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Icon of St. Joseph holding the Child Jesus.

The story behind the feast of St. Joseph the Worker

May 1, 2024

“There could not be a better protector to help you penetrate the spirit of the Gospel into your life,” Pope Pius XII said of Jesus’ earthly father.

Jimmy Lai at a Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong criticizes U.S. bill to rename street in honor of imprisoned human rights defender

Apr 30, 2024

Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) proposed the bill last week to honor 75-year-old Jimmy Lai, who has been jailed in Hong Kong since 2020.

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Chaplains in public schools? Florida’s Catholic bishops ‘pleased’ by new law

Apr 30, 2024

Florida’s bishops are welcoming a new law that allows public schools in the state to have volunteer chaplains.

Captain (Father) Daniel Mode — who remains a priest in good standing — has been reassigned to an “administrative position” in the US Navy Chief of Chaplains Office, according to the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA.

Coast Guard chaplain reassigned after failure to report on sexual misconduct case

Apr 30, 2024

Captain (Father) Daniel Mode — who remains a priest in good standing — has been reassigned to an “administrative position” in the US Navy Chief of Chaplains Office, according to the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA.

Lara Al-Sayegh, a Catholic from Gaza, collapsed and died of heatstroke as she and her mother tried to leave Gaza and find safe haven in Egypt on April 24, 2024. The 19-year-old lived in northern Gaza and the family had already lost their father and husband when he died at Gaza's Latin Holy Family Church due to a lack of adequate medical care.

19-year-old Catholic woman dies attempting to flee Gaza with her mother

Apr 30, 2024

The tragic death of Lara Al-Sayegh highlights the suffering of Gaza’s dwindling Christian minority.

Pope Francis receives a baby for a blessing as pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s general audience on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

Armed New York resident arrested in St. Peter’s in Rome was on ‘Most Wanted’ list

Apr 30, 2024

Moises Tejada, 54, is on the Most Wanted Fugitives list of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. 

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Bishops: New Biden HHS Obamacare rule advances ‘ideological view of sex’

Apr 30, 2024

The change means that any insurer or physician receiving federal financial assistance must cover or provide sex-reassignment surgeries and therapies.

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis to Regnum Christi: May the Spirit help you to make ‘mystery of Christ’ present

Apr 30, 2024

On the occasion of its first general convention taking place in Rome this week, Pope Francis has addressed a message to the Regnum Christi Federation.

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Nebraska parish mobilizes to help neighbors after massive tornado

Apr 30, 2024

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elkhorn, Nebraska, a suburb northwest of Omaha, mobilized volunteers in recent days to coordinate donations.

Game, set, God: French athlete trades championship title for abbey life

Apr 30, 2024

Ludovic Duée, captain of the Saint-Nazaire volleyball team and recently crowned French champion, shared a deeply personal decision with local media.

St. Pius V, safeguard of the faith

Apr 30, 2024

Preferring the peace of the cloister to public life, St. Pius V is remembered for ridding the Church of the abuses and corruption of the time.

Former Anglican vicar becomes first bishop of UK ordinariate

Apr 29, 2024

The Vatican has announced a new leader of the ordinariate in Great Britain.