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1 year after Papua New Guinea declared itself Christian, bishops say little has changed
On March 12, 2025, Papua New Guinea’s Parliament passed a constitutional amendment by an 80-4 vote formally declaring the country…
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UK bishops, pro-life leaders react to vote decriminalizing women who end their own pregnancies
A majority of peers in the U.K.’s House of Lords voted late Wednesday to decriminalize women who terminate their own…
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Lebanon faces ‘catastrophic’ situation, Catholic humanitarian leader says
About 1 million people have been displaced over the past 10 days in Lebanon, where the situation continues to deteriorate,…
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Young Slovak martyr of communism reaches global audience
ROME — A martyr of communist persecution in Czechoslovakia and the most recently beatified Slovak, Blessed Ján Havlík, is reaching…
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Vienna’s archbishop: ‘What comes from the Holy Spirit, canon law cannot stop’
Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna has called for a Church in which “renewal and change” are possible, telling Austria’s bishops…
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‘They want to evict us’: Why Indigenous Catholics fight forest project in Bangladesh
MADHUPUR, Bangladesh — Indigenous Catholic and tribal leaders in central Bangladesh are warning the government that a stronger protest movement…
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Cuban priest: In addition to faith in Christ, only democracy can save Cuba
In addition to faith in Jesus Christ, the only thing that can save Cuba is for the current rulers to…
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Iranian missile fragments fall near Church of the Holy Sepulchre
An Iranian-launched missile exploded over Jerusalem and fragments fell near several of the city’s holiest sites, including the Church of…
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German bishop recalls Habermas-Ratzinger dialogue after philosopher’s death
Jürgen Habermas, the philosopher whose debate with the future Pope Benedict XVI on the foundations of democracy became a touchstone…
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Bishop Conley, Gov. Pillen ask for prayers for Nebraskans facing wildfires
As Nebraska wildfires burn through more than 700,000 acres across the state, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln and Gov. Jim…
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