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This missionary of mercy accompanied a former priest imprisoned for pedophilia
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Father José Luis Quijano is one of the 500 priests who participated in the March 28-30, 2025, Jubilee of Priests Instituted as Missionaries of Mercy. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News Vatican City, Apr 1, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In 2016, when Pope
Vatican This missionary of mercy accompanied a former priest imprisoned for pedophilia US New docume
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Vatican This missionary of mercy accompanied a former priest imprisoned for pedophilia US New documentary on Blessed Carlo Acutis aims to show that holiness is possible today
US New documentary on Blessed Carlo Acutis aims to show that holiness is possible today US U.S. Supr
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US New documentary on Blessed Carlo Acutis aims to show that holiness is possible today US U.S. Supreme Court examines Wisconsin’s denial of Catholic charity tax exemption
Learning Goes Both Ways…
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At Cork’s Welcome English Centre Cork’s Welcome English Centre –  which was originally set up by three Mercy Sisters – has just won an 2025 Aontas Star Award – the awards recognise the impact of adult learning across Ireland. The centre was set up in 2000 and presently has
New research finds ‘John Paul II effect’ on boosting fertility in Latin America
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ROME – A new study claims that by stressing themes of marriage and family during 13 visits to the region between 1979 and 1996, St. John Paul II was responsible for boosting fertility rates across Latin America, resulting in a quarter-million extra births. The research team at the University of
Catholic leader urges the African Church to use Lent for economic decolonization
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YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Catholic nun in Africa has made the case for economic justice, urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic decolonization, dismantling the enduring structures of economic oppression inherited from colonial rule.” In a written text sent to Crux,
Lourdes bishop orders Rupnik mosaics covered over
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Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, a move aimed at making the basilica more welcoming for all, particularly victims of abuse. The bishop explained his decision yesterday, saying: “I
A lame-duck Pope?
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, says Pope Francis continues to rest after his return from the hospital and is not receiving visitors or holding meetings or audiences of any kind. He also said that no definitive plans for Holy Week and Easter have yet been decided, but
A parliamentary bill that would unleash medically assisted suicide on England and Wales might not be
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A parliamentary bill that would unleash medically assisted suicide on England and Wales might not be implemented for another four years amid growing concerns about the proposed system. It was originally thought that the bill might take two years to implement, but Member of Parliament (MP) Kim Leadbeater, sponsor
Controversial euthanasia bill UK could be delayed until 2029 1st April 2025 A parliamentary bill tha
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Controversial euthanasia bill UK could be delayed until 2029 1st April 2025 A parliamentary bill that would unleash medically assisted suicide on England and Wales might not be implemented for another four years amid growing concerns about the proposed system. It was
UN to Canada: scale back discriminatory euthanasia law 1st April 2025 The UN Committee on the Rights
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UN to Canada: scale back discriminatory euthanasia law 1st April 2025 The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has issued a call for Canada to roll back its expansion of euthanasia, or “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD). The Committee says Track 2 MAiD,
U.S. Supreme Court examines Wisconsin’s denial of Catholic charity tax exemption
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null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 31, 2025 / 16:40 pm (CNA). Several U.S. Supreme Court justices across ideological lines during oral arguments Monday morning expressed concerns about a Wisconsin agency’s refusal to legally recognize a Catholic charity — run
Myanmar cardinal after earthquake: People need everything, including peace
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Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar. / Credit: ACI Prensa/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 31, 2025 / 15:18 pm (CNA). Following the March 28 earthquake that struck Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and China, Cardinal Charles Bo, president of the Myanmar Bishops’ Conference, said
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Pope Advances Causes of 5 Toward Sainthood, Including Martyrs of WWI and WWII
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Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday,
Notre Dame’s Presidential Commencement ‘Tradition’ More Nuanced Than Some Assume
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In what could have been the high-water mark of presidential commencement addresses at the University of Notre
Worthy Is the Lamb Who Was Slain
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Hubert van Eyck, “Adoration of the Lamb” (detail), Ghent Altarpiece, ca. 1429
French Bishop Dominique Rey on the Future of the Church: ‘Christianity Is a Promise’
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BERTRAND LANGLOIS Bishop Dominique Rey poses during a photo session in La Farlède, France, on Oct. 4, 2017.
Catholic Business Profile: Young Catholic Professionals
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How 2 Great Plains Farm Boys Became Holy Priests on the Road to Sainthood
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Wikimedia Commons (L-R) Fther Emil Kapaun and Blessed Stanley Rother, saintly men from the Great Plains.