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President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Correspondents dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2024.

Spanish bishop to Biden: Invoking Jesus Christ in support of abortion is a sacrilege

Apr 29, 2024

U.S. president Joe Biden has come under fire for making the sign of the cross during a rally criticizing measures that restrict abortion.

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Court orders North Carolina, West Virginia to fund sex changes in state health care plans

Apr 29, 2024

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a statement that this decision “cannot stand” and he intends to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Landscape view of Sacrofano, Italy, north of Rome.

Cardinal Grech opens world meeting of priests: ‘Our stories are human stories’

Apr 29, 2024

The four-day meeting, which is taking place from April 29 to May 2 at the Fraterna Domus retreat house in Sacrofano, Italy, is attended by about 300 priests.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on April 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Senate GOP leader McConnell won’t push for 15-week abortion law, says unlikely to pass

Apr 29, 2024

“I don’t think we’ll get 60 votes in the Senate for any kind of national legislation,” the Senate minority leader said.

Migrants, mostly Haitians, wait in Mexico City to be sent to different migration centers in Puebla, Hidalgo, and Queretaro to obtain their humanitarian visas, which will allow them to continue their journey to the U.S. border ion March 31, 2023.

Miami archbishop slams Biden for ‘unconscionable’ deportation of Haitian refugees

Apr 29, 2024

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami is criticizing President Joe Biden for resuming deportations of Haitian refugees, which he called “unconscionable.”

Billboard for AI priest Father Justin on social media.

Catholic Answers pulls plug on AI priest ‘Father Justin’

Apr 29, 2024

Just days after debuting an AI priest character to overwhelmingly negative reviews, Catholic Answers gave “Father Justin” the virtual heave-ho.

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Pennsylvania priest spent $41K in parish funds on cellphone games, police say

Apr 29, 2024

According to the parish records, nearly 2,200 transactions were related to a category of spending identified as “gaming.”

The Verona Arena is illuminated at night on Aug. 3, 2018, in Verona, Italy. The Holy See Press Office on Monday, April 29, 2024, released the pope’s schedule for a one-day trip to the city scheduled for May 18, 2024, on the vigil of Pentecost. 

Pope Francis to visit Verona for a trip centered on peace and justice

Apr 29, 2024

The Holy See Press Office on Monday released the pope’s schedule for the one-day trip scheduled for May 18 on the vigil of Pentecost.

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Archbishop: Minister to trans-identified people while stressing ‘goodness of human creation’

Apr 29, 2024

Archbishop Christopher Coyne of Hartford urged Catholics to minister to transgender-identifying individuals while affirming “the goodness of human creation.”

Sidewalk Advocates for Life celebrates over 22,000 lives saved from abortion

Apr 29, 2024

“I wish the country could see what we’re seeing in some of these more pro-life states,” said Sidewalk Advocates for Life president Lauren Muzyka.

Discover the hidden chapel in Rome where St. Catherine of Siena died

Apr 29, 2024

Located around the corner from the Pantheon, the tomb of St. Catherine of Siena sits within the high altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva.

Pope Francis’ visit to Venice showcases art as means of encounter, fraternity 

Apr 28, 2024

Pope Francis had a full slate of events Sunday during his day trip to Venice, Italy, a trip that tied together a message of unity and fraternity.