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  • [ August 11, 2026 ] Latin American bishops pray for Colombia, express solidarity, following powerful earthquake News Briefs
  • [ August 11, 2026 ] Court reconsiders First Amendment challenge to Michigan school’s transgender policies News Briefs
  • [ August 11, 2026 ] Church in Colombia prays and mobilizes to help those affected by major earthquake News Briefs
  • [ August 11, 2026 ] Pope chooses theme on AI and war for World Day of Peace 2027 News Briefs
  • [ August 11, 2026 ] Pope Leo XIV expresses sorrow for the victims of earthquake in Colombia News Briefs

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French soccer player Olivier Giroud sends WYD message to 40,000 French pilgrims 

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Soccer player Olivier Giroud, center forward for France, in victory over Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. / Credit: Антон Зайцев for soccer.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons

Denver, Colo., Aug 1, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA)…. […]

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St. Louis parishes dodge closure by appealing to the Vatican

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Matthew the Apostle church in St. Louis, is one of the parishes slated for merger that is appealing to the Vatican. / Paul Sableman|Wikimedia|CC BY 2.0

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 1, 2023 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Amid a major restructuring plan … […]

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As World Youth Day kicks off, ACN champions cause of persecuted Christians worldwide

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Newsroom, Aug 1, 2023 / 11:00 am (CNA).
As World Youth Day (WYD) kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal, this week, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is launching several initiatives to raise aware… […]

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Pro-life pregnancy centers sue Vermont over law targeting their advertisements 

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 1, 2023 / 10:20 am (CNA).
Two pro-life pregnancy centers and an institution that supports those centers are suing Vermont state officials over a new law that could land them tho… […]

The Dispatch

The fruits of environmentalism and of social justice (Part 1)

August 1, 2023 Theodore Misiak 9

An emerging trend among Catholic institutions of higher education is to see themselves as direct agents of social justice. Many host social justice events, institute policies such as socially responsible investing and promote awareness of […]

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Body of saint, patron of African Americans, significantly damaged in Sicilian church fire 

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The Church of Santa Maria di Gesù in Palermo, Italy. / Credit: Kiev.Victor/Shutterstock

Rome Newsroom, Aug 1, 2023 / 09:48 am (CNA).
The incorrupt body of St. Benedict the Moor, a 16th-century son of slaves who joined the Franciscans and would … […]

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German cardinal under fire for admonishing priest over same-sex blessings

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Birgit Mock, a vice president of the ZdK, on July 31, 2023, attacked Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne for admonishing a priest his statements against blessing same-sex unions. / Synodaler Weg / Maximilian von Lachner

CNA Newsroom, Aug 1,… […]

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Biden administration to pay fee for attempted exclusion of NFP methods from insurance

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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St. Louis, Mo., Aug 1, 2023 / 08:45 am (CNA).
The Biden administration is expected to pay $65,000 after attempting in 2021 to exclude fertility awareness-based family planning methods, a form of natural family p… […]

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Survey: Religious nonprofits lead Americans’ charitable choices, except for Gen Z

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver, Colo., Aug 1, 2023 / 07:46 am (CNA).
Among Americans who donate to charity, religious charities and nonprofits are the most popular, with about 1 in 5 Americans giving to these groups over the… […]

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This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for August 2023

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis addresses the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in his Sunday Angelus on July 16, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Denver, Colo., Aug 1, 2023 / 02:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of August is for World Youth Day (W… […]

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