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Interreligious events at World Youth Day in Lisbon sparsely attended but ‘useful’

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

The Radha Krishna Temple outside of Lisbon held one-hour tours for WYD pilgrims to learn more about what Hindus believe. / Photo credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Lisbon, Portugal, Aug 10, 2023 / 13:20 pm (CNA).
During World Youth Day in Lisbon, Por… […]

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Jesuit university divests from fossil fuels after a six-year process

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).
A Catholic university in the state of Washington recently announced its full divestment from holdings in fossil fuel concerns, a decision one of th… […]

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Muslim, Christian parents rally outside Maryland courthouse for students’ religious rights

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 12:05 pm (CNA).
Lawyers for Montgomery County parents argued in court Wednesday morning in defense of the freedom to opt children out of coursework … […]

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Mexican high court finds ex-congressman guilty of ‘gender-based political violence’ over tweet

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Former congressman Rodrigo Iván Cortés will be forced to publish a daily court-authored apology online for 30 days in punishment for having referred to congressional representative Salma Luévano as a man. / Credit: ADF International

Washington,… […]

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Ecuador bishops condemn assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Fernando Villavicencio, a candidate for president in Ecuador, was shot and killed Aug. 9, 2023, by an unidentified man at a political rally. / Credit: Christian Medina – National Assembly of Ecuador (CC BY-SA 2.0)

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 10, 2023… […]

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Pope Francis names new patriarch of Lisbon following World Youth Day

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of Lisbon, greets attendees of World Youth Day at the opening Mass on Aug. 1, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal. / Arlindo Homem / JMJ Lisboa 2023

Rome Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 04:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Thu… […]

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Pope Francis appoints delegate to resolve Syro-Malabar liturgical dispute in India

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

A St. Thomas Christian cross at the installation of Mar Joseph Srampickal at Preston North End stadium, England, on Oct. 9, 2016. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Rome Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 03:23 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has appointed Slovak Archb… […]

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The Erotic Poems of Abp Fernández: Audience, Context, Commentary

August 9, 2023 John Smith 62

On July 1, hours after Pope Francis named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández the new prefect of the Dicastery of the Doctrine for the Faith, Reuters published an article on the appointment entitled “Pope names Argentine […]

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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki killed two-thirds of the city’s Catholics 78 years ago

August 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

A Catholic Church in Nagasaki, destroyed by the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of the city. Public domain / null

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 9, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Today marks the 78th anniversary of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United Stat… […]

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Church prays for release of kidnapped priest and seminarian in Nigeria

August 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 9, 2023 / 16:05 pm (CNA).
Bishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu of Minna, Nigeria, called for prayers for the release of a priest and a seminarian who were kidnapped by armed men on Aug. 3 in the nort… […]

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