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Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua shuts down 1,500 nonprofits and exiles two more priests
“We cannot remain silent while this dictator closes [1,500] NGOs, suffocating civil society and violating the rights of thousands of…
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Synod organizer Cardinal Hollerich: Catholic Church in Africa ‘not afraid to speak’
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary…
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Over 70 Christians killed, 20 medical students kidnapped in recent Nigeria violence
Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have forced residents to flee their villages and, in some cases, seek shelter in…
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Pope Francis receives Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, was accompanied by his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, at a…
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Phil Donahue, talk show pioneer and ‘lapsed Catholic’ who courted controversy, dies at 88
In a 2002 New York Times interview, Donahue said he still saw himself “as a Catholic." In this photo, he…
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Scottish bishops: Assisted suicide leads to culture of ‘death on demand’
“The focus must be on providing care, not providing a cheap death,” Scotland’s bishops declared. Photo of the Scottish Parliament…
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‘A Short History of the Roman Mass’: New book explores evolution of the Mass
null / Credit: peacepix/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 19, 2024 / 15:20 pm (CNA). In his new book, “A Short…
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Catholic bishops in Nigeria condemn liturgical abuses, call for immediate reforms
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The bishops released a statement Aug. 15, 2024, the solemnity of…
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New Father Flanagan film takes deeper look at famous founder of Boys Town
The official portrait of Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan circa 1940. / Credit: Spirit Juice Studios CNA Staff, Aug 19, 2024…
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Sister Agnes Sasagawa, Our Lady of Akita visionary, dies at 93
A Japanese nun holds her arms out as she prays at a chapel in her convent in Nagasaki, Japan. /…
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