Catholic News – General
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Nigeria, Iran, China top priority countries for new religious freedom commission chair
Burned vehicles after Good Friday raid on April 7, 2023, in Ngban, Benue state, Nigeria. / Courtesy of Justice, Development,…
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Court says California school district must allow Christian club access to facilities
A federal district court in California ordered the Oakland Unified School district to grant equal access of school facilities to…
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French archbishop rescinds appointment of priest convicted of rape, asks for forgiveness
Archbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Toulouse ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 18,…
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Cameroon government lauds Catholic Church’s peace-building efforts ahead of election
Some members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) meet with the minister of state, secretary-general at the presidency.…
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A pontiff and his people: Pope Leo XIV welcomes the world in his first 100 days
Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025, at…
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Economics paper suggests Mass decline tied to Vatican II implementation
General view of the Council Fathers in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 8, 1962, at the Vatican, at the end…
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: the early Church Father who longed for union with Christ
St. Ignatius of Antioch with the child Jesus. / Credit: Lorenzo Lotto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct…
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‘Hebrew Catholic’ association launches in Israel
Bishop Yaacoub Camil Afram Antoine presides over a Mass celebrating the launch of the Association of Hebrew Catholics on Aug.…
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Westminster archbishop issues statement condemning Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City
Cardinal Vincent Nichols (pictured celebrating a Mass in 2021) condemned in an Aug. 8, 2025, statement Israel’s plans to take…
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Hope in Iraq: Churches full as 1,500 children celebrate first Communion
Children process into the St. Mary al-Tahir Church, also known as the Church of the Immaculate Conception, in Baghdad, for…
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