Cardinal Timothy Dolan to Open President Trump's Inauguration with Prayer

Islam, Local Church, Pope Francis

Pope leaves Indonesia with 7 people in jail: they were planning attack against him

Local Church, Vocations

Hope reborn for Church in Ireland with slight increase in priestly vocations

Local Church, Persecuted Christians

French Catholic church set on fire: offender had set fire to 10 churches in France

Holy Land, Persecuted Christians

Israel continues to attack Christians and seize land from Palestinians now in the West Bank

Justice and Peace, Religious Freedom

USA: 9th Circuit thwarts attempt to stop students from using financial aid at Christian colleges

Justice and Peace, Religious Freedom

USA: VT Christian school, families appeal to 2nd Circuit challenging discriminatory expulsion from state athletics

Pope Francis

The Pope’s Second Day in Indonesia

Local Church

Bishops Against Proliferation of Priests’ “Private Ministries” and Misuse of Social Networks

Pope Francis

Papua New Guinea Mass with Pope sold out

Local Church, Religious Freedom

Polish Constitutional Tribunal temporarily halts reform of religion classes in schools

Vatican Diplomacy

A German is the new ambassador of the European Union to the Holy See

Justice and Peace, Religious Freedom

USA: Oregon ministry asks 9th Circuit to end discriminatory state funding rules