Catholic News – Americas
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Bishops in Puerto Rico push back against ICE raids, deportations
Scene of the walled city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The oldest governor’s mansion under the American flag, La…
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Parents’ group urges federal investigation of YMCA over men in girls’ locker rooms
A parental rights group sent a letter to several federal agencies asking them to investigate the YMCA’s alleged violation of…
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What it’s like to be a chaplain on the road with the body of Christ
Father Michael Herlihey, OFM Cap, one of three chaplains serving pilgrims along the Drexel Route, blesses children following the opening…
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School choice boosts Catholic school enrollment in Florida
Tommy Schultz, CEO of the American Federation for Children (right), speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Mark Irons on Friday,…
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Cardinal Ambongo appeals to Trump: ‘Africa is important to the U.S.’
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, asked President Donald Trump for aid to…
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Brazilian census: Catholic population falls to 57%
Mass in a Catholic church in Cotia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 25, 2020. / Credit: wtondossantos/Shuttestock Sao Paulo, Brazil,…
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Nebraska diocese celebrates sixth set of brothers who have become priests
Brothers Father Joseph Wahlmeier (pictured on the left) and newly-ordained Father Isaac Wahlmeier (on the right), with their parents and…
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U.S. State Department will destroy contraceptives earmarked for foreign aid programs
null / Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 6, 2025 / 17:27 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of…
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Catholic journalist Ross Douthat discusses Pope Leo, religious revival, JD Vance
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat speaks to "EWTN News in Depth" Anchor Catherine Hadro on Friday, June 6, 2025…
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Pope Leo’s aim for basilica at Eucharistic miracle site in Peru impeded by legal dispute
Chapel built on the remains of the old church where, in 1649, the apparition of the Child Jesus took place…
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