Author: baik
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USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2024 / 18:15 pm The United States Department of State (DOS) routinely issues condemnations of countries that fail to uphold religious freedom — but those harsh words are rarely followed by actions that lead to policy changes in those foreign governments, according to an analysis published this…
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Pope Francis at Angelus urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2024 / 09:36 am During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others whose bodies were recovered by Israeli military in Gaza last month. “I am praying for the victims and continue…
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15 high-impact quotes by Bishop Munilla at the International Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 14, 2024 / 08:00 am The presentation by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla at this year’s International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, was considered one of the most impactful so far, containing inspiring reflections that resonated in the hearts of the nearly 5,000 people gathered to hear the prelate.…
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French bishops release files on Abbé Pierre 58 years early amid sex abuse claims
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 13, 2024 / 17:00 pm The bishops of France have decided to release archive files related to the famous priest Abbé Pierre nearly six decades ahead of schedule amid multiple claims of sexual abuse involving the late cleric. Famed for his resistance work in World War II and later…
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North Dakota judge strikes down state’s abortion restrictions
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 18:20 pm A state judge nixed North Dakota’s protections for unborn babies on Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a right to abortion before the unborn baby is viable outside the womb, which is usually defined at 22 or 23 weeks of pregnancy. North Dakota…
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Latin Mass parish in Nevada destroyed by wildfire
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 17:25 pm A rampant wildfire on Saturday destroyed The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, which held the only Latin Mass in northern Nevada. Several other homes and structures in the area along U.S. Highway 395 New Washoe were destroyed by the Davis Fire,…
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At International Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Andrew Cozzens shares fruits of U.S. Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 10, 2024 / 18:08 pm Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, who is in Quito, Ecuador, for the International Eucharistic Congress, shared several “surprising” fruits of the recent National Eucharistic Congress, the first the U.S. has held in 83 years. In an interview with ACI…
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The Eucharist is my strength in difficult times, Bishop Oscar Cantú tells International Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 9, 2024 / 17:36 pm A moving experience at his father’s deathbed forever marked the Eucharistic devotion of Bishop Oscar Cantú of San Jose, California. In addition, he said, his own experience during difficult times in his priestly life makes it clear: The center of our faith is…
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Pope Francis to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador: The Eucharist teaches us fraternity
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 8, 2024 / 12:05 pm The gift of the Eucharist helps us to become the body of Christ for others, Pope Francis said in a video message sent to the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday. The Eucharist teaches us how to have, the pope said…
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New Maori Queen in New Zealand is Catholic
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 7, 2024 / 08:00 am The Maori people, the Indigenous population of mainland New Zealand, have crowned a new queen after the death of their king — and she’s Catholic. King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII died on Aug. 30 at the age of 69. His death came…