Tag: Catholic
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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…
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Nicaraguan dictatorship shuts down more nonprofit Catholic organizations, evangelical churches
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Aug 30, 2024 / 15:53 pm The Nicaraguan dictatorship closed another 169 nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations, including some Catholic organizations, various evangelical churches, and a Muslim association. The closure of these organizations — bringing the total to 5,664 nonprofits closed since 2018 by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega…
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Pope Francis to Catholic politicians and legislators: War has an ‘abyss of evil’ at its center
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 24, 2024 / 11:00 am Pope Francis called the heart of war an “abyss of evil” during a meeting with Catholic politicians and legislators at the Vatican on Saturday. “Our consciences cannot fail to be moved by the scenes of death and destruction daily before our eyes,” the pope…
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Catholic charities unite to meet prisoner hospice needs
By Anna Farrow Toronto, Canada, Aug 1, 2024 / 17:16 pm In response to the concerns for the rising numbers of incarcerated Canadians asking to end their lives by medical assistance in dying (MAID), Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto has brought together two organizations that serve the marginalized of society in a unique…
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Catholic archbishop prays for ‘peace, healing, and justice’ after UK stabbing attack
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 17:02 pm Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of the Archdiocese of Liverpool urged Catholics to join him in prayer for the victims of a stabbing attack at a children’s dance class in Southport, England, which left three young girls dead and nearly a dozen people injured. “For…