Author: baik
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Trump’s planned visit to Pennsylvania Catholic shrine with Polish president is canceled
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 19, 2024 / 17:15 pm Former President Donald Trump is no longer planning to attend an event with Polish President Andrzej Duda at a Catholic Marian shrine in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 22. The campaign’s scheduled stop at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown has been canceled.…
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La Verna in Tuscany marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ stigmata
By Alexey Gotovskiy Rome Newsroom, Sep 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm On Sept. 17, overlooking Tuscany’s Casentino Valley in Italy, Father Massimo Fusarelli, Minister General of the Franciscan Friars Minor and the 121st successor of St. Francis of Assisi, blessed the world with relics of the blood from the stigmata of St. Francis. The moment…
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Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore ‘has revived the faith of our people,’ says Cardinal William Goh
By Andrés Henríquez Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 17, 2024 / 17:20 pm “I believe his visit has revived the faith of our people. His visit has caused many of our Catholics to work together,” said Cardinal William Goh, archbishop of Singapore, in an interview with Vatican News about Pope Francis’ recent visit to the country. “It’s…
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USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2024 / 18:15 pm The United States Department of State (DOS) routinely issues condemnations of countries that fail to uphold religious freedom — but those harsh words are rarely followed by actions that lead to policy changes in those foreign governments, according to an analysis published this…
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Pope Francis at Angelus urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2024 / 09:36 am During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others whose bodies were recovered by Israeli military in Gaza last month. “I am praying for the victims and continue…
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15 high-impact quotes by Bishop Munilla at the International Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 14, 2024 / 08:00 am The presentation by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla at this year’s International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, was considered one of the most impactful so far, containing inspiring reflections that resonated in the hearts of the nearly 5,000 people gathered to hear the prelate.…
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French bishops release files on Abbé Pierre 58 years early amid sex abuse claims
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 13, 2024 / 17:00 pm The bishops of France have decided to release archive files related to the famous priest Abbé Pierre nearly six decades ahead of schedule amid multiple claims of sexual abuse involving the late cleric. Famed for his resistance work in World War II and later…
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Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 14:30 pm A recently ordained priest in Chicago is denying accusations from Illinois state officials that he molested a child during a recent penance service that allegedly took place at a youth retreat. A letter from Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich to St. Josaphat Parish, posted…
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Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress
By Andrés Henríquez Quito, Ecuador, Sep 11, 2024 / 16:41 pm Visibly affected and on the verge of tears, Leyden Rovelo spoke about the suffering of tens of thousands of recently arrived immigrant children in the United States during her talk Sept. 9 at the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador. Rovelo referenced official…
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BREAKING: Missouri Supreme Court keeps pro-abortion amendment on November ballot
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 10, 2024 / 16:20 pm The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment to dramatically expand abortion in the state will remain on the Nov. 5 ballot after a circuit judge blocked the measure earlier this week. The ruling dealt a blow to pro-life activists in…