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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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Catholic News - General
Scottish bishops say ‘prayer moved hearts’ after Scottish Parliament rejects assisted suicide
In a final vote, members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have rejected a bill that would have made assisted suicide legal…
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Nicaraguan dictator Ortega bans ordinations in dioceses of 4 exiled bishops
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo, have banned the ordination of priests and deacons in…
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Political pluralism in Cuba would be an asset, bishops’ assistant secretary says
The Cuban people need their painful situation alleviated and the country needs to recognize and accept that plurality of thought…
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Pope Leo XIV confers title of ‘monsignor’ on U.S. bishops’ general secretary
Pope Leo XIV has bestowed the designation of “chaplain to His Holiness” upon Father Michael J.K. Fuller who serves as…
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Bishops of Canada, U.S., and Latin America: ‘No migrant is a stranger to the Church’
Bishops from the United States, Canada, and Latin America met this week in Tampa, Florida, to discuss various issues of…
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Cuba ‘needs renewal and positive changes not more pain,’ Caribbean bishops say
The Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) expressed its “profound pastoral concern for the people of Cuba” who are facing “grave humanitarian…
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Polish bishops introduce financial penalties for canonical offenses
WARSAW, Poland — The Catholic Church in Poland introduced financial penalties as a disciplinary measure on March 1 for clergy…
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Bishops announce collections for Catholic charitable groups in March 14-15 Masses
Catholic parishes throughout the United States will request collection funds for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and other charitable groups during…
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