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Watchdog raises concerns after arson attacks on German, French churches

February 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Auxiliary Bishop Ansgar Puff in the devastated Kreuzerhöhungskirche in Wissen, Germany, Feb. 15, 2023. / Credit: Archdiocese of Cologne 

CNA Newsroom, Feb 21, 2023 / 07:48 am (CNA).
Following a devastating arson attack on a historic church in G… […]

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Callings, consequences, and vocational crises

February 2, 2023 Rachel Hoover Canto 20

Spend time with any group of devout young Catholics, and you will inevitably hear some talk of vocational discernment. Religious life, priesthood, or marriage? The decision comes easily to some, but others spend years discovering […]

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Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas unveiled at 700th anniversary of his canonization

January 28, 2023 Catholic News Agency 10

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Denver, Colo., Jan 28, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).
The skull of St. Thomas Aquinas has arrived at the Dominican Convent of Toulouse, France, and placed in a new reliquary as the order celebrates the 700th anniversary of the saint’s … […]

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Oldest person in the world, French Catholic nun Sister Andre, dies at 118

January 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Sister André Randon. / Credit: EHPAD Sainte Catherine Labouré

Denver, Colo., Jan 17, 2023 / 18:05 pm (CNA).
Sister Andre Randon, a French nun and the oldest person in the world, has passed away at the age of 118. Randon became the world’s … […]

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Former bishop of French Guyana guilty of sex abuse, Vatican court says

December 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Emmanuel Lafont (center) addresses the crowd during a protest against same-sex marriage in Cayenne, French Guyana, on Jan. 12, 2013. / Photo credit JODY AMIET/AFP via Getty Images

Denver, Colo., Dec 20, 2022 / 15:45 pm (CNA).
Bishop Emer… […]

The Dispatch

Why the French bishops have launched the world’s first canonical criminal court

December 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

Paris, France / Pedro Lastra / Unsplash (CC0)

CNA Newsroom, Dec 12, 2022 / 07:20 am (CNA).
This month, the French Bishops’ Conference (CEF) established a new legal structure to deal with crimes and offenses committed by clerics and laity within… […]

The Dispatch

“Where does this leave us?”

November 14, 2022 Christopher R. Altieri 21

“Where does this leave us?” That was the question a friend put to me during the week, after news broke of another powerful cardinal in trouble for misbehaving with minors. Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, emeritus of […]

The Dispatch

Only religious community in the world for sisters with Down syndrome seeks American sisters 

November 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 8

Les Petites Sœurs Disciples de l’Agneau, or The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb, live of prayer in the Indre region of southern France. / The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 12, 2022 / 09:00 am (CNA).
De… […]

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Jewish actor converts to Catholicism: the Virgin Mary ‘is my most beautiful love’

November 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 10

Gad Elmaleh / Our Lady of Lourdes / Credit: Georges Biard (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Credit: Public domain

CNA Newsroom, Nov 10, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
The famous Jewish actor and humorist Gad Elmaleh, beloved in France, announced his conversion to the C… […]

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A ‘citizens convention’ will decide whether France legalizes assisted suicide

October 27, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 27, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
This month 150 randomly-chosen French citizens will debate whether or not to adopt legislation that will legalize “assisted dying” as part of President Emma… […]

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