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U.S. bishops’ Natural Family Planning Awareness Week campaign begins

July 20, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 16

U.S. bishops released resources including posters, homily notes, social media files, and ideas for celebrating and promoting natural family planning. […]

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How papal prayer intentions are chosen, according to head of Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network

July 18, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 1

While Pope Leo “has an endless list” of prayer intentions, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network helps him choose 12 to offer each month of the year, according to Father Cristóbal Fones, SJ. […]

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Pakistan court to review ruling in forced conversion, child marriage case

July 17, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 1

More than 1,000 girls in Pakistan are forcibly married and converted to Islam each year, Alliance Defending Freedom International’s Kelsey Zorzi said. […]

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Nigeria, Nicaragua, Syria, India cited in index of rising Christian persecution

July 16, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 3

Religious nationalism, state control, terrorism, authoritarianism, and limits on women are among drivers of rising persecution globally, the International Christian Concern (ICC) report said. […]

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Arkansas tops 2026 religious liberty index

July 15, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 4

According to First Liberty Institute, Arkansas ranks first among all 50 states for protecting religious liberty, while New York ranks last. […]

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Major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque to visit Baltimore basilica

June 30, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 0

The reliquary that is touring the U.S. weighs nearly 150 pounds with its protective case. It contains St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s clavicles, two of her ribs, and a small piece of her brain. […]

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Procession urges dignity and respect for migrants at border crossing

June 29, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 7

The Border Mass 250 included a conversation on immigration with U.S. Catholic bishops, celebration of a Mass, and a rosary procession across the international line. […]

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Father Flanagan’s mission continues at Boys Town more than a century after its founding

June 28, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 0

Father Flanagan “took the Catholic tenets of love, inclusion, and acceptance and he brought that to the care of children in America, when really no one had even thought of it before.” […]

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Catholic women’s leadership forum tells young women: ‘You are a gift’

June 26, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 0

GIVEN will bestow Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV with its Fiat Award, which honors women whose lives embody the response of Our Lady through faithful leadership, service, and love. […]

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White House Religious Liberty Commission presents recommendations

June 26, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 1

The panel urged repeal of the Johnson Amendment, creation of religious liberty violation hotlines, Know Your Rights posters, and presidential religious freedom awards. […]

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