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Study finds no ‘gay gene’ ; What that means for Catholic morality

After a major scientific study found there is not a singular genetic marker for homosexualty, a Catholic theologian explained that the findings are fully in accord with...

Can tattoos be sacramentals?

When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the English Carmelite, St. Simon Stock, she carried the Carmelite scapular in her hand and told him: “This shall be the...

Pope prays for peace ahead of 80th anniversary of World War II outbreak

Pope Francis prays that the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, which falls on 1 September, may be an opportunity to reflect on the horrors of war. Sunday, 1...

Cardinal Hummes: stop the predators of the Amazonian rain forest

In the preface to a new book published ahead of the October Pan-Amazonian Synod of Bishops, Brazilian Cardinal Cláudio Hummes reflects on “New models of...

Bishops of England and Wales renew call to care for creation

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference issues a statement calling for the development of a “Christian spirituality of ecology” which begins in personal and family life....

Opinions divided over rejection of Cardinal Pell’s appeal

The decision by the Court of Appeal in Victoria to reject Cardinal George Pell’s appeal of his conviction for child sex abuse Wednesday has divided opinion among...

What is the feast of Assumption?

On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into Heaven. But while the...

Pope’s condolence for India’s flood victims

Vatican Secretary of State, Card. Pietro Parolin has sent a telegram to local authorities in India, expressing the condolence of Pope Francis for the flood victims. Pope...

Pope writes to people of Genoa one year after collapse of Morandi Bridge

Almost a year has passed since the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, which caused the death of 43 people. Pope Francis remembers that tragic day in a letter sent to the...

Pope Francis

Pope: Isolationism and populism lead to war

In an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa-Vatican Insider, Pope Francis says that Europe needs to respect identities of peoples without closing itself in. He...