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Pope Francis has praised the controversial Jesuit Father James Martin for his LGBT ministry, urging him to continue forward with “compassion and tenderness.”

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has blasted the 60 “Catholic” Democrat congressmembers who published a defense of their public support for abortion.

The European Parliament voted Thursday in favor of a report describing abortion as “essential healthcare” and a “human right.”

Indigenous leaders in Canada reported on Thursday they have discovered another 600 unmarked graves at a site once used as a “residential school” where indigenous children were forcibly interned.

Pope Francis has advanced the cause for canonization of European statesman Robert Schuman, bringing him one step closer to sainthood.

The New York Times politicized the call from faithful American Catholics who urged their bishops to defend the profound teaching that Jesus is actually present in the Eucharist, and that self-professed Catholic public officials who support “grave moral evils,” such as abortion and euthanasia, not receive communion.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged a question Monday about if President Joe Biden believed a 15-week unborn baby was human.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo lamented Sunday the fate of the people of Myanmar “tossed in the stormy seas of man-made disaster” following the February 1 military coup d’état.

Pope Francis called for greater openness to migrants and refugees Sunday, joining the United Nations in celebrating World Day of Refugees.

U.S. Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) has challenged the U.S. bishops to refuse him Holy Communion at Mass, flaunting his support for abortion and same-sex marriage.

Pope Francis has joined the bishops of Myanmar (Burma) in calling for the opening of humanitarian corridors in conflict-torn Myanmar.

Sixty Catholic Democrats in Congress have written an open “Statement of Principles” explaining why the Catholic Church should not deny Holy Communion to professed Catholics who promote abortion.

The U.S. bishops voted overwhelmingly Friday to approve drafting a document on the reception of Holy Communion, a topic with clear repercussions for President Joe Biden, a professed Catholic who supports the expansion of abortion rights.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher reacted to the Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling in favor of a Catholic foster agency in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia by stating that the court siding with Catholics wasn’t surprising

President Joe Biden commented on potentially being denied Communion at the Catholic Church on Friday, saying it was a private matter and that it was not going to happen.

Pope Francis presented his vision of building back better in a video message Thursday to the World of Work Summit in Geneva.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue praised Thursday’s Supreme Court’s ruling in Fulton v. Philadelphia, calling it a “huge victory for religious liberty.”

A survey found 74 percent of churchgoing Catholics say Catholic politicians who oppose the Church’s teachings should not receive communion.

ROME — Iraqi Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako has called for the rejection of every form of fundamentalism, insisting it is a “dangerous ideology.”

ROME — Joe Biden’s entourage requested permission for the president to attend Mass with Pope Francis during his European visit, which the Vatican “nixed,” according to a Wednesday report from Catholic News Agency (CNA).

The editors of the influential National Catholic Register have published an op-ed lamenting President Joe Biden’s progressive slide into his current radical position in favor of unrestricted abortion-on-demand.

Pope Francis denounced widespread child labor abuses Sunday, asserting that 150 million children are exploited globally.

The Catholic bishops of Myanmar have urged the military to stop targeting places of worship, which have suffered repeated attacks in past weeks.

Pope Francis said the coronavirus pandemic has underscored humanity’s vulnerability as well as the need for greater “multilateral cooperation.”

The Catholic Bishops of Eritrea have denounced the state appropriation of Catholic schools and health facilities, the latest casualties of the country’s governmental overreach.

LGBT activist Father Daniel Horan has accused the nation of Ghana of “homophobia” for its anti-sodomy laws and failure to legalize same-sex marriage.

South African Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier has denounced the Huffington Post’s hypocritical anguish over the destruction of tern eggs alongside its support for the destruction of unborn humans in abortion.

President Biden has been in office for less than five months and has already taken a public stand against core Church teachings 32 times, the Catholic League reports this week.

Italian Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, who was murdered in 2000 by three teenage girls during a Satanic ritual, was beatified by the Catholic Church Sunday after being recognized as a martyr.

Pope Francis called for religious and political leaders to “shed light” on the discovery of the bodies of over 200 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in western Canada.

The progressive German Cardinal Reinhard Marx has tendered his resignation to Pope Francis, citing the need to confront his “errors and omissions” in dealing with the clerical sex abuse crisis.

Pope Francis has launched another climate warning, asserting that humanity has only “ten years” to restore the earth’s ecosystem.

ROME — Brazilians have demanded an apology from Pope Francis after he joked about the country’s drinking habits and lack of piety.

Pope Francis has urged Christians to pray during the month of June for young men and women preparing for marriage, offering an alternative, Christian message to LGBT Pride events.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 56, and partner Carrie Symonds, 33, were secretly married in the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of the Precious Blood on Saturday, it has been confirmed. 

The Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of the West African nations of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau reiterated their opposition to homosexual practice Friday following a meeting of their conferences.