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Florida Catholic bishops urge DeSantis to stay two executions set for July 28
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on July 21 urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay two executions scheduled for July 28.
Month: July 2026
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Catholic agency struggles amid lapse in federal funds for representing unaccompanied minors
A legal aid ministry of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, that serves tens of thousands has exhausted its reserves after seven months of not receiving payment from the federal …
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Federal guidance on religious liberty reflects church autonomy, parental rights rulings
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memorandum to federal departments and agencies with updated guidance on religious liberty and parental rights protections, based on recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent. …
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ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Summer Camps open across parishes in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia: Bishop Martinelli, “Let us prepare young people to face the future with hope and courage”
Abu Dhabi – With the end of the school year, parishes across the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia are holding summer camps for Catholic children and young people in the …
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ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Summer camps open in the parishes of Southern Arabia: Bishop Martinelli: “Preparing young people to face the future with hope and courage”
Abu Dhabi – With the end of the school year, parishes across the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia are holding summer camps for Catholic children and young people in the …
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AFRICA/DR CONGO – National dialogue relaunched in July and Churches play a decisive role
Kinshasa – Hopes are growing for progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s national dialogue after the opposition group C64 announced the suspension of a protest march that had …
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Cardinal Tagle urges Asian Churches to recognize everyday life as the horizon of Christian experience: “Marvel at what Christ is accomplishing in silence”
by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Jakarta –True Christian hope is not built upon grand institutional programs, but upon a quiet, attentive awareness of God’s gentle action in the ordinary moments of daily …
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Young Catholics at Eastern African assembly welcome opportunity to engage directly with bishops
NAIROBI, Kenya — Young Catholics participating in the 21st assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) are welcoming the opportunity to engage directly with Catholic …
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Now That the Dust Has Intensified
With Rome’s excommunication of the SSPX, one thing is clear: things aren’t clear. While the excommunication has settled the status of (certain members of) the SSPX, what it doesn’t do …
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Abortion Movement Abandons “Pro-Choice” Pretense
Those who favor abortion’s legality have long rejected any label that they were pro-abortion. Instead, they maintained that they were “pro-choice” or, alternatively, “pro-women.” That messaging is aligned with bygone …