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Sister Megan Rice, whose yearslong crusade against nuclear weapons included serving two years behind bars for a felony, died Oct. 10 at the Rosemont residence of her religious order, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. She was 91.

In Alaska, the state's largest health care provider and hospital group said it is in the unfortunate position of showing the country what an emergency response plan to COVID-19's fourth surge looks like in an isolated region with few quick ...

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines congratulated veteran journalist Maria Ressa on being the first Filipino to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

While a Synod of Bishops is not a parliament and its preparatory process is not "an opinion poll," Pope Francis insisted that involving as many people as possible in the process and prayerfully listening to all of them is the ...

When the U.S. bishops meet this fall for their annual assembly, they will revisit the discussion they began in mid-June about the Eucharist and will be presented with a drafted document on the "meaning of the Eucharist in the life ...

The Catholic Church's inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said.