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German cardinal instructs priests to facilitate same-sex couple blessings
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who has served as archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany since 2008, has instructed the priests…
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New Colorado program trains deacons, priests to walk together ‘in darkness’
Chaplains are often the first responders in a crisis — when people are struggling with grief or trauma they often…
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2 priests save 2 altar boys from drowning in sea but die in the effort
Two priests died on Friday, March 13, after saving two altar servers who were in danger of drowning off a…
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Cuban regime interrogates priests and dissidents over their public statements, activities
The Cuban regime summoned two priests and two peaceful dissidents for questioning on Jan. 23 and interrogated them for several…
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Arizona bill would hit priests with felony if they fail to break confessional seal to report abuse
Confessional. | Credit: Paul Lowry (CC BY 2.0) Jan 7, 2026 / 14:34 pm (CNA). A proposed law in Arizona…
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Michigan’s fifth diocesan abuse report details dozens of allegations against priests
The Michigan government released another report on diocesan abuse in December 2025, detailing dozens of allegations against more than 50…
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Priests, laypeople, Poor Clare nun among 124 20th-century martyrs beatified in Spain
Detail of the commemorative painting of the 124 martyrs of Jaén, Spain, beatified in 2025. / Credit: Diocese of Jaén…
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How a remote island in Indonesia forms hundreds of priests for the world
Seminarians at St. Paul’s Major Seminary on the Indonesian island of Flores. / Credit: St. Paul’s Major Seminary, Flores, Indonesia…
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Majority of Australian and French priests are thriving, reports say
null / Credit: peacepix/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 22, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic…
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2 priests in Spain threatened with prison for criticizing radical Islam are acquitted
Father Custodio Ballester, a Spanish priest, was acquitted of hate crimes along with another priest and a journalist. / Credit:…
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