Pope Francis said he wants LGBT Catholics to know that God is a father who "does not disown any of his children." The pope's comment was among the short answers to three questions posed in a ...
Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx has called for a change in Catholic teaching on homosexuality, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. "The catechism is not set in stone. One may also question what it says," Cardinal ...
The day after issuing its final opinions for the current term, the Supreme Court announced it was taking up one religious rights case and rejecting another for its next term. Both cases sound somewhat familiar based ...
Serving Catholics who have same-sex attractions is a ministry that has evolved within the Church, and there is still room to grow. While some groups, like Courage International, host groups that focus on helping same ...
Father Philip Bochanski, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has served as the executive director of Courage International, Inc., since 2017. Founded by the late Father John Harvey in 1980, Courage seeks to help ...
The Vatican has informed Italy that a draft law to fight homophobia and discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity could violate the freedom of Catholics to teach and practice their faith. The ...
While the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 17 decision handed Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia (CSS) a 9-0 victory, the Court sidestepped an important question about the strength of the First Amendment’s religious freedom guarantee. As ...
Responding to the recent Supreme Court decision to allow a Catholic adoption and foster care agency in Philadelphia to only place children in households with a mother and father, Monsignor Owen F. Campion writes that ...
In a major religious liberty ruling that gives religious groups timely new protection against state coercion, the Supreme Court held unanimously that the government cannot penalize a Catholic foster care agency for refusing to place ...
For the Catholic Church, June is a month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus — the merciful and loving heart of the one who lived, suffered and died so that we might one day ...
Battle against human trafficking must target social media, Pope Francis says
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Battle against human trafficking must target social media, pope says
The fight against human trafficking needs to include promoting the ethical and responsible use of technology and soc...
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Military members visiting Lourdes make prayer kits for Ukrainian soldiers
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Military members visiting Lourdes make prayer kits for Ukrainian soldiers
Participants in an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, for U.S. active-duty military personnel and veterans assembled ...
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