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Sr. Victoria Kovalchuk with a refugee girl in Athens, Greece in April 2021.

'What I can do is love': This Catholic sister is a missionary to refugees in Greece

Apr 15, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

"I tell them: I came here to be with you in your situation. When you cry, I will be with... Read more

Ban on elderly nun’s habit in retirement home went too far, French mayor says

Nov 22, 2019

An elderly nun in France has received an apology from a French mayor after retirement home staff wrongly rejected her,... Read more

Tiwi children.

How one nun's lifelong service changed Australia's Tiwi community

Mar 13, 2018

By Elise Harris

For Sr. Anne Gardiner, a 62-year-long mission serving Australia's remote Tiwi indigenous population began with one simple instruction: “Love them.”  Read more

'The good Lord has guided me well': 113-year-old nun reflects on blessings

Nov 21, 2017

By CNA Staff

At age 113, Sister André is one of the oldest religious sisters in the world. Read more

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Bolivian bishop warns that ideologies in education harm society

Archbishop Ángel Sixto Rossi.

Archbishop denounces attack on home for young drug addicts in Argentina

The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.

Prosecutors drop case of alleged ‘cover up’ against Benedict XVI

Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, OFM, at his ordination as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans in 2015.

New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Cheri dies at 71 after lengthy illness

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Biden DOJ sued for allegedly hiding info on attacks of churches, pro-life groups

Poster for “To the Top,” a film about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, at the Italian premiere in Rome on March 18, 2023.

Discovering Pier Giorgio Frassati: Film sheds light on humanity, holiness of Italian blessed

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Gänswein to Costa Rica? Report of Benedict’s secretary becoming nuncio is ‘speculation,’ Vatican sources say

A Notre Dame series titled “Reproductive Justice: Scholarship for Solidarity and Social Change” held an event titled “Trans Care + Abortion Care: Intersections and Questions” on Zoom on March 20, 2023, and drew an audience of about 105 viewers.

Notre Dame ‘abortion doula’ talk was unworthy of Catholic university, local bishop laments

Pope Francis prays at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal on May 12, 2017.

Pope Francis invites Catholics to renew consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 22, 2023.

Pope Francis: Christian witness requires consistency between how one lives and what one proclaims

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The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.

Prosecutors drop case of alleged ‘cover up’ against Benedict XVI

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Biden DOJ sued for allegedly hiding info on attacks of churches, pro-life groups

Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, OFM, at his ordination as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans in 2015.

New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Cheri dies at 71 after lengthy illness

Archbishop Ángel Sixto Rossi.

Archbishop denounces attack on home for young drug addicts in Argentina

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Bolivian bishop warns that ideologies in education harm society