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At least 22 killed in jihadist attack on village in Burkina Faso

July 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Burkinabé soldiers patrol in Ouagadougou after the January 2022 coup. / VOA News (public domain)

Denver Newsroom, Jul 6, 2022 / 13:29 pm (CNA).
No fewer than 22 people were killed in an attack by suspected jihadi terrorists on a village in Burk… […]

Human rights advocates respond after Pope Francis says Vatican-China deal ‘moving well’

July 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

FreshStock/Shutterstock

Rome Newsroom, Jul 6, 2022 / 10:10 am (CNA).
Human rights advocates have raised concerns about heightened restrictions on Christians in China after Pope Francis expressed hope that the Holy See’s agreement with Beijing w… […]

Pope Francis announces appointment of women to committee selecting new bishops

July 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli (second from left) and Sr. Nathalie Becquart (third from left) pose with Pope Francis and others during the youth synod in 2018. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Vatican City, Jul 6, 2022 / 05:59 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has said he … […]

Vandalism of churches, pro-life pregnancy centers continues after Dobbs

July 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022. / Heartbeat of Miami.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 19:00 pm (CNA).
Attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and Catholic churches have continued, una… […]

Archbishop Gänswein moved to tears over Benedict XVI’s comment about journey to heaven

July 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Archbishop Gänswein and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI / Credit: EWTN/Paul Badde, Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.uk

Denver Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 18:10 pm (CNA).
The personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, could not hold b… […]

Church leaders in Mexico call for days of prayer for peace amid increasing violence

July 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

null / Credit: David Ramos / ACI Prensa

Mexico City Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 17:19 pm (CNA).
With the growing violence in the country and the murder of two Jesuit priests on June 20, Catholic Church leaders in Mexico encouraged the faithful to j… […]

Hong Kong missionary head reportedly warned Chinese repression could worsen

July 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong. Credit: Volodymyr Dvornyk/Shutterstock / null

Denver Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
A Catholic priest overseeing missionaries serving in Hong Kong reportedly told the missionarie… […]

St Maria Goretti: Remembering one of the youngest Catholic saints

July 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

A painting of St. Maria Goretti by Giuseppe Brovelli-Soffredini / YouTube screenshot via EWTN

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast day of one of the youngest saints on July 6: St. Mari… […]

Texas Supreme Court allows enforcement of abortion ban

July 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Denver Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 14:12 pm (CNA).
The Supreme Court of Texas on Friday ruled that the state may enforce its 1925 law banning abortion, reversing the decision of a district judge.The July 1 decis… […]

Will Mexico have to wait a half-century for legal abortion to be overturned?

July 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

null / Credit: Mon Petit Chou Photography / Unsplash

Mexico City Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 12:19 pm (CNA).
Will Mexico have to wait — as the United States did — a half-century to overturn its high court’s rulings on legal abortion?The recent land… […]

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