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Catholic Church in Panama Calls for New Constitution
Panamanian Bishops’ ConferenceBishops of Panama at a Mass during their 224th ordinary assembly. The bishops also emphasized the importance of caring for the environment.
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ASIA/BAHRAIN – The Vicariate of Northern Arabia and the Solemnity of Our Lady of Arabia: Mary, mother, protector, and companion of millions of Catholics far from their homelands
Awali – The Saturday after the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated throughout the Arabian Peninsula as the Solemnity of Our Lady of Arabia . This year, the celebration in …
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President Trump Meets With Archbishop Coakley
Archdiocese of Oklahoma CityArchbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the United States Conference of Catholic bishops, meets with President Donald Trump on Jan. 12, 2026. The meeting was …
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Uganda goes to the polls amid promises of economic development and accusations of repression
Kampala – Uganda is preparing to hold presidential elections on January 15. As in other countries on the continent, the Ugandan election is marked by the confrontation between a president …
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Sunset Boulevard and Vatican II
Once upon a time, Hollywood used to produce movies. Real movies, that is. They were like serious novels but on celluloid. They were movies that explored the depths of the …
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Father in MA succeeds in battle against sexualizing his kindergartener son
(Image: itakdalee/Shutterstock) On December 30, 2025, less than ten weeks after a father had filed suit in Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools, a federal trial court judge in Massachusetts granted the father’s …
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Silver Is Surging: But That’s Not the Story
The recent spike in silver prices has been framed, predictably, as a kind of vindication. On social media, metallists celebrate while mocking cryptocurrency advocates; old debates are resurrected as though …
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US bishops’ president meets with President Trump, Vice President Vance (OSV News)
The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops met yesterday at the White House with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma …
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To bless nationalism is blasphemy, Irish Primate says (Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference)
In his new year’s message to the people of Ireland, the Primate of All Ireland said that he is “saddened when I see people of faith online who seem ‘armed …
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Arizona bill would hit priests with felony if they fail to break confessional seal to report abuse (CNA)
An Arizona legislator, Rep. Stacey Travers, has filed a bill that would require priests to violate the seal of Confession when a penitent confesses “ongoing abuse.” Last year, the State …