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U.S. Ambassador to Holy See Joe Donnelly will step down, report says

May 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Joe Donnelly was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Holy See by President Joe Biden on April 11, 2022. / Credit: EWTN News In Depth/YouTube

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The United States’ ambassador to the Holy See — … […]

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European bishops call for inclusion of Christian principles in Europe

March 22, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. / Credit: JLogan via Wikimedia/ Public Domain

Rome Newsroom, Mar 22, 2024 / 10:45 am (CNA).
European bishops this week called on the institutions of the European Union to embrace greater state-chur… […]

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Scotland’s controversial new hate crime law set to come into effect April 1

March 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

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CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA).
A new law in Scotland related to “hate crimes” that has garnered criticism from the country’s Cat… […]

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Survey: Slight decrease in gay marriage support, uptick in religious freedom support in U.S.

March 13, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 13, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
A survey of more than 22,000 Americans found that support for homosexual marriage declined slightly and support for businesses who refuse to vi… […]

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Court rules Christian nonprofit does not have to cover gender transition

March 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 16:35 pm (CNA).
In a “resounding victory” for religious freedom, a court in North Dakota ruled this week that the federal government cannot compel religious employers and he… […]

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‘Insulted, beaten, imprisoned’ Nicaraguan priest details persecution

January 31, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

View of a recreation of an El Chipote prison cell during a photography exhibition of the victims of state repression in Nicaragua and their families, at the Hall of Former Presidents of the Costa Rican Congress in San Jose, on Nov. 5, 2021. / Cr… […]

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Pakistan ends mandatory Islamic studies for non-Muslim students

January 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Security forces guard St. John’s Catholic Church in Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2019. / Credit: Aid to the Church in Need

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 26, 2024 / 09:15 am (CNA).
Pakistan is ending its mandatory study of Islam for non-Mus… […]

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Religious Americans’ lives possibly at risk in 2024, new report by U.S. bishops says

January 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

Vandalism of a pro-life display outside St. Paul Catholic Church in Fenton, Missouri on Oct. 3, 2023. / Credit: Katherine Burns

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA).
After a year of renewed attacks on churches and religious … […]

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DeSantis highlights social conservative policy achievements, priorities 

January 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with EWTN News on Jan. 8, 2024. / Credit: EWTN News

CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2024 / 20:00 pm (CNA).
In an interview with EWTN News, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted his record of social … […]

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Young people to make pilgrimage to Christ the King shrine for religious freedom in Mexico

January 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Participants in the 2023 National Youth Pilgrimage to the Christ the King statue high atop Cubilete in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. / Credit: Isaacvp, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons… […]

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