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Judge blocks Trump’s pause on refugee admissions  — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Billion Photos/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 26, 2025 / 14:35 pm (CNA). A federal judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration’s suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions program on Tuesday. In a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead ordered the Trump administration to restore the program and funding to refugee aid programs…

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Pope Francis creates fundraising commission to solicit Vatican donations — By: Catholic News Agency

A view of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Mass for the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, with Bernini’s baldachin and the papal altar decorated with white flowers, Dec. 8, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 26, 2025 / 12:35 pm (CNA). The Vatican on Wednesday announced that Pope Francis has created a fundraising…

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Pope Francis shines light on Bible’s elderly ‘pilgrims of hope’ in Wednesday catechesis — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Yury Dmitrienko/Shutterstock Vatican City, Feb 26, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday asked Catholics to have the wisdom to look for the presence of God in our midst like the elderly Simeon and Anna in the New Testament. In his second catechesis since being admitted into Rome’s Gemelli Hospital nearly two…

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Yearslong decline in Christianity ‘leveling off’ in U.S., Pew survey shows — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: HoneySkies/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 26, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA). A 20-year-long decline in the number of Americans who identify as Christian may be “leveling off,” according to data released on Wednesday by Pew Research Center.  Pew said its most recent Religious Landscape Study showed 62% of U.S. adults identifying as Christian, a number that has been “relatively…

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Historic African American parish in St. Louis receives grant to restore stained glass — By: Catholic News Agency

The interior of St. Alphonsus Liguori “Rock” Catholic Church in St. Louis. / Courtesy of Shannon Horstmann St. Louis, Mo., Feb 26, 2025 / 12:05 pm (CNA). A parish church in St. Louis that primarily serves the African American community was announced Feb. 24 as a recipient of a preservation grant to support the restoration…

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