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  • [ August 14, 2026 ] St. Maximilian Kolbe’s weapon for evangelization: the Miraculous Medal News Briefs
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  • [ August 13, 2026 ] Pew report finds most American Catholics favor death penalty for those convicted of murder News Briefs

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Exonerated Finnish politician and bishop to return to court over biblical ‘hate speech’

January 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Finnish lawmaker Päivi Räsänen (right) and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola are both on trial for violating Finland’s “hate speech” laws. / Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom International

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA)…. […]

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Mexican high court finds ex-congressman guilty of ‘gender-based political violence’ over tweet

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Former congressman Rodrigo Iván Cortés will be forced to publish a daily court-authored apology online for 30 days in punishment for having referred to congressional representative Salma Luévano as a man. / Credit: ADF International

Washington,… […]

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Woman arrested by English police for silent prayer near abortion facility

December 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce / ADF UK

CNA Newsroom, Dec 21, 2022 / 07:20 am (CNA).
A pro-life volunteer has been arrested and charged after silently praying outside an abortion facility in Birmingham, U.K. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of&n… […]

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Nigerian mother charged with blasphemy for defending murdered Christian student

December 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

A photo of Deborah Emmanuel on her Facebook page. Emmanuel, a Christian student in Nigeria, was killed by an Islamic mob on her college campus on May 12, 2022. / CNA

Washington D.C., Dec 20, 2022 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
Rhoda Jatau, a Christian and m… […]

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European Court of Human Rights condemns Bulgaria for discriminating against Christians

December 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

European Court of Human Rights. / CherryX/wikmedia. CC BY-SA 3.0

CNA Newsroom, Dec 14, 2022 / 07:20 am (CNA).
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned the government of Bulgaria for violating the right to religious freedom of eva… […]

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Europe’s top human rights court to rule on landmark euthanasia case

October 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

CNA Newsroom, Oct 3, 2022 / 06:30 am The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule in a landmark euthanasia case on Tuesday on whether Belgium wrongly allowed a woman to be euthanized […]

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German court rules in favor of right to pray near abortion counseling facility

September 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Pavica Vojnović (right) and Lidia Rieder outside the Mannheim court. / ADF International

CNA Newsroom, Sep 1, 2022 / 03:50 am (CNA).
Silent prayer gatherings near an abortion counseling facility cannot be prohibited, a German court ruled Wednes… […]

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‘Women deserve better’: Experts criticize EU Parliament resolution on ‘right to abortion’

July 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. / fotogoocom via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0).

Rome Newsroom, Jul 7, 2022 / 02:20 am (CNA).
Legal experts have called “inaccurate and misleading” a proposed resolution by the European Parliament to includ… […]

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After acquittal, Christian MP says: I’m ready to keep defending freedom of speech and religion

March 30, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Päivi Räsänen, Finland’s interior minister from 2011 to 2015, speaks to reporters while holding her Bible at Helsinki District Court on Jan. 24, 2022. / ADF International.

Helsinki, Finland, Mar 30, 2022 / 11:30 am (CNA).
A Christian MP in Finl… […]

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Christian MP acquitted on all charges after Finland’s Bible tweet trial

March 30, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Päivi Räsänen, Finland’s interior minister from 2011 to 2015. / Courtesy of ADF International.

Helsinki, Finland, Mar 30, 2022 / 05:05 am (CNA).
The verdict in the closely watched trial of a Finnish Christian MP was announced on Wednesday. A co… […]

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