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  • [ April 9, 2026 ] Bishop Zaidan appeals to Trump for aid and peace in Lebanon after deadly Israeli attack News Briefs
  • [ April 9, 2026 ] U.S. births declined slightly in 2025, CDC reports News Briefs
  • [ April 9, 2026 ] Catholic moral theologians worry for civilians amid shaky Iran ceasefire, Trump rhetoric News Briefs
  • [ April 9, 2026 ] In ecological letter, Indiana bishops urge Catholics to care for ‘God’s good world’ News Briefs
  • [ April 9, 2026 ] U.S. officials continue to defend Iranian conflict amid criticism from top Catholic leaders News Briefs

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Bishop Zaidan appeals to Trump for aid and peace in Lebanon after deadly Israeli attack

April 9, 2026 Tyler Arnold 0

Israel’s most recent strikes killed more than 300 people in Lebanon and more than 1,700 have died since the start of the war, prompting the bishop’s appeal to President Donald Trump. […]

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The art of celebrating the Easter season

April 9, 2026 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 2

Easter is the feast of all feasts, and its fifty-day season stands atop the liturgical year as its climax. While we might recognize this reality, the Easter season can seem like a letdown. While the […]

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U.S. births declined slightly in 2025, CDC reports

April 9, 2026 Amira Abuzeid 0

The report reflects the ongoing gradual decline in U.S. births that has persisted for most of the past two decades, only interrupted by a modest uptick in 2024. […]

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The implications for religious freedom in Zinski v. Liberty University

April 9, 2026 Charles J. Russo 2

The latest battle in the sexual revolution, placing religious freedom at risk, emerged in Zinski v. Liberty University (Feb. 2025). Controversy arose after Liberty officials hired Jonathan Zinski, who agreed to follow the school’s Doctrinal […]

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Catholic moral theologians worry for civilians amid shaky Iran ceasefire, Trump rhetoric

April 9, 2026 Tyler Arnold 0

The fighting is paused for about two weeks, but Trump’s threats against civilian infrastructure alarm Catholic moral theologians, who emphasize that it is immoral to intentionally harm noncombatants. […]

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In ecological letter, Indiana bishops urge Catholics to care for ‘God’s good world’

April 9, 2026 Madalaine Elhabbal 1

“At the core of the ecological and social crises is a human heart enclosed in upon itself, alienated from God, our neighbor, and creation,” the bishops said in a new pastoral missive. […]

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U.S. officials continue to defend Iranian conflict amid criticism from top Catholic leaders

April 9, 2026 Daniel Payne 1

The government allegedly demanded earlier in the year that the Vatican throw support behind U.S. military actions. […]

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Activists renew defunding drive after Planned Parenthood reports record-breaking year of abortions

April 9, 2026 Kate Quiñones 1

As Planned Parenthood reports a record 434,450 abortions of unborn babies in 2023-2024, advocates for unborn children renew their call to permanently defund the group. […]

The Dispatch

Concordat with Vatican halted in Czech Republic over seal of confession

April 9, 2026 Bohumil Petrík 0

Experts say the ruling is a setback for religious freedom in one of Europe’s most secular countries, where a concordat had been decades in the making. […]

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Vatican aid convoy in Lebanon caught in crossfire as Church relief effort is forced back

April 9, 2026 Victoria Cardiel 0

A French Catholic aid leader said conditions in southern Lebanon have become untenable. […]

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