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UPDATE: Trump says he will designate Nigeria 'country of particular concern'
An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. / Credit:…
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Pope Leo XIV’s marriage advice? Keep calm and pray the rosary
Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of…
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Sudanese bishop delivers Christmas message in midst of war
Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku of Sudan's El Obeid Diocese. Credit: CRN ACI Africa, Dec 26, 2025 / 15:37 pm (CNA). In a country…
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‘From despair to serenity’: The Italian nun saving women from human trafficking
Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking. / Credit: Photo courtesy of…
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New York archdiocese announces $300 million settlement for victims of clergy abuse
A view of St. Patrick’s Cathedral near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Feb. 2, 2023, in New York City. The cathedral was completed in…
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Archbishop says Nigeria could be ‘saddest nation in the world,’ reflects on better days
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Abuja Archdiocese at St. Luke’s Parish, Kubwa, during a confirmation Mass. / Credit: Photos courtesy of the Catholic…
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Vatican approves beatification cause of priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Credit: Xosema (CC BY-SA 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 7, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese…
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Catholic colleges in Bangladesh threatened over conversion claims
Notre Dame College in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh / Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 10, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). The president of…
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Mariologists publish scathing critique of Vatican note on Mary’s titles
The Blessed Mother and the Child Jesus. / Credit: Zwiebackesser/Shutterstock National Catholic Register, Dec 8, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA). One of the Catholic…
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Should Catholics use AI to re-create deceased loved ones? Experts weigh in
A child holds a phone with the Replika app open and an image of an AI companion. Apps that promise to help recreate digital…
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How pregnancy centers help women: Centers provide $450 million in value, report finds
Jessica Williams and her 3-year-old daughter were helped by First Choice Pregnancy Services in Las Vegas. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Susan B. Anthony…
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Iranian Christian Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment After Spinal Fracture
Iranian authorities on Oct. 31 denied proper medical treatment to prisoner Aida Najaflou, an Iranian Christian convert, after she fell and fractured her spine. …
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Nigerian priest: Those responsible for killing Christians, Muslims should be held accountable
A map of Nigeria. / Credit: SevenMaps/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Nov 25, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Nigerian priest Father Mathias Ashinnoitian Adugba says more…
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Virginia school district concedes lawsuit by Catholic student over transgender policies
null / Credit: itakdalee/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 5, 2025 / 12:07 pm (CNA). A Catholic Virginia student will receive payments including attorney’s fees after…
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Report details persecution of Turkish Christians ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit
The scene outside a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, where a reported armed attack took place on Jan. 28, 2024. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN…
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Underground Chinese bishop who said his life ‘consists of speaking about Jesus’ dies at 90
null / Credit: esfera/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). An underground Chinese Catholic bishop from the Diocese of Zhengding…
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Christian Leaders Cite Genocide Claims as Dozens Abducted from Nigerian Church
Christian leaders in Nigeria have renewed claims that Christians face systematic violence, following the abduction of dozens of worshippers during an attack on an…
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CNA explains: When can Catholic employers fire employees for not following the Church?
null / Credit: Stephen Kiers/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A New Jersey teacher’s dismissal from her Catholic school classroom…
