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Consulting firm says it paid hackers ransom to delete data of clergy abuse survivors — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: janews/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 13:12 pm (CNA). A California consulting firm that handles data of some clergy abuse cases says it paid hackers a ransom to delete data involving abuse survivors after a security breach earlier this year.  The Emeryville, California-based Berkeley Research Group (BRG) offers corporate finance and…

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Washington bishops sue over law forcing priests to violate seal of confession — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: asiandelight/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 13:42 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child abuse learned during the sacrament of confession or face jail time and fines.  The suit, filed by the Archdiocese of Seattle and…

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Father Mike Schmitz, Harrison Butker discuss Catholic home schooling at Nashville gala — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Mike Schmitz and Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker at the Courage Under Fire Gala held in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 23, 2025. / Credit: EWTN Screenshot/Francesca Fenton/CNA Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2025 / 14:12 pm (CNA). Catholic home schooling families from across the country joined popular Catholic speakers in Nashville, Tennessee, on May…

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Vatican, Caritas: Global economic reforms needed to alleviate poor nations’ debt crisis — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Caritas Poland Vatican City, May 29, 2025 / 12:12 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Caritas Internationalis joined forces this week to address the impact of an “unjust global system” that makes rich nations wealthier at the expense of poorer nations. The two Catholic organizations hosted an…

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Leaked draft shows Charlotte bishop’s planned crackdown on traditional liturgical customs — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: PIGAMA/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 12:42 pm (CNA). A leaked draft from Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, shows the prelate’s far-reaching and highly detailed intent to crack down on what he describes as “older liturgical practices” in order to bring about “a more uniform celebration of the Mass” in…

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German archdiocese distances itself from controversial performance in cathedral — By: Catholic News Agency

The Paderborn Cathedral in Germany / Credit: By A.Savin / Wikimedia Free Art License CNA Deutsch, May 29, 2025 / 10:48 am (CNA). A German archdiocese has distanced itself from the controversial performance “Westfalen Side Story” in Paderborn Cathedral and told CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, that it had no prior knowledge of the…

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Poll: Parents say colleges losing focus, need to shift from politics to academics — By: Catholic News Agency

Harvard University. / Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 29, 2025 / 11:42 am (CNA). This week a national education nonprofit group revealed the results of a survey conducted with parents across the country about issues in higher education in the United States. Defending Education polled parents of teen and young adult children ages…

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