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Proposed Abortion Amendment: Virginia Bishops Ready to Fight

The Catholic bishops of Virginia have condemned a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a fundamental right to abortion, describing the measure as “extreme” and “shocking to the conscience.” In a joint statement issued on Friday, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond warned that the amendment, recently passed by the […]

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Holy See Urges End to Violence Against Women and Girls

The United Nations hosts a meeting in New York to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women held in Beijing. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher points out the challenges that women and girls still face, and the need to defend their equal dignity and ability to fulfil their potential. Delivering a speech

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Pope on Gaza: No Future in Violence or Vengeance

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV thanked Catholic associations working in solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip and renewed his heartfelt plea for peace. “There is no future based on violence, forced exile, or vengeance!” the Pope declared, associating himself with those committed to assisting Gaza and with the pastors leading the

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Chicago Suburb, Dolton, Honors Pope Leo XIV’s 70th Birthday

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up marked his 70th birthday on Sunday with gospel music, prayer, and a balloon release outside his childhood home. A modest crowd gathered at the brick house in Dolton, Illinois, where the former Robert Prevost lived after his birth in Chicago in 1955. The celebration included photographs

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Good News: Iraq Christians Unite for Festival of the Cross

ERBIL, Iraq — Christians in northern Iraq have marked a powerful milestone of faith and survival through an ecumenical Festival of the Cross, held from September 9–13 in Erbil. The multi-day gathering brought together believers from the Chaldean, Assyrian, Syriac Catholic, and Syriac Orthodox Churches, who joined in candlelight processions, prayers, concerts, sports, and cultural

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How Religious Sisters Strengthen Indigenous Church in the Amazonia

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, Sr. Giovanna Llerena Alfaro, is working alongside the Indigenous communities of Bajo Urubamba, promoting the vision of an Indigenous Church with an Amazonian face, rooted in contemplation, culture, and service.   A Mission in the Sacred Jungle For the past seven years, Sr.

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Cardinal Ambongo Blames Armed Conflict in Africa on Exploitation of Natural Resources

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon | July 6, 2025 — Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of the Democratic Republic of Congo has condemned what he called the plundering of Africa’s mineral wealth, warning that the continent’s vast natural resources have become a major driver of violent conflict and ecological devastation. Speaking at a Vatican press conference on July 1 alongside

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Update: Bishop Barron Urges Court to Strike Down Washington Law Against Seal of Confession

CNA Newsroom, Washington State | July 5, 2025 — Bishop Robert Barron has called on a federal court to block a controversial Washington state law that would compel Catholic priests to break the seal of confession, labeling the measure as “manifestly” disrespectful of one of the Church’s most sacred and ancient practices. Bishop Barron, who

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