Catholic News – General
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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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Pope Francis calls for study of Church history free from ideologies
Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the…
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Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial
Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to…
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Socialism is ‘an enemy of the cross,’ Spanish bishop says
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla was among the speakers featured at the 2024 Conference on Catholics and Public Life Nov. 15–17,…
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Pope Francis: The poor ‘continue to wait’ for the Church, governments to take action
Pope Francis was joined by thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, to celebrate the eighth…
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ATF urges churches to adopt ‘enhanced security measures’ amid arson incidents
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at St. Mary’s Parish in Franklin, Massachusetts, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. / Credit: Franklin…
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7 things to know about Sister Clare Crockett
Sister Clare Crockett. / Credit: Courtesy of Servants of the Home of the Mother CNA Staff, Nov 14, 2024 /…
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Chaldean archbishop voices hope for peace under new U.S. administration
President Donald J. Trump is joined by legislators and Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil-Kurdistan, Iraq, left, as he signs H.R.…
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Storm leaves scores dead and widespread damage in the Philippines
An aerial view shows a long line of trucks stranded along a flooded highway caused by heavy rains brought about…
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