
“Deepwater Horizon” stars Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Rusell in the tragic tale of what happened when the titular oil...
Pope to Georgian Catholics: imitate St. Therese's 'little way'
It’s important to follow the example of St. Therese's “little way,” trusting in God and his consolation with the faith a small child, Pope Francis said Saturday, which marked the feast of the young saint and Doctor of the Church.
Quoting from...
Mexico may be the most dangerous country to be a priest
With 15 priests killed in the last four years, Mexico is the most dangerous country to exercise priestly ministry in the entire world, Father Hugo Valdemar, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico, said recently.
In a report published Sept....
Amid communist rule, a Catholic university opens in Vietnam
After 40 years, the first Catholic Church-operated university opened in Vietnam since the advent of communism in the country.
"The institute aims to enhance theological knowledge and competence among all priests, religious and laypeople,"...
New bill would protect churches with political views from the IRS
Churches concerned about Internal Revenue Service intervention if they engage in political speech should take a look at a proposed federal bill that promises fewer restrictions, the bill’s backers say.
“No tax exemption can be based on a...
In Georgia visit, Pope finds a country of Christian tensions
Pope Francis on his visit to Georgia will find a country where dialogue among Christians is particularly difficult, with cool relations between the Georgian Orthodox Church and the country’s tiny Catholic minority.
For this reason his trip is...
Syrian children to unite in prayer for an end to violence
Christian and Muslim children of Aleppo, Syria will gather together in prayer on October 6 to plead for an end to the violence and devastation in their city and country.
Archbishop Boutros Marayati, the head of the Armenian Catholic...
