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Peruvian Archbishop Jose Eguren Anselmi of Piura unexpectedly withdrew his defamation suit against a Salinas, who accused him of knowing about abuses that occurred within an influential Catholic movement.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Bishop Donald J. Hying of Gary, Indiana, as the new bishop of Madison, Wisconsin. The appointment was announced April […]

Visiting Romania May 31-June 2, Pope Francis will stop at six destinations, including a popular Marian shrine in Transylvania.

More than 90% of Catholics said they believe that Catholic organizations should invest church funds in ways that are consistent with church teaching and values, according to results of a new survey conducted by the Boston-based firm.

In a unanimous ruling April 19, 2019, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a House requirement that it start each day it is in session with a religious prayer. The ruling came in a suit filed against the chaplain by atheist Daniel Barker because the priest would not let him serve as a guest chaplain and deliver a secular prayer.

Preservation of the family, marriage and the unborn were the main themes of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington April 23.

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has blamed the country’s authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented Easter bombings, in which the death toll surpassed 320.

During April 23 oral arguments before the Supreme Court, the majority of justices seemed in favor of an added question about U.S. citizenship on the 2020 census questionnaire.