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  • [ May 7, 2026 ] Fidelity, enthusiasm, and faith: Pope Leo XIV welcomes Swiss Guard recruits News Briefs
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Report finds over 400 cases of vandalism, other ‘hostile’ acts against churches in 2024

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

A vandalized statue of Mary, the Mother of God, at St. Leo Parish in Hartford, Arkansas, in July 2024. / Credit: Father Joseph Chan

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2025 / 15:49 pm (CNA).
A report published by the Family Research Council (FRC… […]

Uruguay’s lower House passes euthanasia bill, which now heads to Senate

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 15:19 pm (CNA).
After a lengthy session in Uruguay’s Chamber of Representatives, legislators passed a bill this week that, if passed in the Senate, would legalize euthanasia … […]

20 attorneys general demand safety review of abortion drug mifepristone

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CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 14:49 pm (CNA).
A coalition of 22 attorneys general — all Republican — led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, has called on the Trump administration to reinstate safety pro… […]

Mary Rice Hasson receives Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pope Leo XIV

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Mary Rice Hasson has been a three-time keynote speaker for the Vatican at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She currently serves as the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a… […]

Pope Leo XIV returns to Castel Gandolfo

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. / Credit: Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa… […]

Pope places Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day within Dicastery for the Laity

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Young people participate in the Mass for the first World Children’s Day in May 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV has decided that the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s … […]

Federal appeals court says Arkansas can ban transgender procedures for minors

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 11:42 am (CNA).
A federal appeals court this week ruled that the state of Arkansas is allowed to ban “gender transition” procedures for minors, reversing a lower court’s decision tha… […]

Pope Leo XIV: Evil is real but does not have the last word

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Aug 13, 2025 / 11:12 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13 said … […]

Catholic heroes seem to ‘shine brighter’: A Protestant returns home

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Kevin Lara (left) with his father-in-law, Felino, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Kevin Lara

Caracas, Venezuela, Aug 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Kevin Lara arrived in t… […]

Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges

August 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from Aug. 5–10, 2025. / Credit: Radio Grace Espoir

ACI Africa, Aug 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Delegates of th… […]

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