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Catholic book clubs: Tips for building community and growing in faith
More and more young people are looking for opportunities to deepen their faith and build community. In this context, Catholic book clubs are becoming…
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Church in Venezuela could undergo more persecution in 2026, experts say
Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 / 10:00 am (CNA). 2026 dawned in Venezuela in…
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Nigeria accounts for 72% of Christian killings worldwide, new report finds
Member of Parliament David Smith, the U.K. special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, speaks at the parliamentary launch of the World Watch…
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Major restoration in Minneapolis aims to renew ‘every square inch’ of country’s oldest basilica
If you want to clean more-than-century-old marble statues of the apostles, you don’t simply use soap and water. Rather, you must spray the figures…
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Pope Leo XIV urges halt to Mideast attacks, return to diplomacy
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged parties across the Middle East to suspend their attacks and reopen diplomatic negotiations, warning that escalating military operations…
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U.S. bishops tighten funeral policies after growth of ‘irregular practices’
Several U.S. bishops in recent months have tightened diocesan funeral policies, emphasizing stricter adherence to the Order of Christian Funerals (OCF) amid evolving popular…
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Hidden for 200 years, vast Baroque murals rediscovered in Vilnius’ St. John’s Church
Hidden beneath layers of paint for more than 200 years, one of the largest surviving Baroque Christian painting programs in the Baltic region has…
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Priest who fled Nicaragua prays daily for God to free country from ‘cruel regime’
With his hope placed in Jesus Christ and a longing to see his homeland free one day, a Nicaraguan priest carries out his ministry…
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Missouri bishops warn elimination of state income tax could burden lower-income residents
Missouri’s Catholic bishops are urging state voters to consider “justice and equity” ahead of a state vote that may eliminate personal income tax there,…
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7 Crookston, Minnesota, parishes to lose Sunday Masses in reorganization plan citing priest shortage
The Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota announced that seven parishes will cease celebrating Sunday Mass in the coming months due to factors including a…
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‘Historic moment’: Maronite Church prepares for Patriarch Hoyek’s beatification
The Maronite Church is entering a week of prayer, celebration, and preparation ahead of the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek, a defining figure in…
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Catholic professor discusses Pope Leo’s peace efforts after Vatican’s nuclear weapon, AI conference
A Vatican-hosted summit on nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence (AI) highlighted Pope Leo XIV’s continued focus on peace-building efforts, according to a Catholic professor…
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New bill would protect mothers with surrogacy contracts from forced abortions
New bill would protect mothers with surrogacy contracts from forced abortionsRep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, introduced on July 21 a bill designed to protect pregnant…
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Pope Leo XIV appoints Lebanese-born archbishop as permanent observer to United Nations
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Lebanese-born Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis to serve as the Holy See’s permanent observer at the United Nations in New York,…
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Sedevacantist Scottish monks perform illicit consecration of bishop in spite of warnings of schism
A sedevacantist group of monks in Scotland hosted an illicit consecration of a “bishop” on July 25 in spite of repeated warnings that doing…
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Why monks outlive other men: Inside a 30-year study of European monasteries
The lifespan gap between monks and nuns almost disappears inside the cloister, and community life with a rule of life, scheduled prayer, and purpose…
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Catholic parents of Texas flood victims share witness to faith amid grief
The parents of Blair and Brooke Harber, the Catholic sisters who died in the 2025 Texas Hill Country flash floods, shared how their faith…
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Abortion count rises as women turn to chemical abortions, per new data
The U.S. abortion count continues to rise even as travel abortions decrease, a recent study found.The Guttmacher Institute, a data group that openly supports…
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