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Catholic group praises California for ‘largest commutation in history’ as hundreds spared execution

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of nearly 550 prisoners on the state’s death row on Nov. 5.

Texas bishops congratulate Democratic winners, reaffirm pro-life and family agenda

Texas’ Catholic bishops congratulated Democratic winners, who won every top office statewide, and prayed for their wisdom while reaffirming that Catho...

Pope Leo XIV praises Chinese Catholics for unity 100 years after consecration of their first bishops

The pope sent a message to a conference in Rome marking the anniversary, where attendees discussed the Vatican’s complex relations with China.

Catholic priest pleads guilty to 1970s sexual assault of Baltimore boy

The Maryland attorney general’s office said Father Laurence LaPointe admitted to abusing a boy at Gilman School.

Chiclayo priest eagerly awaits his friend, Pope Leo XIV, in Peru

For Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez, Pope Leo “remains the same close friend as always, attentive to us and concerned for our well-being.”

Pope appoints 2 undersecretaries to integral human development dicastery

The pontiff on Nov. 5 named Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, SJ, and Claudia Leal Luna, to serve under the dicastery’s prefect, pro-prefect, and se...