Catholic News – General
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Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal
A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection. / Credit: Public Domain CNA Staff,…
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Daughters of St. Paul Christmas concerts aim to remind audience of the ‘closeness to God’
The Daughters of St. Paul during their annual Christmas concert. / Credit: Courtesy of The Daughters of St. Paul CNA…
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A path towards unity: Pope Francis proposes joint Catholic-Orthodox celebration of Nicaea anniversary
Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2021. / Vatican Media. Rome Newsroom, Nov…
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Sister Wilhelmina’s order expands to English abbey founded by St. Thomas More’s family
Three Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles are all smiles at Colwich Abbey in Staffordshire, England. / Courtesy: Benedictine…
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On eve of UK assisted suicide vote, archbishop defends role of religion in public square
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archdiocese of Westminster. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA London, England, Nov 28, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA).…
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Church leaders will appeal Indian Supreme Court order for tax on salaries of clergy
The Supreme Court of India. / Credit: Subhashish Panigrahi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bangalore, India, Nov 20, 2024…
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Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, champion of interreligious dialogue, dies at 72
Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, a native of Seville, Spain, served as prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Known…
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St. Francis Xavier’s relics draw 12,000 in Goa, India, for decennial exposition
Indian Christians pay their respects to the remains of St. Francis Xavier during the 17th exposition of the saint's body…
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Missouri bishops urge state to refrain from executing convicted child-killer next month
Missouri’s bishops are urging the state to forgo executing a Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape,…
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Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards
President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, photographed here with Kirk Adams…
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