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Paris 2024: 7 arrested ‘at gunpoint’ for calling for an end to attacks against Christians

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

For CitizenGO, the incident is "extremely serious" and represents "a new attack on religious freedom and on Christians." / Credit: CitizenGo

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 16:38 pm (CNA).
Seven people aboard a bus protestin… […]

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Pope Francis offers an idealistic, anti-utilitarian approach to reading literature

August 7, 2024 Andrew Petiprin 22

There is a lot to like about Pope Francis’ recent letter “On the Role of Literature in Formation”. Originally conceived as an encouragement for seminarians to include fiction and poetry as part of their education, […]

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Cardinal Gregory stresses need for unity at Outreach LGBTQ conference

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 6

Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks to EWTN News Nightly on April 11, 2024. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2024 / 16:08 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., speaking at the “Outreach” … […]

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At least 9 priests abducted by Nicaraguan dictatorship in last 2 weeks

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Friar Silvio Romero from the Diocese of Juigalpa and Father Frutos Constantino Valle Salmerón from the Diocese of Estelí are among the detained priests. / Credit: Diocese of Estelí, Nicaragua

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 15:38 pm (CNA).
At l… […]

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One of three young English stabbing victims memorialized with Mass at Catholic parish

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Members of the community arrive ahead of a vigil to remember the victims of last week’s knife attack near the Atkinson on Aug. 5, 2024, in Southport, England. / Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 15:08 pm (CNA).
One of th… […]

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Animal rights activists plead with Pope Francis to end bullfighting

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

An activist from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) holds a sign that reads “la corrida e peccato” (“bullfighting is a sin”), temporarily interrupted Pope Francis’ catechesis during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 7, 2024…. […]

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Stunning upset: Cole Hocker’s Catholic high school cheers as he breaks Olympic record

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

U.S. Olympian Cole Hocker crosses the finish line to win the men’s 1,500-meter final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Aug. 6, 2024. / Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images

CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2024 / 13:21 pm (CNA).
A stunn… […]

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Swiss court: Parents must turn over documents to allow sex change of teen daughter

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2024 / 12:36 pm (CNA).
Two parents in Switzerland could face criminal penalties if they do not help the government facilitate a sex change for their teenage daughter who la… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘All things are possible’ when we invite God into our lives

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Aug 7, 2024 / 11:51 am (CNA).
Pope Francis held his first general … […]

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Iraqi priest recounts night of exodus, ISIS invasion a decade later

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Father Martin Banni in front of St. Barbara’s Shrine carrying the Eucharist on Liberation Day in 2016. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Martin Banni

ACI MENA, Aug 7, 2024 / 11:21 am (CNA).
Ten years have passed since the night that changed ev… […]

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