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Supreme Court Says California Can’t Hide Student Transgender Identities From Parents
Steve HeapUS Supreme Court. Keeping student ‘transitions’ secret likely violates the First Amendment rights of parents, the high court said.
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Trump’s ambassador to the Vatican defends deportation policies criticized by pope, U.S. bishops
ROME — United States Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch has defended President Donald Trump’s deportation policies amid criticism from Pope Leo XIV and the U.S. bishops. “The larger …
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AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – A total of 169 people were killed in attacks on Sunday, March 1st in Abiemnhom County
Juba – A series of attacks on Sunday, March 1, left a total of 169 people dead in Abiemnhom County, in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, including 79 …
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ASIA/SRI LANKA – The country is on the path to recovery after Cyclone Ditwah: “There is trust, there is unity”
Colombo – “The country is recovering from the disaster of Cyclone Ditwah, which struck us in December 2025. I see that people are gradually getting back on their feet. The …
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Sacraments on the Sea: Priests Offer Pastoral Care for Cruise Goers
Father William Reynolds, a retired priest of the Diocese of Davenport and current administrator of Sacred Heart Church in Newton, Iowa, is a cruise-ship chaplain who offers Mass and pastoral …
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AFRICA/SOMALIA – Food insecurity rises amid drought alarm and the specter of famine
Mogadishu – The United Nations has issued a new warning regarding the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. According to the latest statistics from the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification , …
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Polish bishops introduce financial penalties for canonical offenses
WARSAW, Poland — The Catholic Church in Poland introduced financial penalties as a disciplinary measure on March 1 for clergy and laypersons performing official Church functions who commit canonical offenses. …
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How Catholics Should Approach the Arab Israeli Conflict
Just months after the Gaza ceasefire was signed—although hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have since been killed and killings of Palestinians in the West Bank continue—Israel in conjunction with the …
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London-area dioceses report largest Easter convert groups in 15 years (National Catholic Register)
The English archdioceses of Westminster and Southwark are reporting the largest number of conversions since 2011. The number of converts preparing for entry into the Church at the Easter Vigil …
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Disarmament is a ‘moral imperative,’ Vatican diplomat says (Holy See Mission)
Addressing a recent UN conference on disarmament, a Vatican diplomat said that “disarmament is a moral imperative, rooted in the recognition of the sacredness and dignity of every human life …