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‘History is a great teacher’: A Mexican bishop’s reflections on the Cristero War
As the centenary year of the Cristero War, also known as the Cristiada, begins, Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Mena of the…
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Vatican official says Notre Dame controversy shows need for dialogue on abortion
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Tuesday the Church needs to maintain a dialogue with universities on…
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Mother of boy healed through intercession of Fulton Sheen celebrates his upcoming beatification
Bonnie Engstrom, the mother of the child who was healed through Archbishop J. Fulton Sheen’s intercession, said she “laughed out…
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Meet the priest serving ‘even nonbelievers’ at the Milan Winter Olympics
The role of chaplains at the Olympic Games is not just for Catholics and other believers, according to a priest…
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Open Doors: Nicaraguan Christians ‘increasingly silenced’ by dictatorship
Open Doors, an international organization dedicated to supporting Christians who suffer discrimination and persecution around the world, noted in its…
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‘Our Lady of Arabia’ in Kuwait elevated to minor basilica in presence of Cardinal Parolin
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrived in Kuwait on Thursday for a visit of both ecclesial and diplomatic…
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Catholic activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong national security trial
Jimmy Lai, the human rights advocate and outspoken Catholic who has faced what supporters say has been years of politicized…
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Exiled Bishop Báez of Nicaragua: ‘For the Church, this is not a time for silence’
Silvio Báez, the exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, said in a homily on Jan. 25 that “freedom and democratization…
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‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope Leo XIV will lead for the first time
Each Ash Wednesday, dozens of people crowd the doors of the Church of Sant’Anselmo, perched on the Aventine — one…
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Historic Irish Confirmation Pledge updated to include vaping and smoking
To mark Temperance Sunday and the Lenten season, Armagh Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop Michael Router welcomed the rewording of Ireland’s traditional…
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