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Published: July 16, 2025 12:38

Catholic bishops and priests in Washington are challenging a new state law that requires clergy to break the seal of confession to report possible child sex abuse. https://bit.ly/4nQ55dr

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Published: July 11, 2025 17:11

Bishop-elect Thomas Hennen was appointed by Pope Leo XIV to lead the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, on July 10. At age 47, Hennen will be the youngest bishop leading a U.S. diocese. Hennen's ministry to LGBTQ+ people has seen mixed reactions about his pastoral…

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Published: July 9, 2025 17:23

Again, no irony in this administration that would so brazenly weaponize Scripture to fit their corrupt, godless, heartless and anti-Christian schemes. bit.ly/44TMAgD

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Published: July 9, 2025 01:19

The blasphemous post is the latest in a series of heretical use of Scripture to christen an agenda that is an affront not just to the Christian faith, but to God himself.…

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Published: July 8, 2025 19:55

The United States is beginning to look like a dictatorship seeking to divest itself of anyone who is poor and speaks Spanish. https://bit.ly/3TvuDyG

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Published: July 8, 2025 14:13

Catholic parishes, schools and houses of worship across the country pursuing wind and solar projects were dealt a major financial blow in President Donald Trump's domestic-policy and tax-cut bill signed into law on July 4. https://bit.ly/44HI6Zl

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Published: July 7, 2025 17:19

The Catholic Church's approval of blessings of couples in same-sex relationships "will remain" under Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Vatican's doctrine office told an Italian reporter in a brief interview.…

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Published: July 7, 2025 14:02

Acutis' "reputation of holiness," part of any saint's cause, has taken the church by storm. He is referred to by many names: the saint in sneakers, the patron of the Internet, God's jester or — as Francis described him — the saint next door.…

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Published: July 7, 2025 13:28

Trump prevailed with his domestic policy bill. The House vote was 218-214. And in doing so, he didn't just pass a bill — he marked a turning point in the nation's moral trajectory. This is not reform. It is retribution. https://bit.ly/4eBBFeE

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Published: July 3, 2025 15:00

Sen. @kaine.senate.gov, a Catholic, writes about his hopes for the pontificate of Leo XIV. As a servant leader, the new pope can orient us toward unity and affect the world far beyond the confines of the Catholic faith.…

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Published: July 2, 2025 13:06

NCR announced today that Justin McLellan will join the publication as its new Vatican correspondent, effective July 14. A seasoned journalist known for his multilingual fluency and multimedia storytelling, McLellan steps into the role at a pivotal time for…

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Published: July 2, 2025 12:54

The world seems more fractured than at any point in recent memory since World War II. Yet amid this turmoil, the Vatican is determined to make its voice heard — not simply in prayer, but in active, engaged diplomacy. https://bit.ly/3TkiwnS

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Published: July 1, 2025 11:10

There is every indication that Pope Leo XIV could follow Pope Francis’ embrace of liberation theology, a politically tinged movement that emerged in the 1970s and championed the liberation from social, political and economic oppression as a path to…

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Published: June 30, 2025 13:34

Before he became Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost had already made his views on one key moral issue unmistakably clear: the death penalty. https://bit.ly/4kXwEzv

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Published: June 27, 2025 19:31

Congratulations to our News Editor Carol Zimmermann on receiving this year’s St. Francis de Sales Award! #CMC2025

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Published: June 27, 2025 14:13

Supporters of the Traditional Latin Mass are a small minority, but they are well organized and very loud. https://bit.ly/4noX4M6

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Published: June 27, 2025 13:51

Taken together, the eight appointments signal a shift away from the opposition or indifference to Francis' reforms that has been too common among some bishops in the U.S., writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters. https://bit.ly/4knhcvK

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Published: June 26, 2025 13:56

Will the United States uphold the dignity of its most vulnerable citizens, or will it sacrifice them for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful? Where are the U.S. bishops in this moral crisis? https://bit.ly/4ltmNS8

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Published: June 26, 2025 13:32

Federal agents have detained migrants on Catholic Church property at two parishes in Southern California's San Bernardino Diocese as the Trump administration tosses aside decades-old norms that fear of arrest or harassment should not deter people from…

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Published: June 25, 2025 16:20

Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take "firm and decisive" action to deal with sex abusers, as he gave marching orders Wednesday to the world's Catholic hierarchs. https://bit.ly/4kWn3ca

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Published: June 24, 2025 23:27

To conjoin an act of love for God and a proclamation of war is therefore highly suspect. https://bit.ly/441yp93

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Published: June 24, 2025 14:09

Trump's entry into war with Iran is not merely a policy blunder; it represents a moral failure. We call on Catholics — especially those in leadership — to speak clearly and urgently for Gospel nonviolence. https://bit.ly/4kPP8Sw

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Published: June 23, 2025 15:20

In carrying Jesus through the city streets in a Corpus Christi procession, Christians are called to be witnesses of his love, sharing both their material and spiritual gifts, Pope Leo XIV said. https://bit.ly/4kSYP2y

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Published: June 23, 2025 12:55

St. Don Bosco School (Greek Catholic) in Zaporizhzhia, one of Ukraine's front-line cities, protects students with underground classrooms. It's an environment where students can focus, the principal said. https://bit.ly/3HUgzvP

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Published: June 14, 2025 14:34

In showing exactly what it takes to resist the ever-growing power of a fascist empire, Disney's "Andor" serves as both a prophetic example — and a desperate warning cry. https://www.ncronline.org/culture/star-wars-andor-takes-american-empire

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Published: June 13, 2025 13:39

Without question, the dignity of people needs to be safeguarded, both within and without the "sphere of sexuality." But if robots can be conscious, what about their dignity? https://bit.ly/44eyAxB

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Published: June 13, 2025 13:26

The Vatican wanted a complete makeover of the Vatican website. The catch was it had to be ready to launch with the election of the new pope. Graphic designer Juan Carlos Ytō talks about how he took on the challenge. https://bit.ly/4jRVj7b

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Published: June 12, 2025 17:29

The experience, he said, felt "like what it might feel like on the receiving side of an occupation." https://bit.ly/3HC4yeB

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Published: June 12, 2025 13:04

The Trump administration, like barbarians and terrorists, is capable of destroying but not building, says Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese. https://bit.ly/3HBRnKA

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Published: June 11, 2025 18:00

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican's 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis' most controversial foreign policy decisions. https://bit.ly/3FSrSEb

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Published: June 11, 2025 13:27

Once a routine necessity, appointments with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement now are an emotional, anxious encounter for immigrant families. https://bit.ly/43Xw6Cz

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Published: June 10, 2025 17:08

The U.S. bishops urged House and Senate leaders in a June 9 letter to remember that while artificial intelligence presents opportunities, it also presents challenges.…

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Published: June 9, 2025 13:06

Support services for Rohingya refugee camps and an AIDS prevention program in Africa are among programs affected by the U.S.' abrupt pullback of roughly $60 billion. https://bit.ly/43wapKP

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Published: June 6, 2025 13:57

"Redwood" billed itself as a musical about a grieving mother who is healed by her time in the forest. But what made the show extraordinary is the way in which as we watch Jesse's (Idina Menzel) story, we, too, are afforded a taste of the ways in which…

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Published: June 6, 2025 10:43

In a unanimous ruling that touches on the First Amendment's rights of religious free exercise, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday, June 5, that a Catholic Charities agency in Wisconsin does not have to pay that state's unemployment tax.…

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Published: June 5, 2025 18:08

The tech bro billionaires for Trump say we are facing a crisis of civilization. Catholicism would like to have a word. https://bit.ly/4dSOst1

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Published: June 5, 2025 16:52

Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican's child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid questions about his past handling of clergy sex abuse cases and demands from survivors that he enact a true policy of zero tolerance for…

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Published: June 4, 2025 13:38

In a pastoral letter that seems to take a shot at both the U.S. government and its own, the Salvadoran Catholic bishops' conference said El Salvador's prisons shouldn't be used to advance another country's anti-immigrant agenda. https://bit.ly/43WcfVv

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Published: June 3, 2025 12:20

Pope Leo XIV begins his tenure facing a nearly impenetrable thicket of global tensions, none more fraught with dangerous implications for Catholics and Jews than Israel's ongoing destruction of Gaza. https://bit.ly/3SBdRO5

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Published: June 2, 2025 17:09

A 2021 study found that in more than 12,000 columns by U.S. bishops between 2014 and 2019, only 93 mentioned climate change, global warming or their equivalent. Today, we're featuring 10 bishops who have spoken up. https://bit.ly/43tsqJW