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July 28, 2020

‘We must pray for their conversion’: Young French Catholics respond to wave of desecrations

July 28, 2020

Young Catholics are holding peaceful nighttime vigils outside churches to deter potential aggressors

Cardinal Dolan defends federal aid for Church in bid to save schools

July 28, 2020

Cardinal Timothy Dolan has argued that the Catholic Church needs to be included in future federal aid packages to prevent further Catholic school closures

Benedict XVI praises ‘glorious music’ of Bach in festival message

July 28, 2020

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has praised the “glorious music” of Johann Sebastian Bach in a message to a festival in Germany

How the Catholic Church is helping London’s new homeless

July 28, 2020

People made homeless as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will “need a lot of help” to get their lives back on track, a Catholic priest in London has said

Analysis: Where Biden’s VP shortlist stands on abortion

July 28, 2020

If Biden wins the presidency, his administration is expected to roll back Republican administrative efforts to limit federal funding for domestic and international abortion, as well as changes to Title X policy, and to make other changes to abortion policy at the federal level.

Portland archbishop condemns violence, calls for peaceful campaign against racism

July 28, 2020

Archbishop Alexander Sample made a plea for citizens to leave violence behind and return to a campaign for racial justice

In India, Catholic bishop accused of rape asks Supreme Court to intervene

July 28, 2020

After several failures to secure dismissal of charges in lower courts, a Catholic bishop whom a nun has accused of rape has asked India's Supreme Court to dismiss the case.