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Petition seeks to return St. Junipero Serra statue to ‘place of honor’ at Catholic university

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

An illustration of Saint Junipero Serra. / Public domain.

Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 24, 2021 / 18:04 pm (CNA).
A statue of Saint Junipero Serra must return to the Loyola Marymount University campus, an alumni group has said in a letter and petit… […]

Few Americans blame God for suffering in the world, new survey finds

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

A woman prays the rosary. / siam.pukkato/Shutterstock.

Denver Newsroom, Nov 24, 2021 / 16:17 pm (CNA).
A new study by the Pew Research Center found that few Americans blame God for suffering in the world. Instead, Americans are more likely to b… […]

Painting at center of George Floyd controversy stolen from Catholic University

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

A pieta painting, "Mama," by artist Kelly Latimore, has been displayed outside the law school chapel at The Catholic University of America since February 2021. It was stolen on Nov. 23, 2021. / The Catholic University of America

Washi… […]

Ethics committee authorizes first assisted suicide in Italy

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

null / Gorodenkoff via Shutterstock.

Rome, Italy, Nov 24, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The Catholic Church in Italy said that life must be “protected and defended” after local health authorities in Italy gave the green light to the country’s first le… […]

Report declares treatment of Christian minority women and girls a ‘human rights catastrophe’

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital. / Sun_Shine via Shutterstock.

London, England, Nov 24, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A report issued on Wednesday declared the treatment of Christian minority women and gi… […]

Congressman Smith: Nigeria’s removal from U.S. watch list a ‘retreat’ from fight against religious persecution

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Rep. Chris Smith. Public Domain.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 24, 2021 / 11:45 am (CNA).
The decision to remove Nigeria from the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” was “totally unjustified,” and a backwards step in the fight against re… […]

Synod on Synodality organizers want local stage to focus on one fundamental question

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops. / Diocese of Gozo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rome, Italy, Nov 24, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Cardinal Mario Grech warned Italian bishops on Tuesday against the temptation to use th… […]

Pope Francis: Digital revolution forces us to rethink what it means to be human

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis takes a selfie with pilgrims at the April 1, 2015 general audience in St. Peter’s Square. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Nov 24, 2021 / 05:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has said that technological innovations have created the need for … […]

Pope Francis: St. Joseph is protecting the Catholic Church

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Nov. 24, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Nov 24, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
St. Joseph continues to protect the Catholic Church today, just like he protected the Virgin Mar… […]

Former priest files new sexual abuse lawsuit against Theodore McCarrick

November 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Theodore McCarrick outside Dedham District Court, Friday, Sept. 4, 2021. / Joe Bukuras/CNA

Denver Newsroom, Nov 23, 2021 / 18:35 pm (CNA).
A former Catholic priest who has previously alleged that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually abused h… […]

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