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The state of the pro-life movement in Pennsylvania: An interview with Maria Gallagher

November 20, 2023 CWR Staff 6

For many years, Pennsylvania was among the strongest of pro-life states. Democratic Governor Bob Casey, Sr. (of Planned Parenthood v. Casey fame) was a staunch defender of life, for which he paid a dear political […]

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In praise of Sarah Cortez’s transcendent poetry 

November 20, 2023 Jon Bishop 3

A true poetics engages the real. A true poetics is not kitsch or sentimentalism. As Flannery O’Connor reminds us, the best writing and poetry “is a plunge into reality and it’s very shocking to the […]

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Pope Francis calls for applause for 20 martyrs of Spanish Civil War beatified in Seville

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis at the Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, Angelus and martyrs beatified in Seville on Nov. 18, 2023. / Credit: Youtube Vatican News / Archdiocese of Seville

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 18:30 pm (CNA).
At Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis cal… […]

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World leaders seek to restore original meaning of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

More than 200 world leaders at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 18, 2023, signed the “New York Commitment,” which seeks to restore the original meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the occasion the 75th anniversary of… […]

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China’s top patriotic bishop stresses unity, sinicization to guide evangelization

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

Archbishop Li Shan of Beijing, president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, the state-managed Catholic organization in mainland China controlled by the CCP’s United Front Work Department. / Credit: Bundesministerium für Europa, Integ… […]

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Texas lawmakers vote to remove school choice provision from funding bill

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 16:56 pm (CNA).
Lawmakers in Texas on Friday voted down a section of a major education bill that would have created a publicly-funded education savings account (ESA) for stu… […]

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Pro-life expectations high following election of Javier Milei as president of Argentina

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Javier Milei, president-elect of Argentina. / Credit: Flickr by Vox Spain / Public Domain

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 15:55 pm (CNA).
Various pro-life and pro-family leaders hailed the election of the next president of Argentina, Javier Mi… […]

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Pennsylvania religious sister dies in car accident

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Sister Augustine Marie Molnar, a member of the Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, died tragically in a car accident on Nov. 18, 2023, while traveling to an event to promote vocations. / Credit: Sister Servants of the Most Sacred … […]

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Ohio priest sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking 

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).
An Ohio priest was sentenced to life in prison Friday after being convicted of multiple sexual abuse charges earlier this year. Parish priest Michael Zachari… […]

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Priest delivers twin babies outside cathedral in Washington state

November 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Jesús Mariscal recently helped a homeless woman give birth to twins outside St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, Washington . / Credit: Catholic Extension

Yakima, Wash., Nov 20, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA).
A young priest recently helped a distressed… […]

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