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Is it a sin for Catholics to not vote in elections?

May 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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ACI Prensa Staff, May 30, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The year 2024 is considered the biggest election year in history, with more than 60 countries — representing almost half of the world’s population — holding elec… […]

The ‘Gen Z’ flip: Why young women are leaving religion — and how to bring them back

May 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

For the first time in decades, young men are more likely to stay in the church, while young women are leaving, according to a recent U.S. study. / Credit: Shutterstock/MDV Edwards

CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
For the past 20 years,… […]

U.S. bishops’ synod synthesis reveals desire for greater unity, evangelization

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis among the delegates of the Synod on Synodality held in October 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Staff, May 29, 2024 / 17:23 pm (CNA).
A synthesis of feedback received from 35,000 U.S. Catholics as part of the ongoing Synod on Syno… […]

Nuncio in Kenya: Church in Europe is losing ‘its inner compass’

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen celebrates the episcopal consecration of Father John Kiplimo Lelei as auxiliary bishop of Kenya’s Diocese of Eldoret on May 25, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya

ACI Africa, May 29, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
T… […]

A new player in post-secondary Catholic education: San Damiano College for the Trades

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

San Damiano College for the Trades, which is currently accepting applications for its inaugural class in the fall of 2025, is geared toward young men and will be located on the former Springfield, Illinois, campus of the Franciscan Brothers of t… […]

Diocese of Buffalo to merge a third of its parishes

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The dome of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York / Credit: Chuck LaChiusa

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 29, 2024 / 14:25 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Buffalo announced it will be merging over a third of its 160 parishes, calling the move an eff… […]

New York attorney general sued for ‘targeting’ pro-life pregnancy centers 

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New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media on May 26, 2022, in New York City. / Credit: Shutterstock

CNA Staff, May 29, 2024 / 13:55 pm (CNA).
The nonprofit law firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and others are suing New Yor… […]

Bishop Barron: Anti-religion Bill Maher has ‘become an ally’

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Bill Maher and Bishop Robert Barron. / Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images; National Eucharistic Congress

CNA Staff, May 29, 2024 / 13:25 pm (CNA).
Bishop Robert Barron this week said that talk-show host Bill Maher, who has been famously critical o… […]

Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy amid sex abuse claims, bishop says

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, May 29, 2024 / 12:25 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Fresno, California, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid more than 150 child abuse claims filed against it, Bishop Joseph Brennan said this week. The … […]

Pope Francis opens new catechetical cycle on Holy Spirit’s role in salvation

May 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis greets pilgrims as he arrives at his general audience on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, May 29, 2024 / 09:22 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a new c… […]

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