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Catholic Writers’ Guild honours Ann Widdecombe at Mass

A Mass organised by the Catholic Writers’ Guild heard tributes to Ann Widdecombe’s courage and faith
Corrie Douglas-Young

US lawmakers seek DOJ investigation into deaths of five aborted infants

Fifty-seven members of Congress have urged the Department of Justice to investigate whether five infants discovered in Washington in 2022 died as victims of illegal abortion procedures or infanticide
Christine Rousselle

Florida bishops appeal for mercy ahead of scheduled executions

Florida's Catholic bishops have appealed to Gov. Ron DeSantis to commute the death sentences of two men scheduled to be executed on the same day
Christine Rousselle

Fire in New York church confirmed as arson

Investigators have determined that the latest fire at the former St Ann's Church and Shrine in Buffalo was deliberately set, marking the third blaze at the vacant property in less than a year
Christine Rousselle

Young Catholics pack Dublin venues for Fr Mike Schmitz’s tour

Fr Schmitz addressed a sold-out audience in Dublin, as Bishop Fintan Gavin pointed to a renewed hunger for faith among young people
Corrie Douglas-Young

Aberdeen bishop expands TLM provisions before Papa Stronsay consecration

Bishop Hugh Gilbert has expanded Traditional Latin Mass provision ahead of a Papa Stronsay illicit consecration
Corrie Douglas-Young

US Bishops seek to protect Mount Cristo Rey from border wall construction

Rep. Veronica Escobar has introduced legislation seeking to prevent the federal government from acquiring Church-owned land around Mount Cristo Rey for a border wall
Christine Rousselle

Catholic Relief Services begin sending aid to Cuba under Rubio plan

Catholic Relief Services will distribute food and supplies to vulnerable Cubans after the first US-backed humanitarian aid flight departed Miami
Christine Rousselle

Pope Leo XIV marks 70th anniversary of US religious superiors' conference

In a letter to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the importance of community life and imparted his Apostolic Blessing
Christine Rousselle

Diocese of Crookston to end Sunday Masses at seven parishes

Bishop Andrew Cozzens said the difficult decision to end Sunday Masses at seven churches is intended to strengthen parish life for future generations
Christine Rousselle

Lay movement urges Rome to reject Synodal Way recognition

A new German lay movement has asked Pope Leo XIV to prevent the creation of a national synodal conference, warning that it would fundamentally alter the Church’s governance
The Catholic Herald

Attacker likely known to Waterford woman stabbed during Rosary before Mass

A woman in her 50s was seriously injured in a knife attack during a Rosary recitation before Mass at Holy Cross Church in Tramore
Corrie Douglas-Young

Pope Leo XIV urges nuclear disarmament in new book

In the foreword to a new collection of his addresses and reflections on peace, the Pope says true peace comes through disarmament rather than nuclear deterrence
Corrie Douglas-Young

Bishops call new assisted suicide bill "divisive and flawed"

The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has urged MPs to oppose a new bill seeking to legalise assisted suicide
The Catholic Herald

USCCB highlights Natural Family Planning in annual awareness campaign

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week commemorates Humanae vitae while promoting Church teaching on marriage, fertility and responsible parenthood
Christine Rousselle

Nuns and New York diocese seek to block assisted suicide law

A coalition of Catholic plaintiffs is asking a federal court to block New York's assisted suicide law before it takes effect next month
Christine Rousselle

US bishops call for immigration reform and condemn ‘dehumanising rhetoric’

Following the deaths of two migrants in separate encounters with immigration agents, two US bishops have appealed for justice, accountability and humane immigration policies
Christine Rousselle

Archbishop calls for prayers after US soldiers killed in Jordan

The Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, expressed condolences to the families of two soldiers killed in Jordan and appealed for an end to the violence
Christine Rousselle

Ann Widdecombe killed in hammer attack, prosecutors allege

Prosecutors have alleged that Ann Widdecombe was killed in a hammer attack at her Devon home as a man appeared in court charged with her murder
Corrie Douglas-Young

Vatican envoy meets Zelensky, calls for a just peace

Archbishop Gallagher concluded a five-day mission to Ukraine, reaffirming the Holy See’s closeness to the country
Corrie Douglas-Young

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