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Liturgy for Benedict’s funeral mass highlights unity in a divided church
by Claire Giangravé
The prophetic church in Ortega’s Nicaragua
One alarming aspect of the onetime revolutionary leader’s authoritarian turn has been the persecution of religious leaders.
by Jeannine Marie Pitas
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at 95
Hong Kong finds Joseph Zen guilty over pro-democracy protest fund
by Clemente Lisi
French Catholic leaders dig deeper hole in sexual abuse scandal
by Tom Heneghan
Ex-Vatican auditor sues, threatens to expose financial mismanagement
California Catholic bishops ask SCOTUS to review statute of limitations
by Alejandra Molina
Vatican rises to Benedict XVI’s defense after Munich abuse report
Vivaldi opera gets premiere in Ferrara nearly 300 years late
by Nicole Winfield
Women in Argentina claim labor exploitation by Opus Dei
by Débora Rey
In Catholic Italy, ‘de-baptism’ is gaining popularity
by Sara Badilini
Report: 330,000 French children were victims of church sexual abuse
by Sylvie Corbet
Vatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting
Stefan Wyszyński and Elżbieta Róża Czacka beatified in Poland
by Vanessa Gera
Documentary features defiant nuns who defied 'patriarchy of the Catholic Church’
US Catholic bishops OK steps toward possible rebuke of Biden
by David Carr
Robert Schuman, former French statesman, one step closer to sainthood
by Frances D’Emilio
Top German Catholic official says church should be more inclusive
by Jack Jenkins
Journeying with Father Dan and a coyote along the via negativa
Daniel Hornsby’s debut novel has a wonderful road-trippy feeling.
by Amy Frykholm