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Mary of Medjugorje isn’t the reason I’m Catholic — but what she represents is
Perhaps Marissa Papula really was marked for ministry as a baby, but to respond to the mark is a decision all her own.
Month: July 2026
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Catholic Anti-Trafficking Network Led by Nuns Assists 1.2 Million Worldwide
Catholic sisters, through the Talitha Kum network, have led efforts to combat human trafficking since 2009. The International Network Against Human Trafficking published its 2025 annual report on July 29.
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Catholic Priest Sentenced to 31 Years in Prison for Murder, Attempted Murder, in Uganda
Map of Africa. Father Dominic Alinga pleaded guilty to the murder of a Uganda Revenue Authority official and the attempted murder of man who tried to help before confessing to …
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Vatican Urges UN to Combat Homelessness
Gina Ferazzi /Los Angeles Times A homeless woman curls up on the sidewalk under a quilt in front of a locked storefront on Broadway on Jan. 20, 2026, in Los …
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Archbishop Wester Defends Proposed Mosque in New Mexico, Criticizes ‘Anti-Muslim Sentiment’
Albuquerque, New Mexico downtown city skyline at dawn. Archbishop John Charles Wester highlighted the Second Vatican Council’s document on religious freedom and the constitutional protections for religious liberty in the …
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Chilean cardinal stirs controversy as country debates heartbeat law
Cardinal Fernando Chomali seeks to shift the focus from whether or not a pregnant woman should hear her baby’s heartbeat to the doctor, who should know better than to ever …
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Chilean cardinal stirs controversy as country debates heartbeat law
Cardinal Fernando Chomali, the archbishop of Santiago and primate of Chile, once again addressed the country’s pending “Listen to Their Heart” bill, which seeks to mandate within the abortion protocol …
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I Made Pope Leo’s Mom’s ‘Messy Josephs’ Recipe — and Why I Appreciate St. Martha
L to R: St. Martha and St. Mary listen to Christ. Consider St. Martha and her dinner party for Jesus, plus a Prevost family recipe.
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Bipartisan Bible Study Unites Students at George Washington University
Emily-Anne Santiago and Kieran Laffey, shown praying at Mass at The George Washington University Newman Center, launched a bipartisan Bible study on campus. At the heart of the nation’s political …
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Inaugural Catholic military conference to feature keynote on just war theory
University of Notre Dame theology professor Joseph Capizzi will deliver the keynote address at the Nov. 9–11 event with the theme “Living and Serving Justly.” Bishop Gregg Caggianelli blesses an …