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Indian nuns decry Church
silence on rape case

January 24, 2022

Pope sets Jan. 26 as day of
prayer for peace in Ukraine

January 24, 2022

Archbishop says most bishops see
importance of ‘Traditionis Custodes’

January 23, 2022

Pope declares St. Irenaeus
a doctor of the church

January 23, 2022

Donnelly is confirmed as
U.S. ambassador to the Vatican

January 22, 2022

Arguments for ‘choice’ don’t change
fact abortion ‘is wrong,’ says prelate

January 21, 2022

LOCAL

In memoriam

Deacon Patrick ‘Pat’ White A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 26, 11 a.m., at St.…

Church honors its traditional roots with renovation

St. Joseph, Petersburg, completes $350,000 project After years of planning and hundreds of thousands of dollars raised, Bishop Barry…

New Ethnic Ministries head focused on office’s legacy

Villar makes connections, growth priorities Forming connections among the different cultures in the Diocese of Richmond, facilitating growth and…

In memoriam

A Mass of Christian Burial was concelebrated Saturday, Jan. 15, at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Hot Springs, for…

NATIONAL

Archbishop says most bishops see importance of ‘Traditionis Custodes’

VATICAN CITY — English Archbishop Arthur Roche is a key figure in what is offhandedly known as the Catholic Church’s…

Catholic school students ‘crusade for life’

Pray rosary weekly in front of Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic HOPKINS, Minn. – Every Monday morning at 7:45 during…

Donnelly is confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican

WASHINGTON – Catholic lawyer Joe Donnelly of Indiana is the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. The U.S. Senate…

Arguments for ‘choice’ don’t change fact abortion ‘is wrong,’ says prelate

WASHINGTON — Every year thousands of Catholics and other abortion opponents march in Washington in the frigid month of January…

GLOBAL

Indian nuns decry Church silence on rape case

NEW DELHI — Catholic women religious in India have expressed support for a nun days after Bishop Franco Mulakkal of…

Pope sets Jan. 26 as day of prayer for peace in Ukraine

VATICAN CITY — Saying he was worried about Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis proclaimed…

What you should know about Olympic ski area

Region has long history of Catholic persecution ZHANGJIAKOU, China – Chongli, a popular resort town and venue for the…

Pope declares St. Irenaeus a doctor of the church

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis officially has declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of the Church. In a decree…