Catholic News – General
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Nigeria diocese orders immediate closure of Catholic school after attack
Credit: Shutterstock ACI Africa, May 10, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has ordered the…
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Vatican opens photographic exhibition on effects of climate change
Vatican Dicastery for Communications prefect Paolo Ruffini and Vatican Secretary-General Sister Raffaella Petrini inaugurate the photographic exhibition titled “Changes” on…
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Migration helps offset serious problem of low birth rate in rich countries, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis meets with participants of the “Care Is Work, Work Is Care” event sponsored by the Dicastery for Promoting…
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Ireland’s March for Life draws thousands amid ‘soaring’ abortions
Thousands of pro-life activists participate in the Ireland March for Life on May 6, 2024, marching from St. Stephen’s Green…
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Pope Francis welcomes Vatican’s new Swiss Guard recruits
New Swiss Guards prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN ACI…
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Catholic Charities to open ‘Compassion Corner’ to serve homeless, poor in Pittsburgh
The Diocese of Pittsburgh's Gismondi Job Training Program helps those in need. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities of…
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An afternoon with the new Swiss Guards: Preparing for a mission of faith and service
Swiss Guard cadets prepare their armor in the guards' barracks at the Vatican on April 30, 2024. / Credit: Matthew…
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From the Washington Post to the Maronite convent: Meet Mother Marla Marie
Mother Marla Marie stands on the front porch of the sisters’ Mother of the Light convent in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. /…
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Priest shot dead in South Africa; Catholic bishops there decry ‘pandemic’ of murder
Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, a member the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (CSS/ Stigmatines) and former Media and Communications Officer…
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Colombian bishops call for day of prayer for peace, reconciliation in violence-torn country
God “is our peace” and “prayer leads us to meet him,” said the archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda…
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