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Filipino cardinal urges Catholics to report clerical abuse to Church and civil authorities

February 3, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 11:50 am (CNA). After a U.S abuse [...]

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Nigerian bishop call on Catholics to be more engaged in African politics

February 3, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

A leading bishop in Nigeria is warning the Catholic Church could lose its influence to Pentecostals in Africa if the Church remains politically disengaged. --- YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading bishop in Nigeria is warning the Catholic Church could lose its [...]

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Vatican envoy announces suppression of all branches of Peru group

February 3, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

On Sunday the Vatican official tasked with suppressing a Peru-based lay group plagued by scandal announced that not just one, but all four entities belonging to the so-called “spiritual family” have been suppressed. --- ROME – On Sunday the Vatican official [...]

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Martin Luther’s Ten Important “Catholic” Views

February 3, 2025 / 8 minutes of reading

1) Catholic Church’s Authority and Christian Status We on our part confess that there is much that is Christian and good under the papacy; indeed everything that is Christian and good is to be found there and has [...]

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Pope Francis urges peace in Ukraine during 2025 Jubilee

February 2, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading

As the 2025 Jubilee entered its second month, Pope Francis made a real-world effort to work for peace on Saturday, looking at the issue of Ukraine. --- As the 2025 Jubilee entered its second month, Pope Francis made a real-world effort [...]

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Cause for beatification of quadriplegic who brought many sick people to Christ advances

February 2, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading

Servant of God Antonio “Nino” Baglieri. / Credit: Courtesy of Salesians of Don Bosco ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Salesians received the news that the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has validated the diocesan [...]

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Pope calls consecrated religious to be ‘bearers of light’ amid modern challenges

February 1, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading

Pope Francis presides over First Vespers for the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter's Basilica, surrounded by bishops, priests, and religious men and women. Vatican City, Feb. 1, 2024. / Credit: Anhelina Martsisheuskaya/CNA CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 [...]

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For him or against him, VP Vance brings national attention to Catholic Social Teaching

February 1, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading

Say what you will about the first two weeks of the second presidency of Donald Trump, it has certainly put the focus on Catholic Social Teaching. --- Say what you will about the first two weeks of US president Donald Trump’s [...]

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Pope Francis shares with seminarians that his mom did not want him to enter seminary

February 1, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

Pope Francis speaks with Spanish clergy and seminarians on Jan. 30, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 1, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis discussed in a Jan. 30 audience with seminarians and formators from [...]

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Summer school at Vatican Observatory offers unique opportunity for young scientists

January 31, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Jesuit Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students... [...] --- Jesuit Guy Consolmagno [...]

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