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Pope Leo appoints Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of Commission on Reserved Matters — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, the Holy See Press Office announced in a Feb. 3 statement. She is the first woman to serve on the commission, created in 2020 by Pope Francis, which is responsible for awarding financial contracts in confidential areas of…

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International Religious Freedom Summit co-chairs assess current state of global religious liberty — By: Catholic News Agency

2026 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit co-chairs Sam Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett offered a fresh assessment of the current state of global religious liberty and the movement’s growth. The IRF Summit, which concluded in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, is a broad coalition of religious and human rights groups that advocate for religious freedom for…

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Christian woman pleads not guilty to ā€˜buffer zone’ abortion clinic offense in UK — By: Catholic News Agency

A Christian woman has pleaded not guilty to allegedly breaching a ā€œbuffer zoneā€ law after silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 48, from Malvern in Worcestershire, was charged in December 2025 under the Public Order Act 2023 by West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service for…

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Colombian bishops demand respect for Christ after President Petro’s ā€˜blasphemous’ comments — By: Catholic News Agency

The Colombian bishops demanded respect for the person of Christ, the true God, after President Gustavo Petro said there may have been a romantic relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. In a Jan. 28 statement, the Colombian Bishops’ Conference said that ā€œno official nor other person is called upon to issue theological opinions on the…

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