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Cardinal Dolan to co-lead New York Police Department’s chaplains’ unit
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will work part time as co-lead of the NYPD’s chaplain unit, the archdiocese confirmed. […]
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Archbishop Wester warns House speaker against using Scripture to undermine human dignity
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended mass deportations in response to Pope Leo XIV’s opposition. Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe said the lawmaker’s response was “deeply concerning.” […]
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Bishop of Kyiv meets with Secretary of State Rubio
The bishop of Kyiv met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the Ukraine-Russia War’s four-year anniversary. […]
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Venerable Fulton Sheen to be beatified
The Holy See informed the Diocese of Peoria that the cause for the Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen can proceed to beatification, according to an announcement from the diocese. […]
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His former diocese ‘most likely place’ on itinerary if Pope Leo XIV visits Peru
The president of Peru’s conference of bishops said a late 2026 papal visit to the country has a probability of approximately 80%. […]
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Catholic activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong national security trial
The human rights advocate has been convicted and sentenced multiple times since 2020. […]
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University student from England being considered for canonization
Vatican representatives are in the process of reviewing the life of Pedro Ballester, a British university student who died of cancer in 2018, to gauge whether his canonization cause should be opened. […]
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The story of the 4-year-old whose faith led to lowering the age of first Communion
“Little Nellie” was a 4-year-old child from Cork, Ireland, whose piety and closeness to God led in part to the lowering of the age at which children could receive their first holy Communion. […]
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Zambia bishops instruct clergy and faithful to stay out of partisan politics
“The Church is not and must never be a mouthpiece for any political party or candidate,” the Zambian bishops stated. Read more in this roundup of world news that you may have missed this past week. […]
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Canadian Catholic bishops join members of Parliament in push to restrict medical aid in dying
The Canadian bishops issued a statement Feb. 5 supporting Bill C-218, which would prevent persons whose sole medical condition is mental illness from accessing physician-assisted suicide. […]