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McKenna West fled to Texas to give birth to the baby after his parents demanded he be aborted due to a heart condition.

Baptisms significantly fall in Ireland, a German bishop resigns, Asian churches rally after Indonesia earthquake, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.

The case heads back to a lower state court — and potentially to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Aicha Settimia Canté, 27, made her temporary profession on Aug. 15, describing the milestone as a response to God’s call and a moment of “joy, emotion, and profound gratitude.”

Rome once forbade Catholics to honor Confucius. Understanding why explains the Vatican’s newest dialogue, but a scintillating question remains.

The pontiff held a private audience with a delegation from the International Catholic Legislators Network on Aug. 21.

Catholic and Confucian scholars emphasized their shared goals for humanity while acknowledging important theological differences between the two traditions.

The historic step is being hailed as a major victory for human dignity and human rights, while another piece of legislation about general amnesty has sparked intense debate.

Here are 6 Augustinian saints and a blessed who the the Catholic Church celebrates in August.

On Good Friday in 1943, Floripes Dornellas de Jesús, known as “Lola,” decided she would eat no more. From that moment on, she received only the Eucharist each day.