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  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Irish bishop: Truth about abortion is ‘it not only kills babies, it wounds women’ News Briefs
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Pope Leo XIV says violence is a last resort, rejects Trump’s claim about supporting nuclear weapons News Briefs
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Hezbollah supporters allegedly launch digital campaign targeting Maronite patriarch News Briefs
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Outrage grows over alleged bulldozing of Catholic monastery and school in Lebanon News Briefs
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Legionaries leader rebuilds vocation after Maciel scandal: Pain ‘opened our eyes’ News Briefs

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Popemobile converted into ambulance blocked from entering Gaza

June 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The popemobile used by Pope Francis during his visit to Bethlehem in 2014. / Credit: Courtesy of Caritas

ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 3, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA).
Prior to his death, Pope Francis donated the popemobile he used during his visit to Bethleh… […]

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Egyptian court ruling on St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai sparks outcry

May 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. / Credit: Joonas Plaan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

ACI MENA, May 30, 2025 / 12:02 pm (CNA).
An appeals court in the Egyptian city of Ismailia has ruled that the monks of St. Catheri… […]

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Ghana bishops urge action against illegal mining and environmental destruction

May 27, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The bishops of Ghana are shown with Ghana President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House in Accra on May 23, 2025. / Credit: President of the Republic of Ghana

ACI Africa, May 27, 2025 / 13:59 pm (CNA).
Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops… […]

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An Augustinian pope: Upholding Africa’s legacy and embracing Eastern Christianity

May 17, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Leo XIV speaks to cardinals in Rome on May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI MENA, May 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Eastern Christian communities erupted in celebration at the election of the Catholic Church’s new pontiff on May 8, with … […]

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U.S. lifts sanctions on Syria, renewing hope for Christians and boosting national economy

May 15, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Meetings took place this week between the head of the transitional phase in Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and U.S. President Donald Trump, in the presence of the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. / Credit: Syrian Arab Republic … […]

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7 Franciscan Capuchins in Nigeria die in car accident, leadership appeals for prayer

May 10, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Seven members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Nigeria’s Enugu state died May 3, 2025, a result of a car accident. Six others sustained injuries and are being treated. / Credit: ACI Africa

ACI Africa, May 10, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Memb… […]

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Who are the Middle Eastern cardinals participating in the conclave?

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

From left to right: Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Mario Zenari (Syria), Cardinal Dominique Mathieu (Iran),
Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Jerusalem), and Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero (Morocco). / Credit… […]

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Prioritize children’s schooling over gold mining, Angolan bishop says

May 8, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the Diocese of Caxito in Angola greets children at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish of his Episcopal See. / Credit: Radio Ecclesia Angola

ACI Africa, May 8, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).
The formal education of chi… […]

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Middle Eastern Christians speak: What they want from the next pope

May 5, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

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ACI MENA, May 5, 2025 / 17:12 pm (CNA).
As the College of Cardinals prepares to gather in the conclave, the global Church enters a moment of discernment — and of speculation. Behind closed doors, names a… […]

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Catholic priest recounts massacres in Nigeria during Lent and Holy Week

May 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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ACI Africa, May 3, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).
In the aftermath of this year’s Holy Week massacres in Nigeria’s Plateau and Benue states that reportedly left over 170 people dead, the pastor of St. Joseph Aboki Parish … […]

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