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Earl Gage Jr. in an undated photo from the San Francisco Independent newspaper. Photo courtesy of Blondell Chism via Catholic San Francisco. San Francisco’s first …

Bishop James Su Zhimin. Image from Congressional – Executive Commission On China Political Prisoner Database. The fate of a long-imprisoned Catholic bishop in China was …

Credit: Estitxu Carton via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Exorcism is not an obscure practice shrouded in darkness, but a ministry filled with light, peace, and …

China computer hacking. Image credit: Aleksandar Malivuk/Shutterstock State-sponsored hackers have reportedly targeted Vatican computer networks in an attempt to give China an advantage in negotiations …

Catholic bishops have said that proposed hate crime legislation in Scotland could criminalise the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In a statement issued …

Pope Benedict XVI on Aug. 28, 2010. Credit: L’Osservatore Romano. Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has praised the “glorious music” of Johann Sebastian Bach in a …

Credit: Shutterstock. People made homeless as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will “need a lot of help” to get their lives back on track, …

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong, has made an impassioned defence of the Second Vatican Council, criticizing both “extreme conservatives” and “extreme …

A detail from a graphic promoting the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life campaign. Credit: Vatican Media. The Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life …

A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland. Credit: Bialo-zielony/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Catholics marked the 100th anniversary today of …

The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library. Credit: Michal Osmenda (CC BY-SA 2.0). A revamped website for the Vatican Apostolic Library brings modern technology to …

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his Angelus address June 7, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis asked young people Sunday to reach out to the …

There’s an old saying that goes, “Once a Catholic, always a Catholic.” Maybe you have been away from the Church for a little while or …

Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes in western France. Credit: AFP via Getty Images. A church volunteer has admitted to starting the …

A man sets fire to a crucifix outside a church in St. Lucia. Credit: YouTube screenshot A man on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia …

The Archdiocese of Cardiff has been awarded a grant of £138,000 from the Welsh Government’s Voluntary Services Emergency Fund to support its new ‘Staying Together …

Chineses, Taiwanese and Vatican flags. Image via Shutterstock Part 3 of a three part series examining the situation of the Church in China. Part 1 …

Stock image vis Shutterstock The dignity and rights of trafficking victims require the international community to do more to prosecute and bring down traffickers, a representative …

A woman stands in a burned out area after an extremist attack on the village of Aldeia da Paz, Mozambique, Aug. 24, 2019. Credit: AFP …

Hong Kong and Vatican flags. Image via Shutterstock Part 2 of a three-part series examining the situation of the Church in China. As the Vatican …