Cardinal Pell died of a heart attack Jan. 10 at a Rome hospital after undergoing hip surgery. He was 81. His burial was scheduled for Feb. 2 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, where he had served as archbishop before Pope Francis chose him as prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy.
Cardinal Pell’s faith, suffering remembered at Vatican funeral
‘If we die, we will die together’: Women religious are pillars of peace in war-torn Ukraine
“We couldn’t leave those poor people alone,” Orionine Sister Renata Jurczak said. “We had to help them.”
New abortion pill rules challenge Catholics to reimagine effective pro-life outreach
The FDA announced early January that under its modified Mifepristone REMS Program, patients will be able to acquire Mifeprex — and its approved generic — at retail pharmacies.
Biden expands use of Title 42 while broadening legal path for some migrants
The Biden administration announced new immigration policies Jan. 5, expanding the use of Title 42 while increasing legal paths for some individuals to seek asylum while remaining in their home countries instead of migrating to the southern border.
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Pope Francis names local pastor next St. Paul and Minneapolis auxiliary bishop
Pope Francis named Father Michael John Izen, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis who has ministered in parishes and as a pastor in his nearly 18 years of priesthood, as the next auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese.
The House Speaker race over, here’s what Catholics can expect from the next Congress
During its tenure, the next Congress and its speaker are also likely to offer a mixed bag of legislative results on issues of importance to Catholics. Some of those issues, including abortion and immigration, are cornerstones of increasingly partisan national debates.