6 h. ago Who is Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint?

The late teenager has captured the hearts of thousands

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6 h. ago Carlo Acutis relics are being sold online. The Catholic Church isn’t happy

Police are investigating the sale of relics belonging to Carlo Acutis, the millennial saint

Politics

9 h. ago You shouldn't buy a piece of a saint. Catholic Church denounces online sale of Carlo Acutis relics

With the upcoming canonization of its first millennial saint, the Catholic Church has turned to police in Italy to investigate the online sale of some purported relics of Carlo Acutis

Economics

10 h. ago Former Washington archbishop Theodore McCarrick, defrocked over abuse allegations, dies aged 94

Most senior American prelate in Catholic church to face accusations of sexual abuse died in state of MissouriThe first cardinal to be defrocked by the Pope over allegations of sexual abuse has died in the United States, a senior US churchman said on Friday.Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington and the most senior American prelate in the Catholic church to face claims of abuse, died in the state of Missouri aged 94, the New York Times reported, citing a Vatican statement. Continue reading...

Events

17 h. ago Oklahoma man is accused of gunning down priest outside of a Kansas Catholic church

Community members called the priest’s death ‘heartbreaking’ and a ‘tragedy’

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24 h. ago A man is in custody after the fatal shooting of a beloved Kansas priest

Authorities say a 66-year-old Oklahoma man has been detained in connection with the fatal shooting of a Catholic priest at a church rectory in northeast Kansas

Events

36 h. ago A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast Kansas

Church officials say a Catholic priest has been shot and killed in the northeastern Kansas town of Seneca

Events

4 d. ago Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US

Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d'Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States

Politics

7 d. ago What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square

Politics

8 d. ago Reality check for worshippers who thought they found the blood of Jesus on a wafer

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana

Events

8 d. ago Secret of Indiana Catholic church 'miracle' that saw communion wafers BLEED

Speculation rose last month that a miracle had occurred in a small Indiana Catholic church. However, the archdiocese conducted a study that debunked the theory.

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9 d. ago Worshippers thought they found a miracle on a communion wafer – the truth was disappointing

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana

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9 d. ago Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church’s newest saint

Politics

9 d. ago It was bacteria — not a miracle — on a Communion wafer in Indiana church

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana

Politics

1 week ago Catholic Church sex abuse survivors launch database vetting cardinal's records

A network of survivors of Catholic clergy sex abuse has announced a database of cardinals' records on how they have handled such cases in a bid to influence the next papal conclave

Events

2 w. ago Thousands allege sexual abuse in youth detention centers. It could cost Maryland a huge sum

Arlando “Tray” Jones is among thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims

Events

2 w. ago Vatican battles wave of Pope Francis conspiracy theories as 'toxic' sceptics claim ailing pontiff is 'really dead' and 'papal deep state' is using 'fake audio' of his voice to hide the news

Italian social media users have flooded platforms with wild suggestions that the leader of the Catholic Church is dead and that the papal 'deep state' is hiding the news.

Events

2 w. ago Lords back lifting of ban on Catholics representing King at Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill received universal praise during its second reading in the House of Lords.

Politics

2 w. ago Poorly Pope seen for the first time in 30 days after being taken to hospital

The head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis, has been photographed taking part in the hospital's Mass, but it is unclear when he will be leaving the institution

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2 w. ago Pope Francis seen for first time since he was hospitalised 30 days ago

The Holy See, the central body responsible for the Catholic Church, released the new picture showing the Pope participating in Mass in the chapel in his suite at the Gemelli hospital in Rome

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