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What is the meaning of Pope Francis’ trip to L’Aquila?

June 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis preaches at Pentecost Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, June 5, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 7, 2022 / 05:25 am (CNA).
The news that Pope Francis will visit the Italian city of L’Aquila on Aug. 28 seemed to come out… […]

Texas pro-life pregnancy centers prepare for overturning of Roe v. Wade

June 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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St. Louis, Mo., Jun 7, 2022 / 02:50 am (CNA).
If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this summer, abortions will be banned entirely statewide in Texas, with limited exceptions. Although some Texas… […]

OKC archbishop calls for end to death penalty in state amid court decision affirming its constitutionality

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 6, 2022 / 15:56 pm (CNA).
In response to a federal court decision affirming the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s death penalty protocol, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City … […]

Nigeria church massacre: Pope Francis mourns victims of ‘unspeakable violence’

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis prays with journalists on a papal flight August 14, 2014. / Alan Holdren.

Vatican City, Jun 6, 2022 / 11:54 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” to Nigerian Catholics mourning the victims of a massacre at … […]

22,000 young people pray for peace at Catholic festival in Poland

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Young Catholics take part in the Lednica 2000 meeting in Poland on June 4, 2022. / Courtesy of the Lednica2000 Facebook page.

Warsaw, Poland, Jun 6, 2022 / 11:05 am (CNA).
Twenty-two thousand young people from Poland and Ukraine attended the 26… […]

Why is everyone talking about Pope Francis’ trip to L’Aquila? A CNA Explainer

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L’Aquila, Italy, pictured in 2020. / RenanGreca via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2022 / 10:07 am (CNA).
On Saturday, June 4, the Holy See press office announced that Pope Francis will visit the I… […]

Catholic priests martyred under Ottoman Empire beatified in Lebanon

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The beatification of Father Leonard Melki and Father Thomas Saleh in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, on June 4, 2022. / Guitta Maroun/ACI MENA.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2022 / 09:40 am (CNA).
Two Catholic priests martyred under the Ottoman Empire were beatif… […]

Catholic charity urges world leaders to condemn Nigeria church massacre

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Cross of the Martyrs. / Aaron Groote via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2022 / 04:08 am (CNA).
More political and religious leaders around the world should be speaking out about the attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria that r… […]

Pro-abortion activists disrupt Joel Osteen’s Pentecost Sunday service

June 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Joel Osteen preaches at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, during the 8:30 a.m. Sunday service on June 5, 2022. Pro-abortion activists disrupted the 11 a.m. service later the same day. / Screenshot from Lakewood Church YouTube video

Washington,… […]

Vatican and local Catholic bishop respond to Pentecost Sunday church massacre in Nigeria

June 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The flag of Nigeria on a military uniform. / Bumble Dee/Shutterstock.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2022 / 12:22 pm (CNA).
The Vatican and a local Catholic bishop responded on Sunday to an attack on a church in Nigeria in which at least 50 … […]

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