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New Jersey bishop mourns for priest who committed suicide

September 2, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Rafael Ciro, pictured above, served in the Diocese of Paterson New Jersey. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Paterson

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 2, 2025 / 14:53 pm (CNA).
The bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, Kevin Sweeney, mourned the suicide o… […]

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Irish missionary, 7 other hostages freed in Haiti

September 1, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Among those freed is Irish lay missionary Gena Heraty, director of NPH’s special needs programs. / Credit: Courtesy of NPH

Vatican City, Sep 1, 2025 / 11:51 am (CNA).
With “deep gratitude and relief beyond words,” the humanitarian organization … […]

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3 true stories of how cancel culture works, according to Cardinal Chomali

August 31, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Fernando Chomali speaks with ACI Prensa correspondent Julieta Villar during a January 2025 interview. / Credit: “EWTN Noticas”/Screenshot

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Cardinal Fernando Chomali, the archbishop of San… […]

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Nicaraguan dictatorship banned more than 16,500 religious processions, new report reveals

August 29, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega (whose image is regularly displayed in public places) has perpetrated more than 1,000 attacks on the Catholic Church and banned more than 16,500 religious processions, according to a report released Aug. 27, 202… […]

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Legionaries of Christ comment on HBO series exposing sordid life of founder

August 28, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Marcial Maciel. / Credit: DominikHoffmann, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 28, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA).
An HBO series on Marcial Maciel this month has once again placed the spotlight on the founder of the Legionaries… […]

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Statue of Carlo Acutis enthroned in Argentine cathedral

August 24, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis was installed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in the Diocese of Chascomús, Argentina, on Aug. 17, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Monignor Juan Ignacio Liébana, at the Cathedral

Buenos Aires, Argentina… […]

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New pro-life penal code comes into effect in the Dominican Republic in 2026

August 22, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

The Monument to Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. In early August 2025, President Luis Abinader promulgated the Dominican Republic’s new penal code, one of the most significant aspects of which is that it maintains an absolut… […]

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Bolivian bishops after elections: ‘A new chapter in the country’s political history opens’

August 20, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Bishop Giovanni Arana (right), secretary-general of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference, seated beside Susana Inch, a lawyer and legal adviser to the bishops. / Credit: Bolivian Bishops’ Conference

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
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‘Being a young Catholic is difficult’: The challenges facing young Cubans today

August 20, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

Young people walk the streets of Camagüey, Cuba. / Credit: Camagüey Youth Ministry

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
During the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, young people from around the world gathered to celebrate a mosaic of univer… […]

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Nicaraguan dictatorship confiscates Catholic school: ‘An outrage against religious freedom’

August 15, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Rosario Murillo is “co-president” of Nicaragua. / Credit: Nicaraguan Council for Communication and Citizenship (CC0 1.0)

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 15, 2025 / 14:03 pm (CNA).
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife and “co-president” Rosario … […]

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From Vatican Information Service, on the Holy Father’s most recent general audience: Vatican City, 16 May 2012 (VIS) – After having examined prayer in the Acts of the Apostles, Benedict XVI announced that he will […]

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