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Franciscan order elects 121st successor of St. Francis of Assisi

July 13, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Massimo Fusarelli, the new minister general of the Order of Friars Minor. / Courtesy of the Order of Friars Minor.

Rome Newsroom, Jul 13, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The Order of Friars Minor announced Tuesday the election of Rome-native Fr. Mass… […]

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Theologian: Germany’s practicing Catholics need more encouragement

July 12, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Fr. Andreas Wollbold, a professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany. / Regina Frey.

Bonn, Germany, Jul 12, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A theologian has called on bishops and Catholic organizations in Germany to embrace and enco… […]

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Pope Francis to visit Scotland ‘for a very short time’ in November

July 12, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

The flag of Scotland. / Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock.

Glasgow, Scotland, Jul 12, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis will visit Scotland “for a very short time” in November, a spokesperson for the country’s bishops’ conference said Monday. The pope is… […]

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Polish Catholic archbishop asks for coadjutor after Vatican negligence probe

July 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Wiktor Skworc of Katowice, Poland. / Adrian Tync via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Krakow, Poland, Jul 9, 2021 / 06:30 am (CNA).
A Polish Catholic archbishop has asked for a coadjutor following a Vatican probe into his handling of clerica… […]

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Vatican ‘foreign minister’: ‘We are against the idea that abortion could be a human right’

July 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Lisbon, Portugal, Jul 9, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s “foreign minister” said on Wednesday that the Holy See rejects the assertion in a repo… […]

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Holy See to UN: Children should not be ‘collateral victims’ of violence against women

July 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rome Newsroom, Jul 8, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The Holy See’s delegation at the United Nations in Geneva … […]

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Polish Catholic bishops’ leader: The Church supports those opting for COVID-19 vaccine

July 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured Jan. 15, 2018. / EpiskopatNews Flickr photostream.

Warsaw, Poland, Jul 8, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The president of Poland’s Catholic bishops’ conference said on T… […]

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Mother Cabrini’s order celebrates 75th anniversary of her canonization

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (public domain)

Rome, Italy, Jul 7, 2021 / 22:01 pm (CNA).
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is a beacon of hope and life, the general superior of the order founded by the saint, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of … […]

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Probe into Fr. Jacques Hamel’s murder shows attackers’ links to ISIS

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Jacques Hamel. / Diocese of Rouen, Wikipedia.

Rome Newsroom, Jul 7, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
A investigation into the murder of French priest Fr. Jacques Hamel documents messages exchanged between the attackers and a senior ISIS operative base… […]

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‘This law makes me feel I am better off dead’: UK court hears Down syndrome abortion law challenge

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Heidi Crowter speaks outside the High Court in London England, July 6, 2021. / Don’t Screen Us Out via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0).

London, England, Jul 7, 2021 / 08:05 am (CNA).
A woman with Down syndrome said on Tuesday that a U.K. law allowing abor… […]

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