Virginia bishop says altar desecration is latest in ‘increasing global trend of attacks' on Catholic Church
A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger ...
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Getting Married at the Vatican: Catholic Couples Get a Taste of Heaven
The Vatican allows Catholic marriages to take place in the Chapel of the Choir in St. Peter’s Basilica and in the small city ...
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Virginia bishop says altar desecration is latest in ‘increasing global trend of attacks' on Catholic Church
On Friday, a man jumped on the main altar at St. Peter's Basilica and knocked over a 19th-century candelabra. Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Houston ... reached out to the Vatican Press Office ...
With pomp and ceremony, NY's Archbishop Egan was elevated to cardinal: Historical photos
Named to lead New York's vast Catholic diocese, Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Look back ...
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Pakistan’s first sainthood candidate remains a little-known figure
Rojar Randhawa, a Catholic activist, prays at the grave of Akash Bashir. Very few people visit the grave of the first native ...
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Signal for women: Lector appointed by the Pope
A tentative signal for the empowerment of women in the Catholic Church: Johanna Breuer is one of two women from Salzburg who ...
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Basilicas, churches and shrines across US are Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage sites
These sites each have a unique history and hold significance in their local region, helping Catholics to encounter God in new ways.
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60 years of bold reporting: The legacy of a renegade priest
Parish in 1997, NCR uncovered the groundbreaking ministry of Fr. James Callan, a priest whose daring vision would soon shake ...
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Man vandalizes High Altar of St. Peter’s Basilica
Located under Bernini’s baldacchino, which was recently restored, this altar is situated ... the largest Catholic church in the world. Built on the site of the ancient Vatican basilica, which ...
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Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a timeline of his medical issues in recent years
At the Vatican’s Good Friday service, the pope does not lie prostrate before the altar as he has done in ... reporting news concerning the Catholic Church around the world.