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Pray the National Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: June 3-11, 2026
Sacred Heart of Jesus, we place all of our trust in you. America at 250: Also tune in to consecration Masses on EWTN.
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Ken Paxton has targeted groups serving migrants. Will Texas voters care?
A Senate race in Texas features a Presbyterian seminarian who speaks in religious terms to bolster progressive politics, and a scandal-plagued state attorney general who has targeted nonprofits that serve …
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French bishops warn proposed bill threatens seal of confession
A bill introduced into Franceʼs national legislature specifically targets the seal of confession and would expand government control over state-subsidized private schools. A confessional. | Credit: FotoDax/Shutterstock France’s National Assembly …
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French bishops warn proposed bill threatens seal of confession
France’s National Assembly approved for consideration on June 1 a bill aimed at preventing and combating violence in schools, a measure the countryʼs bishops warn could put in jeopardy the seal …
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Victim of dictatorship, Nicaraguan Indigenous leader and political prisoner dies
The Ortega dictatorship portrayed the death of Brooklyn Rivera as simply from natural causes without mentioning his detention or prison conditions that critics claim actually led to his death. Brooklyn …
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Victim of dictatorship, Nicaraguan Indigenous leader and political prisoner dies
Brooklyn Rivera, a political prisoner and Indigenous leader whom the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, held in detention and incommunicado for more …
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Church joins in mourning 16 students killed in Kenyan dormitory fire
The town of Gilgil, Kenya is north of Nairobi, between Naivasha and Nakuru.(Images: Wikipedia) The Church in Kenya has joined the rest of the country in mourning the deaths of …
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Pope Leo picks EWTN News president Maria Montserrat Alvarado to lead Vatican communications
Alvarado was named the dicastery’s prefect on June 2 in a surprising move given the U.S.-based TV network’s previous public flare-ups with Pope Francis. She will begin in the role …
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More than 50 children celebrate first Communion amid ongoing missile attacks in southern Lebanon
A resident of Rmeish whose daughter received her first Communion said villagers there have effectively been living in a state of war since Oct. 8, 2023. Children in Rmeish, Lebanon, …
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More than 50 children celebrate first Communion amid ongoing missile attacks in southern Lebanon
Amid a rocket attack launched by Hezbollah on residential homes in the village of Rmeish in southern Lebanon, more than 50 children celebrated their first Communion in a testament to …