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Pope Francis to hold private Lenten retreat for fifth consecutive year

January 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis takes part in the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat in Ariccia, Italy, on March 6-10, 2016. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 13:48 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis and the Roman Curia will take their traditional Lenten retrea… […]

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Religious Americans’ lives possibly at risk in 2024, new report by U.S. bishops says

January 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

Vandalism of a pro-life display outside St. Paul Catholic Church in Fenton, Missouri on Oct. 3, 2023. / Credit: Katherine Burns

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA).
After a year of renewed attacks on churches and religious … […]

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Americans of faith feel less accepted by society, new survey finds

January 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Religious Americans feel their faith is less accepted by society than in previous years, a new survey by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found.According… […]

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Trump romps in Iowa, a traditional stronghold for social conservatives

January 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

President Donald Trump. / Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 22:00 pm (CNA).
The results of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are powering a strong start to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 bid to return… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘I like to think of hell as empty’

January 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 60

Pope Francis appearing on Che Tempo Che Fa on Jan. 14/ / NOVE

Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 13:05 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “e… […]

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Pope Francis responds to resistance to Fiducia Supplicans: ‘The Lord blesses everyone’

January 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 9

Pope Francis at a meeting with priests from the Diocese of Rome in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran on Jan. 13, 2024. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 09:37 am (CNA).
Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vat… […]

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Director Martin Scorsese confirms completion of script for ‘A Life of Jesus’

January 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

Martin Scorsese attends the National Board of Review 2024 Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 11, 2024, in New York City. / Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for National Board of Review

CNA Staff, Jan 15, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
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National Eucharistic Congress announces musician Matt Maher, releases updated schedule

January 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Recording artist Matt Maher performs in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 30, 2019. / Credit: Jason Davis/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jan 15, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The upcoming National Eucharistic Congress, which hopes to draw hundreds of thousands … […]

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U.S. bishops reflect on ‘rallying cry’ of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington, D.C. / Credit: Public domain

Washington, D.C. Newsroo… […]

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Nicaraguan dictatorship releases Bishop Álvarez, brother bishop, and priests

January 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matalgalpa, Nicaragua. / Credit: Archdiocese of Managua

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 14, 2024 / 22:53 pm (CNA).
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega on Sunday released and sent to the Vatican two imprisoned Nicaraguan bishops al… […]

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