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Cardinal Kevin Farrell.

Vatican imposes term limits for leaders of ecclesial movements to stop ‘violations and abuses’

Jun 11, 2021

By CNA Staff

The norms, signed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, come into force on Sept. 11. Read more

Stations of the Cross at World Youth Day Panama Jan. 25, 2019.

Pope Francis: Heal the 'wearied hope' within a wounded Church

Jan 26, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Saturday that he recognized the weariness felt in the priesthood and in religious communities due to the... Read more

Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete (L) with Cardinal Sean O'Malley.

Church mourns death of Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, priest and scientist

Oct 25, 2014

The Church is mourning the death of Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, who died early Friday following a lengthy illness; he was... Read more

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Pope Francis addresses elderly and sick people on his final day in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, marking the conclusion of his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania — the longest trip of his pontificate to date.

Pope Francis concludes apostolic journey with elderly and youth of Singapore

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new six-week abortion ban on May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. Harris has made abortion policy a central issue of her presidential campaign.

Kamala Harris backers launch $15 million pro-abortion ad campaign in swing states

Deacon Bob Young, representing Knights of Columbus Council 694, accepts the First Liberty Institute's Philip B. Onderdonk Jr. Religious Liberty Award award at the American Legion’s National Convention in New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2024.

Virginia Knights receive religious freedom award after spat with federal government

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Ryan Anderson: The pro-life movement needs to shift to promoting chastity and marriage

Archbishop Mark O’Toole was installed as the eighth archbishop of Cardiff in St. David’s Cathedral, Cardiff, Wales, in June 2022.

Pope Francis creates new archdiocese in Wales, appoints its first bishop

The Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania holds a "Mercy Witness for Life" rally on July 23, 2016, outside of the former site of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's closed abortion clinic in Philadelphia. Gosnell was convicted of the first-degree murder of three infants, the involuntary manslaughter of his patient Karnamaya Mongar, and other felony counts.

Post-debate explainer: The truth about late-term abortions in the United States

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North Dakota judge strikes down state’s abortion restrictions

Signage is strewn across the intersection after Hurricane Francine swept through the area on Sept. 11, 2024, in Houma, Louisiana.

Catholic Charities seeks volunteers in Louisiana as Hurricane Francine floods the region

Bishop Andrew Cozzens speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sept. 11, 2024.

Bishop Cozzens emphasizes Eucharist, ‘transfiguration of the world’ at Eucharistic Congress

St. Josaphat Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.

UPDATE: Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says

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