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Catholic Relief Services gets $240 million in U.S. humanitarian aid

The State Department named Catholic Relief Services as the first in a round of global aid awards a year after the Trump administration closed the United States Agency for International Development.

Scientists unethically experiment on the unborn to improve gene editing techniques, bioethicist says

Genetic researchers are experimenting on unborn children in trials that could have been done on animal embryos, according to one bioethicist.

Research finds parents play decisive role in children’s religious future

The Institute for Family Studies and Communio's study suggests the most influential ministry is at the family dinner table, bedtime prayers, and the everyday witness of a home centered on Christ.

Father Mitch Pacwa celebrated for his 50 years of priesthood

An Alabama resolution was enacted to celebrate Father Mitch Pacwa's 50 years of priestly ministry.

Archbishops of San Antonio, New York announce ‘friendly wager’ as Spurs face Knicks in NBA finals

If they win, it will be the Spurs’ first NBA championship title since 2014, while for the Knicks it would be their first in over 50 years.

5,000 faithful converge in Cork, Ireland, for 100th Eucharistic procession

Amid torrential rain and wind, thousands participated in the century-old procession through the streets of Ireland's second largest city.

Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, calls shooting of 12 at local festival a ‘tragic act’

“While these tragic acts have shaken our neighborhood, they have not shaken our faith in humanity, nor have they shaken our faith in the Lord of Life,” Bishop Daniel Thomas said.

Pew profiles U.S. adult Catholic convert population

Pew Research Center found that Catholic converts attend Mass more regularly than cradle Catholics.

Cardinal Czerny beatifies Czech priests killed by communists, hints more may follow

Cardinal Michael Czerny declared Fathers Jan Bula and Václav Drbola the Czech Republic's first martyrs of communism — and signaled that more such causes may follow.

A quarter of Irish Gen Z will have no children, new report says

While current trends show that 1 in 4 young women today will remain childless, Iona Institute's Breda O'Brien said the huge question is "whether this will be by choice or circumstance."