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Pope Francis unveils sweeping reform of Catholic Church’s penal sanctions

June 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

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Vatican City, Jun 1, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican published Tuesday major revisions to Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, which covers penal law in the Church, including sanctions related to clerical sexual abuse.The revis… […]

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Pope Francis turns to Mary, Undoer of Knots, at end of rosary marathon for end to pandemic

May 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis prays before the crowned image of Mary, Undoer of Knots, in the Vatican Gardens, May 31, 2021. / Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel.

Vatican City, May 31, 2021 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis asked on Monday for the interce… […]

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Pope Francis: Basketball is a sport that ‘lifts you up to the heavens’

May 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Basketball Federation at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, May 31, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 31, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis described basketball on Monday as “a sport that lifts… […]

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China unveils 3-child policy amid sharp drop in births

May 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Beijing, China, May 31, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The Chinese government announced Monday that couples can have up to three children amid a sharp fall in the country’s birth rate. The May 31 announcement, described as a m… […]

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Church says ‘all formalities completed’ before twice-divorced UK PM’s wedding at Catholic cathedral

May 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds in London, England, May 6, 2021. / Ilyas Tayfun Salci via Shutterstock.

London, England, May 31, 2021 / 05:20 am (CNA).
Church authorities said that “all necessary steps were taken, in both church and civil law,”… […]

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Paris archbishop laments attack on Catholics honoring city’s martyrs

May 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris. / Ibex73 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Paris, France, May 31, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The archbishop of Paris on Sunday lamented an attack on Catholics taking part in a procession commemorating the city’s 19th-… […]

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Catholic school students outperform public school peers, despite slight decreases in overall academic scores

May 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

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Denver Newsroom, May 30, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
Catholic school students in grades 4 and 8 are outperforming their public school peers in math, reading, and science, according to two recently released repo… […]

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Pope Francis invites Lebanese Christian leaders to Vatican to pray for peace

May 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai during a previous private audience at the Vatican, on Feb. 7, 2020. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 30, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has invited Lebanese Christian leaders to the Vatican… […]

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Pope Francis: The Holy Trinity invites us to grow in unity as Christians

May 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis speaks at the Sunday Angelus on May 30, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA.

Vatican City, May 30, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis said unity is essential to Christian life because God is a commu… […]

The Dispatch

Lila Rose publishes book on pro-life activism and personal experiences

May 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

Denver Newsroom, May 29, 2021 / 03:01 am (CNA). Earlier this month Lila Rose, president of Live Action and pro-life human rights activist, published Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded […]

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