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Philadelphia archbishop launches ‘missionary hubs’ to reach the ‘missing 83%’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Nelson Pérez at his installation Mass on Feb. 18, 2020, at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. / Credit: Sarah Webb/Archdiocese of Philadelphia CNA Staff, Jan 17, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). After the Archdiocese of Philadelphia found that 83% of baptized Catholics are missing from the pews in the…

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Give Me Reagan’s “Ave Maria” Over Jimmy Carter’s “Imagine” — By: Crisis Magazine

It generally isn’t charitable to say unkind things about people at their death. For me, that rule was especially challenging with the death of President Jimmy Carter a few weeks back. As a presidential historian who does much punditry, I dreaded Carter’s death because I knew I couldn’t avoid stating the obvious, namely, that he…

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ACLU files suit against West Virginia over $5 million grant to Catholic trade college — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Ulf Wittrock/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). The American Humanist Association (AHA) filed a lawsuit to block West Virginia from awarding a $5 million grant to the College of St. Joseph the Worker — a Catholic trade college based in Steubenville, Ohio, that hopes to expand into…

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Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances  — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: GagliardiPhotography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 16, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news. Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances  Virginia Democrats advanced a proposal to enshrine abortion as a right in the state constitution earlier this week. The amendment would ensure a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,”…

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