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Supreme Court to review parents’ challenge to law regarding notification of gender transitions — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit from parents who are challenging a Washington state law that prevents youth shelters from immediately notifying parents when minors who run away from home are seeking gender transitions. Under the law, adopted in 2023, shelters that house runaway youth cannot immediately tell parents when a child is…

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Catholic Church, U.S. government drive relief efforts in Venezuela — By: Catholic News Agency

Local parishes and Catholic nonprofits have mobilized across Venezuela to support earthquake victims, working alongside the U.S. government as it continues to expand disaster assistance.  Father Edgar Magallanes, SJ, national director of Jesuit Refugee Service Venezuela, told “EWTN News Nightly” on June 29 that the situation in Venezuela is “getting bad,” as efforts are split…

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Religious leaders in Italy sign pact to promote dialogue and coexistence — By: Catholic News Agency

Representatives of Italyʼs major religions signed a pact in Rome last week aimed at consolidating an initiative known as “The Italian Path of Dialogue: Religions in the Public Sphere and for Social Cohesion.” The document was signed June 25 by Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Bahaʼi, Orthodox, and evangelical leaders, including the Italian Bishops’ Conference,…

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After Catholic priest’s murder, human rights group urges Sudan to address tensions — By: Catholic News Agency

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a U.K.-based human rights organization, has called for concrete steps to diffuse tensions in Sudan after the murder of Father Youhanna Al-Amin, a priest who remained with his people amid growing violence in the Nuba Mountains. In a report shared with ACI Africa, the sister service of EWTN…

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