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Apostles’ Tombs, and What’s Notre Dame?
Every diocesan bishop in the world is obliged to make a pilgrimage — every five years — to pray and offer Holy Mass at the tombs of the apostles, Peter …
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Senate to Vote on Health Care Plans as Subsidies Near Expiration
S.BorisovCongress is set to vote on two plans regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that are scheduled to expire Dec. 31. The US bishops favor extending the …
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The place where image of Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared on Juan Diego’s cloak
Former archbishop’s palace in Mexico City. / Credit: Government of Mexico City Puebla, Mexico, Dec 11, 2025 / 07:10 am (CNA). Although millions of faithful recognize Tepeyac Hill as the …
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Senate to vote on health care plans as subsidies near expiration
Congress is set to vote on two plans regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that are scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2025. / Credit: usarmyband, CC BY …
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Pope Leo, in new apostolic letter, hails importance of archaeology (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Leo XIV marked the centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology by issuing an apostolic letter today on the importance of archaeology. In the apostolic letter—the sixth of …
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Vatican reverses parish closures in Diocese of Buffalo, advocates say (CNA)
The Dicastery for the Clergy has overturned Bishop Michael Fisher’s decision to close three parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, according to Save Our Buffalo Churches, which has advocated on …
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Vatican diplomat says states have right to protect borders, duty to respect migrants’ rights (Holy See Mission)
Addressing a session of the International Organization for Migration, a Vatican diplomat said yesterday that states “have both the right to protect their borders and the duty to respect the …
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Haiti needs ‘new moral leadership,’ prelate says (Vatican News (Italian))
The vice president of the Haitian bishops’ conference said in an interview that the nation needs “new moral leadership.” Bishop Pierre-André Dumas, who was severely wounded in an assassination attempt …
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USCCB, Catholic Charities oppose Trump administration’s decision on migrant work permits (USCCB)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network said that they “strongly oppose” the Trump administration’s decision to end the automatic extension …
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Religious Liberty Commission examines availability of military chaplains (OSV News)
The US Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission heard testimony yesterday from the vicar general of the Archdiocese for the Military Services about the US Army’s cancellation of contracts for …