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Dec. 3 Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest, Memorial
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), who was born in the castle of Xavier in Navarre, Spain. In 1525 he went to Paris where he met …
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(Image: Andrey K / Unsplash.com) The recent revelation that Meta employees privately compared themselves to drug pushers while the company suppressed evidence of severe mental health harms to children arrives …
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Powerful Moments From Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. A recap in photos and videos …
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US Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers
Claudette Jerez/CNAThe eastern side of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington The case has drawn support from a diverse array of groups.
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US Catholic Bishops Award Over $7.8 Million for Mission Dioceses
Bishop Chad W. Zielinski of New Ulm, Minnesota The funds were generated through collections from parishioners during the Catholic Home Missions appeal.
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Canadian government set to remove religious exemptions from hate-speech laws
Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa. / Credit: Robert Linsdell via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) CNA Staff, Dec 2, 2025 / 18:04 pm (CNA). Lawmakers with the Liberal Party of Canada …
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Moral Issues influence religious, partisan affiliation
Paul Tuns, Review Moral Issues: How Public Opinion on Abortion and Gay Rights Affects American Religion andPoliticsby Paul Goren and Christopher Chapp (University of Chicago Press, $42.50 pb, 223 pages) …
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Powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 2, 2025 / 17:34 pm (CNA). …
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Powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 2, 2025 / 17:34 pm (CNA). …
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U.S. Supreme Court hears dispute over faith-based pregnancy centers
null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock Washington, D.C., Dec 2, 2025 / 17:04 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center …