The White House issued a proclamation honoring the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket Dec. 29 and inviting “the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches and customary places of meeting with appropriate ceremonies.”
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Head of German bishops, self-described conservative, calls for changing church teaching on LGBT people and women
The head of the German bishops’ conference called for far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church and criticized the Vatican’s treatment of the church in his country.
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New Vatican document: Refusing to get vaccinated can seriously jeopardize public health
The Vatican is calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
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Pope Francis announces a yearlong reflection on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ and family
Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love.
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William Barr, a Catholic, went out of his way to use the death penalty (and defy church teaching)
It’s hard to see Attorney General William Barr as doing anything but consciously, defiantly thumbing his nose at Catholic teaching.
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Pope Francis: Sorting the church into ‘right vs. left, progressive vs. traditionalist’ betrays its true nature
Pope Francis delivered his annual pre-Christmas address to Roman Curia officials.
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What Catholic Church will President Biden attend in D.C.? Here are some options.
A Biden transition team official refused to say which church Biden might attend in the nation’s capital or whether he might return to Delaware for services, at least to start.
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Vatican: Catholics can get Covid-19 vaccines that used abortion cells
The Vatican on Monday declared that it is “morally acceptable” for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions.
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Catholic groups create $2 million ‘Francis Fund’ for Americans in danger of eviction
Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have each contributed $1 million to a new fund to benefit people “in extreme danger of losing their homes this month.”
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Why all Catholics should get a Covid-19 vaccine
We go behind the story with a bioethicist on the moral imperative of current Covid-19 vaccines.