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The Conversion of Death and the Lifegiving Power of Beauty
Back in 2017, before the covidious cloud descended like madness, the world might have seemed a saner and simpler place. It wasn’t. It was the same dark and dismal place …
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Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances
null / Credit: GagliardiPhotography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 16, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news.Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances Virginia Democrats advanced a pr… …
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ACLU files suit against West Virginia over $5 million grant to Catholic trade college
null / Credit: Ulf Wittrock/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). The American Humanist Association (AHA) filed a lawsuit to block West Virginia from awarding a …
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1,600 of Rome’s poor attend ‘Bernadette of Lourdes’ premiere
The musical will be available for a month for pilgrims coming to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. / Credit: Courtesy of ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 16, …
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US declares genocide in Sudan as country undergoes ‘unimaginable’ suffering
Amid what a Catholic charity called “unimaginable” suffering of civilians trapped in civil war brutality in Sudan, the United States declared that one of the fighting factions is committing genocide in the country …
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Vatican City State puts AI guidelines in place
To ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used in an ethical, transparent and responsible manner in Vatican City State, the city-state governor’s office has released a set of guidelines on AI, which …
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In farewell address, Biden issues warning about concentration of power
President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation on Jan. 15 to warn against the concentration of power not only in government but also in other elements of society, such as …
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Holy Land church leaders welcome ceasefire with relief, urge delivering critical aid
In a statement released Jan. 16 by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land said they hoped the ceasefire “will mark an important end to the violence …
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Survey: Alleged abuse of minors has cost U.S. Church $5 billion over 20 years
Esther Miller holds a picture and the released documents on Father Michael Nocita as victims and their supporters hold quilts bearing portraits of abused children while gathered outside the Cathedral …
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Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump
Father Frank Mann, who will deliver the closing benediction at President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2025, became friendly with the president after he started caring for the …