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The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines revived a "virtual cemetery," which was first launched in 2011, in time for this year's observance.

Catholic Athletes for Christ recruited the Illinois vocations director as a chaplain for the Cubs.

The Oct. 30-Nov. 7 novena is designed to help U.S. Catholics 'study the proposals well, pray and choose with your conscience,' like Pope Francis said.

The university is expecting to shuttle close to 500 students on eight or nine busses to the nation's capitol.

FOCUS missionaries serve on 125 college campuses nationwide. The organization just gained a prominent board member.

NEW YORK (CNS) — When Donald J. Trump stepped over yet another invisible line of the contentious presidential race Oct. 20, many of the 1,500 people at 71st annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation broke historic precedent to boo him.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Professing belief in the resurrection of the dead and affirming that the human body is an essential part of a person’s identity, the Catholic Church insists that the bodies of the deceased be treated with respect and laid to rest in a consecrated place.

As the countdown to Election Day continues, the Catholic bishops of Arizona have spoken clearly about one measure on the ballot they hope will go down in defeat: the legalization of recreational marijuana.

"Borders should not be just a barrier — should not be a wall — but should be a bridge between people," the nuncio said.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CNS) — The Jubilee Year of Mercy will conclude Nov. 20, but the Catholic Church’s renewed emphasis on mercy must not.