Photo: Seniors ‘Exercise with Mitzi’

Pope told Biden he should ‘keep receiving Communion,’ president says

Some U.S. bishops have suggested that the president be denied the Catholic sacrament because of his support for abortion rights and same-sex marriage.

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in Massachusetts sex assault

An activist says former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's court appearance in a sex abuse case marks a new phase in the global struggle to hold clerics accountable.

Trudeau denounces church burnings, vandalism in Canada

Several Catholic churches have recently been vandalized or damaged in fires following the discovery of more than 1,100 unmarked graves at the sites of 3 former residential schools run by the church.

Photo: Pilgrimage through Auburn, Lewiston

A group walked through the Twin Cities to celebrate the Feast of Saints Peter & Paul.

Over 600 bodies found at church-run Indigenous school in Canada, groups report

Last month the remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found buried on the site of another Indigenous Catholic-run residential school.

Holy Week: Area churches celebrate Easter in a variety of ways

Some leaders in the Lewiston-Auburn area are hankering for a return to live gatherings even while online services might be easier to manage.

Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others

The pope noted that the Holy See's finances have been marked by several years of deficit, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vatican says priests can’t bless same-sex unions

The note immediately disheartened advocates for LGBT Catholics and threw a wrench in the debate within the German church, which has been at the forefront of discussion on issues such the church’s teaching on homosexuality.

Maine Catholic churches will increase capacity this month

Bishop Robert Deeley says Catholic churches will allow for 50% capacity at all Masses starting in late March.