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The official portrait of Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan circa 1940.

New Father Flanagan film takes deeper look at famous founder of Boys Town

Aug 19, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story” documents Father Edward J. Flanagan’s unwavering commitment to caring for abandoned and... Read more

Father Edward Flanagan with baseball players at Boys Town.

Irish-born founder of Boys Town, Father Flanagan, may soon be declared Venerable

Sep 16, 2023

By Madeleine Teahan

Following a premiere of a film on the saintly priest’s life, CNA spoke to Bishop Kevin Doran about the cause... Read more

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Archbishop of Barcelona and the president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain, Cardinal Juan José Omella y Omella, arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica for a penitential service for the Synod of Bishops presided by Pope Francis on Oct. 1, 2024, in Vatican City.

Analysis: This week at the Synod on Synodality — revolution or much ado about nothing?

Bombs strike southern Lebanon.

War in southern Lebanon puts thousands of Christians in constant danger, nun says

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela.

In defiance of country’s bishops, Venezuelan dictator decrees start of Christmas season

On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2024, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, shut down speculation regarding further theological study into the possibility of women being ordained as deacons.

Synod rules out women deacons; meetings called to be ‘laboratories of synodal life’

Archbishop Timothy Broglio is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and also leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio calls on faithful to join in prayer on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

Autistic Catholics is an online resource and support system that offers weekly meetings for Catholics on the autism spectrum.

Autistic Catholics find a voice: New support group fosters connection and belonging

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Virginia school board to pay teacher $575,000 after firing over transgender pronouns

The archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Joseph Arshad, addresses the persecuted Christian community of Jaranwala in August 2023. Twenty-one Catholic churches, Bibles, and family homes were set on fire.

Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Muhammed

Bishop Rolando Álvarez.

Who is Rolando Álvarez, the bishop persecuted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship?

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