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New Orleans priest pleads guilty to 1970s kidnapping, rape of teenager
Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a…
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Central American bishops call for day of prayer for Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Bishop Carlos Herrera is president of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua. / Credit: Bishops Conference of Nicaragua Lima Newsroom, Dec…
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7 things to know about the last Church Father
Church of Panagia tou Arakos, triumphal arch, wall paintings, Lagoudera, Cyprus — north side, St. John of Damascus. / Credit:…
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Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace
On Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike.…
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Pope Francis’ letter to Nicaraguan Catholics is ‘balm for our spirit,’ exiles say
Nicaraguan academic and political activist Felix Maradiaga speaks during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021. /…
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Traditional rite to demolish wall protecting Holy Door held at St. Peter’s Basilica
The traditional ceremony to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the last holy year, is intact, sealed,…
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Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador. / Credit: Presidencia SV ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 3, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).…
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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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Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy
The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas. / Credit:…
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case
Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher…
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