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Cardinal Koch: ‘Today there are more martyrs than in the early centuries of the Church’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), said that “today, there are more martyrs than in the first centuries of Church history.” “Martyrdom truly belongs to the heart of Christianity,” said the Swiss prelate, who made his remarks in late May during the annual pilgrimage for persecuted…

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U.S. bishops discuss engagement with Intercontinental Guadalupan Novena — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. bishops addressed their plan to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Guadalupan event and detailed their participation in the Intercontinental Guadalupan Novena. The bishops discussed engagement with the novena at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) spring plenary session in Orlando, Florida, on June 11. The Intercontinental Guadalupan Novena is a nine-year…

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U.S. bishops approve revised version of Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People — By: Catholic News Agency

The bishops of the United States voted in favor of a revised version of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The document, also known as “the Dallas Charter,” is a set of procedures originally established in 2002 to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. The bishops voted…

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Paraguay’s government to undertake restoration and enhancement of Assumption Cathedral — By: Catholic News Agency

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced this week that work will proceed on the restoration and enhancement of Our Lady of the Assumption Metropolitan Cathedral in Asunción, the capital city. The announcement was made on June 8 during the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for a monument to Our Lady of the Assumption on the capitalʼs waterfront,…

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Department of Justice backs Catholic football coach suing university over COVID vaccine mandate — By: Catholic News Agency

A Catholic football coach is being backed by the U.S. Department of Justice in his lawsuit against a public university that fired him for refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Nick Rolovich first sued Washington State University in 2022 after he was dismissed from the school for refusing the vaccination in 2021. In his lawsuit…

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Higher ed leader urges bishops to protect Catholic identity at universities — By: Catholic News Agency

ORLANDO, Florida — A prominent Catholic academic urged a gathering of the U.S. bishops to take a more assertive role in ensuring that Catholic universities live out their distinctively religious mission. Santiago Schnell, the provost of Dartmouth University and a former dean at the University of Notre Dame, told members of the United States Conference…

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