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Survey: Black, Hispanic, Asian Catholics report racial discrimination

About 4 in 10 adult Catholics say they have personally experienced racial discrimination, according to a report released Oct. 26 by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.

Gina Christian|Oct 27, 2026|4 Min Read

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World

Church demands protection as 60 Orthodox Christians killed in Ethiopia

EWTN News|Oct 27, 2026|4 Min Read

Nation

Bishops say prayer over president wasn’t meant to be political, regret fallout

Oct 26, 2026|8 Min Read

Vatican

Cardinals’ council discusses pandemic recovery, curial reform with Pope Francis

Courtney Mares|May 7, 2021|2 Min Read

Nation

Legislators urge Biden to address global religious persecution

Catholic News Agency|May 6, 2021|3 Min Read

Demonstrators are seen near the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., showing their opposition to the death penalty July 13, 2020. (CNS/Bryan Woolston, Reuters)

Nation

Charleston diocese dismayed at South Carolina legislature’s attempt to resume executions

Catholic News Agency|May 6, 2021|2 Min Read

A prelate wearing a protective mask looks on as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele takes part in a meeting at the Presidential House in San Salvador May 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Secretaria de Prensa de La Presidencia handout via Reuters)

World

Amid political crisis, Salvadoran bishops call for 'authentic democracy'

Rhina Guidos|May 6, 2021|3 Min Read

President Joe Biden applauds a man receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va., April 6, 2021. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Nation

Move to waive vaccine patents is good step, says Catholic health official

Carol Zimmermann|May 6, 2021|3 Min Read

The reliquary with accompanying objects, including a copper cross and six silver chalices. (Courtesy of the Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale in Palermo)

World

Stolen 14th-century reliquary found in police raid of art collector’s home in Sicily

Courtney Mares|May 6, 2021|3 Min Read

Vatican

Welcoming migrants, refugees is opportunity for growth, pope says

Cindy Wooden|May 6, 2021|5 Min Read

Rohan Aggarwal, 26, a resident doctor treating patients suffering from COVID-19, tends to a patient inside the emergency room of Holy Family Hospital during his 27-hour shift in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for all those affected by the huge health emergency. (CNS photo/Danish Siddiqui, Reuters)

World

Pope prays emergency workers in India find strength to persevere

Carol Glatz|May 6, 2021|3 Min Read

Vatican

Pope tells new Swiss Guards they represent a church that welcomes

Carol Glatz|May 6, 2021|2 Min Read

World

Swedish hospital praised for halting gender-transitioning for children under 16

Catholic News Agency|May 6, 2021|3 Min Read

Sister Norma Pimentel, director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, speaks with a young resident of a tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico. (CNS photo/David Agren)

Nation

Sister Norma Pimentel urges President Biden to visit U.S.-Mexico border

Kurt Jensen|May 6, 2021|3 Min Read

Father Tito Robles of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, was interrupted by two policement while he celebrated a first Communion. (Screen caption Twitter)

World

Police called after Argentine priest holds outdoor Mass for First Communion

Inés San Martín|May 5, 2021|3 Min Read