Catholic News – Americas
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New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Cheri dies at 71 after lengthy illness
Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, OFM, at his ordination as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans in 2015. / Credit:…
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Beautiful new film on Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is a ‘perfect Lenten meditation’
"Santiago: The Camino Within" is being released for one day only on March 28, 2023. / YouTube/Fathom Events Boston, Mass.,…
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Oakland Diocese considers filing for bankruptcy with 330 abuse lawsuits pending
null / Minerva Studio/Shutterstock Denver, Colo., Mar 21, 2023 / 08:56 am (CNA). The Catholic Diocese of Oakland is considering…
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Maryland Senate passes bill to end statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits
Maryland state capital building, Annapolis. Via Shutterstock. / null Washington D.C., Mar 20, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Legislation that…
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UPDATE: Where are Catholics allowed to eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day this Lent?
St. Patrick and corned beef. / Left: Hope Phillips / Shutterstock. Right: Slawomir Fajer / Shutterstock Washington D.C., Mar 16,…
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Here’s why a popular canon law website will have to remove much of its content
null / Credit: Alex Verrone/Shutterstock Washington D.C., Mar 16, 2023 / 16:35 pm (CNA). A popular canon law website, CanonLaw.Ninja, is…
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Cardinals Müller, Burke rebuke German bishops over same-sex union blessings
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller (left) and American Cardinal Raymond Burke. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington D.C., Mar 17, 2023 /…
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Report: Nicaragua to close Vatican embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan embassy to Holy See
The faithful in Nicaragua participate in a pilgrimage in support of the bishops, July 28, 2018. / Photo credit: Javier…
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Called by God from childhood, triplets from Brazil belong to the same religious order
Triplets María Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, are all nuns belonging…
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Miami University student group hopes to install Plan B ‘morning after pill’ vending machine on campus
Plan B. / Mike Mozart via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). Washington D.C., Mar 15, 2023 / 15:55 pm (CNA). Miami…
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