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Pope Francis has called out Israel for what he sees as its “domineering tendency” in Lebanon and Gaza, insisting its response to attacks has been “disproportionate.”

Charles McElwee, the founding editor of RealClearPennslvania, wrote on Friday that Kamala Harris’s pro-abortion, anti-Catholic stances may imperil her chances of winning northeastern Pennsylvania.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris is “smart” to skip the Al Smith Dinner in New York City, given her record of opposition to everything Catholics believe in.

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has criticized Kamala Harris for snubbing the Al Smith charity dinner hosted by the archdiocese, noting that the last presidential candidate to skip the dinner “lost 49 out of 50 states.”

ROME, Italy — Opposition to gay sex is based on a misreading of the Bible, much as the sacred text was used for centuries to defend slavery, argues gay-rights activist Father James Martin in an article published Wednesday.

The Church is much more “alive” outside of the Western world, and pastors need to become less “Eurocentric” in their vision of Christianity, Pope Francis said Wednesday.

Archbishop Charles Chaput has offered fraternal correction to Pope Francis, urging him to hold to the basic tenets of Christianity.

Pope Francis said all religions are paths to God, which seems to counter the Christian belief in Jesus Christ as humanity’s sole savior.

A group of Catholic sisters at the Green Mountain Monastery in Vermont have prioritized care for the planet as the most important “pro-life issue” facing the Church and society.

Indonesian police arrested seven people allegedly connected to an Islamic terror plot to attack Pope Francis during his visit to the country.

Pope Francis has signed a joint declaration together with Indonesia’s Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar, in which they denounce the “crisis” of climate change.

Pope Francis once again insisted Wednesday that people should not substitute pets for children, praising Indonesia for its higher birthrate.

The Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (CEV) rejected the political use of Christmas carried out by socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Pope Francis has consecrated his monthly prayer intention to “the cry of the earth” this September, urging Christians to feel the earth’s “pain.”

ROME — Immigration laws should not be made stricter but rather looser, to allow more immigrants to cross international borders, Pope Francis said Wednesday.

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland has denounced the radically pro-abortion platform of the Democratic Party, asserting that killing the unborn is “diabolical.”

Europe is experiencing a crisis evidenced by a “wave of populism” that threatens European universality, Pope Francis warned Saturday.

Harrison Butker, devout Catholic and Super Bowl champion kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, is blasting Chicago Cardinal Archbishop Blasé Cupich for not mentioning Jesus’ name during his invocation at this week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC).

A new report suggests that Catholic Democrats at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) “see no problem” with their party’s pro-choice platform, despite Church teaching that abortion is murder.

The Jesuits’ flagship publication in the United States offered a lengthy comparison between the Republican and Democrat platforms on immigration this week, concluding that the Democrats’ solution is far superior to the Republicans.’

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has slammed a proposal to legalize assisted suicide in the country, asserting that the bill buys into a “false understanding of compassion.”

Congress and President Joe Biden’s government have reportedly paid the Texas arm of Catholic Charities USA $769 million since 2021 to help deliver a huge population of poor migrants up to U.S. communities, workplaces, and housing.

The Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, has criticized a local Catholic college for hosting a fundraiser at which Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Walz defended abortion rights.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the progressive Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, offered the invocation for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) Monday without ever mentioning Jesus Christ.

The American Catholic Church is seeing a prolonged surge of conservative young priests, leaving the aging and far more liberal Vatican II generation with no replacements.

Pope Francis received Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sanchez in a private audience in the Vatican Thursday, underscoring his views on climate change.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released a statement denying “false claims” that Catholic nonprofit organizations are complicit in human trafficking, smuggling, harboring, or child exploitation across the country’s southern border.

Openly gay priest Father William McNichols has created a new icon of Pope Francis kissing Jesus Christ’s feet for Father James Martin’s August LGBT outreach event.

A leading South African bishop has warned of a mounting presence and increased financial activity of individuals linked to the Islamic State.

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a topic he has returned to on numerous occasions.

The Vatican said this weekend it was “saddened” by the drag queen parody of the Last Supper on display during the July 26 opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, after critics complained loudly over the Vatican’s silence on the matter.

The French bishops have released a statement expressing their consternation over the anti-Christian parody of the Last Supper at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris Friday night.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue pointed out Thursday that Kamala Harris got the nod as Joe Biden’s VP because she was a black woman, which is the very definition of a DEI hire.

Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire to armed conflicts to mark the Olympic Games that begin in Paris this week.

Prominent figures continue to appeal to Pope Francis to relax his draconian campaign against the Traditional Latin Mass.

A Catholic priest who gave the benediction at former President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday reportedly prayed for his safety–and urged Americans at the rally to do so too–just moments before the attempted assassination.