Catholic News – General
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Pope Francis and Holy See sports association to Olympic athletes: 'Win the medal of fraternity'
Norwegian players Christian Sorum (L), Anders Mol (2ndL) and Australian players Zachery Schubert (2ndR) and Thomas Hodges (R) take part…
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French Dominican friar created the motto for the Olympic Games
The motto of the modern Olympic Games, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” was coined by French Dominican friar Louis Henri Didon. /…
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Young mother gets more than 3 years in prison for blocking abortion clinic entrance
A Manhattan federal court sentenced Bevelyn Beatty Williams, a 33-year-old pro-life activist, to three years and five months in prison…
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Alabama church employee pleads guilty to stealing $300,000 from parish for TikTok creators
null / Credit: Ascannio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 24, 2024 / 14:48 pm (CNA). A former Catholic parish employee in Alabama…
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Australian bishop hails U.S. Eucharistic Congress as model for global Catholic renewal
Bishop Richard Umbers. / Credit: Archdiocese of Sydney Sydney, Australia, Jul 23, 2024 / 09:27 am (CNA). As the National…
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Bishop reminds vacationers: Only in God does the soul find rest
null / Credit: Egor Pasko from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 19, 2024…
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Famous French priest Abbé Pierre accused of sexual assault and harassment
Abbé Pierre died at the age of 94 in 2007. He is now accused of sexually assaulting and harassing numerous…
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Texas attorney general appeals decision in case against Catholic nonprofit
A migrant woman prays in front of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at a migrant shelter in McAllen,…
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Puebla state in Mexico decriminalizes abortion, archdiocese responds
null / Credit: BAUER Alexandre/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 18, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Puebla in…
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Vatican approves ‘Our Lady of the Rock’ shrine at alleged Marian apparition site in Italy
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on…
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