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Fr. Benson Bulus Luka was kidnapped from his parish residence in Nigeria’s Kafanchan diocese on Sept. 13, 2021.

Catholic diocese rejoices as priest is freed barely 24 hours after kidnapping

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Salvadoran president urged to oppose proposed pro-abortion constitutional changes

Bishop Kevin Sweeney of Paterson. Photo courtesy DeSales Media Group.

Paterson bishop: Vaccination exemption for clergy 'will be minimal'

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Mexican bishops announce march 'for women and for life'

US Attorney General Merrick Garland

Justice Department asks judge to block Texas abortion law during legal challenge

Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck at her home in Rome, Feb. 20, 2021.

Holocaust survivor thanks Pope Francis for highlighting anti-Semitism on Central Europe trip

Lila Rose, founder of Live Action, addresses the 2021 Live Action Life Awards Dinner at Dana Point, California; Aug. 21, 2021

Live Action says Google’s removal of pro-life ads ‘unprecedented’

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference from Slovakia, Sept. 15, 2021

Pope Francis on COVID-19 vaccines: ‘Even in the College of Cardinals there are some deniers’

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference.

Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Slovakia

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US bishops push for pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants

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Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

On papal flight, Pope Francis tackles debate over Communion for politicians who support abortion

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Unvaccinated clergy in Lexington, Kentucky barred from ministering to the sick and homebound elderly

Nancy Stewart

Beloved granny whose Catholic faith went viral on EWTN dies at 107

Pope Francis participates in an interreligious meeting at the site of Ur, outside Nasiriyah, Iraq, March 6, 2021.

What a Dominican priest from the Midwest has learned about Catholic-Muslim dialogue since 9/11

Pope Francis presides at the Byzantine Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in Prešov, Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2021.

Christianity without the Cross is ‘sterile,’ says Pope Francis at Byzantine Divine Liturgy