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Summer school at Vatican Observatory offers unique opportunity for young scientists

January 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Jesuit Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students… […]

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Journalists in Nigeria urged to speak up, expose all forms of Christian persecution

January 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku. / Credit: ACI Africa

ACI Africa, Jan 31, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The vice chancellor of Nigeria’s Veritas University, a priest in the Awka Diocese, has encouraged journalists in the west African nation to expose Ch… […]

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Catholic priest at crash site of deadly midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there

January 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Frederick Edlefsen is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Arlington, Virginia. / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly"/Screenshot

CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).
After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesda… […]

Essay

Turning bad boys into saintly men: The work of Saint John Bosco

January 30, 2025 Dawn Beutner 5

The tragedy of boys failing to grow into good men is not a modern phenomenon. While there are many reasons that young men today drift through life or engage in dangerous behaviors, this is not […]

The Dispatch

Valiant One is a solid directorial debut with a talented, young cast

January 30, 2025 Nick Olszyk 3

MPAA Rating: R USCCB Rating, Not rated at the time of this review Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 reels There’s a special joy in watching the beginnings of a filmmaker’s career. Festival shorts, student […]

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Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders

January 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 8

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sept. 27, 2025. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock

CNA … […]

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Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration

January 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

United Nations Building and the flags in Geneva Switzerland. / Credit: Nexus 7/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:05 pm (CNA).
During its first week in office, the administration of President Donald Trump announced that t… […]

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‘Night of terror’ in Nicaragua: Dictatorship forces cloistered nuns to leave monasteries

January 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 4

The Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago Apóstol and the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Martin Thurnherr, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Lima Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:3… […]

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Bishop Barron applauds Trump’s order banning sex-change surgeries for minors

January 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. / Credit: Word on Fire

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA).
Bishop Robert Barron has released a statement commending Preside… […]

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California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood

January 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

David Daleiden arrives for court at the Harris County Courthouse after surrendering to authorities on Feb. 4, 2016, in Houston. / Credit: Eric Kayne/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA).
The state of California has agreed to a … […]

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