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Massacre in Congolese Catholic church kills at least 31 worshippers

July 27, 2025 Catholic News Agency 8

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ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 27, 2025 / 17:18 pm (CNA).
An armed group linked to the Islamic State on Sunday killed dozens of worshippers at a Catholic church in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo… […]

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Escalating child famine in Gaza: UN, Church leaders plead for urgent aid access

July 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Palestinian children shove to receive a meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025. The head of Gaza’s largest hospital said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in … […]

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Excitement in Tanzania as over 200 young people prepare for Jubilee of Youth in Rome

July 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Over 200 young people from Tanzania are traveling to Rome as pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth, an event that is part of the ongoing 2025 Jubilee Year. / Credit: AMECEA/Vatican Media

ACI Africa, Jul 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Over 200 young peop… […]

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Exclusive: Gaza priest injured in Israeli bombing discusses impact on parish community

July 24, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family who was wounded in a recent strike on the church, stands before the altar during a Sunday morning Mass held by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem at the church… […]

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Israel says ‘deviation of munitions’ led to deadly strike on Gaza Catholic church

July 23, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

A picture shows a view of a damaged facade of the Holy Family Church on July 18, 2025, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 17. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 16:13 pm (CNA).
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Nigerian priest released from captivity after being kidnapped by Boko Haram

July 22, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Alphonsus Afina. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Fairbanks

CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2025 / 14:16 pm (CNA).
A Nigerian priest who served for years in the U.S. has been released after being held in captivity by the Islamic terrorist g… […]

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Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘Christ is not absent from Gaza’ amid war

July 22, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (left) and Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on July 22, 2025. / Credit: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

Rome Newsroom, Jul 2… […]

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National congress for laity in Angola ‘decisive milestone for Church’

July 22, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Sebastião Marques Panzo, director of the National Secretariat for the Apostolate of the Laity of the Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST). / Credit: ACI Africa

ACI Africa, Jul 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The upcoming T… […]

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Pastor of Gaza church hit by Israeli fire: ‘We are in God’s grace and we persevere in faith’

July 21, 2025 Catholic News Agency 10

Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family who was wounded in a recent strike on the church, stands before the altar during a Sunday morning Mass held by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem at the church… […]

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Palestine’s president calls Pope Leo XIV concerning Holy Land conflict

July 21, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Pope Leo XIV on Monday, July 21, 2025, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. / Credit: A Katz/Shutterstock

Rome Newsroom, Jul 21, 2025 / 11:47 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV spoke on the p… […]

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