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Filipino priests acquitted of sedition charges

September 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Fathers Flaviano “Flavie” Villanueva (left) and Albert Alejo speak to the media before appearing for court on Feb. 11, 2021, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. / Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

St. Louis, Mo., Sep 8, 2023 / 10:40 am (C… […]

Two Catholic universities among the worst for free speech in America, watchdog says

September 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Georgetown University. / Credit: Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 8, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).
Two Catholic universities rank near the bottom of the list of U.S. universities for free speech policies, an influential watchdog group revea… […]

UK home secretary tells police that ‘silent prayer’ is not a crime

September 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

A pro-life woman is arrested for praying silently in alleged violation of a local buffer zone law. / ADF-UK

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 8, 2023 / 09:40 am (CNA).
A senior British official has warned police officers in the country that the me… […]

Pope Francis meets ‘Rocky’ actor Sylvester Stallone at Vatican

September 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

The American actor and director Sylvester Stallone met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sept. 8, 2023. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Sep 8, 2023 / 09:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis received U.S. actor and director Sylvester “Sly” Stallone at the… […]

A profile in courage: Cardinal Kung and Catholic resistance in Shanghai  

September 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei in 1949. / Credit: Public Domain

Rome Newsroom, Sep 8, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).
On the evening of Sept. 8, 1955, public security officers of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a mass arrest of Catholic clergy … […]

There are now 4 shrines dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians

September 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

The world’s fourth shrine of Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians, was dedicated at the Holy Martyrs Syriac Catholic Church in Kista, Northern Stockholm, in Sweden on July 22, 2023. / Photo courtesy of Father Benedict Kiely

London, England, Se… […]

Lawmaker accuses Azerbaijan of ‘genocide,’ seeks answers on Biden administration’s plan

September 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

In a Sept. 6, 2023, hearing, Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, accused the government of Azerbaijan of committing genocide against Armenian Christians in disputed territory in the country. / Credit: Office of Rep. Chris Smith

Washington, D.C. New… […]

The rise of Javier Milei: a ‘false messiah’ in Pope Francis’ homeland?

September 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Javier Milei and Pope Francis. / Vox España / Flickr (CC0) // Daniel Ibáñez /CNA

CNA Newsroom, Sep 7, 2023 / 11:00 am (CNA).
In the heartland of Latin America, where Pope Francis was born and raised, Argentina is witnessing a political shift th… […]

Cardinal Cupich: ‘Nothing to be feared’ from ‘ancient reality’ of synod

September 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago. / Credit: Daniel IbanezCNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 7, 2023 / 10:30 am (CNA).
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, urged Catholics to shed any fears or concerns of the upcoming Synod on Synod… […]

Catholics in Vietnam ask Pope Francis to visit their country next

September 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Catholics from Vietnam at Mass with Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 3, 2023. / Credit: Colm Flynn/EWTN

Rome Newsroom, Sep 7, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).
A delegation of 90 Vietnamese Catholics and seven bishops traveled to Mongolia l… […]

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