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By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Apr 13, 2023 / 13:00 pm During President Joe Biden’s four-day trip to Ireland, he plans to visit Our Lady of Knock in Knock, County Mayo, which witnesses claim was the site of an apparition of Mary, the Mother of God; St. Joseph, her spouse; and …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Apr 13, 2023 / 11:20 am The Biden administration plans to issue an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court allowed a Texas judge’s ruling to severely restrict abortion pill access. The appeals court Wednesday night temporarily suspended the judge’s ruling to …

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Apr 11, 2023 / 13:45 pm Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville asked for prayers for those involved after an Easter Monday shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, which left five people dead and at least eight others injured. “My heart is heavy as we …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Apr 11, 2023 / 16:30 pm A new document revealed that the Richmond Federal Bureau of Investigation used at least one undercover agent to obtain information about traditionalist Catholics, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. …

By Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2023 / 20:08 pm A top U.S. military hospital ended its contract with a community of Franciscan friars just before Holy Week, putting a for-profit firm in charge of Catholic pastoral care, according to the Archdiocese of the Military Services. Archbishop Timothy P. …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 4, 2023 / 05:00 am Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michael O. Jackels from the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa. An April 4 statement from the United States bishops’ conference said Jackels’ resignation was for health reasons. Bishop Emeritus Richard …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 30, 2023 / 12:30 pm An empty tabernacle that was bolted to the wall has been stolen from the residence of the late Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was murdered in his Hacienda Heights, California, home in February. A tabernacle is a structure …

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Mar 30, 2023 / 09:00 am The results of a new study from the Pew Research Center show that in-person Mass attendance among Catholics has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, and only about 4 in 10 U.S. Catholics say they attend Mass in person as often …

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square Sept. 21, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Mar 30, 2023 / 04:47 am Pope Francis will continue to receive treatment after being hospitalized for a respiratory infection on Wednesday, a Vatican spokesman said Thursday. “His Holiness Pope Francis rested well overnight. The clinical picture is progressively improving and he is continuing his planned …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Mar 30, 2023 / 09:30 am Following news of Pope Francis’ hospitalization on Wednesday, U.S. bishops asked for prayer for the pontiff’s quick recovery. “On behalf of my brother bishops, I invite all the faithful to pause, if possible before the Blessed Sacrament, and pray for …