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Pope Francis’ astronomer shares ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’ — By: Catholic News Agency

As director of the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno is known informally as “the pope’s astronomer.” / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, has spent the last 30 years staring at the sky. As the director of the Vatican Observatory, known…

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U.S. bishops: Human trafficking is ‘rejection of the God-given dignity of every human being’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Yupa Watchanakit/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The U.S. bishops’ conference drew attention to the global crisis of “modern-day slavery” in a statement on the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking.  The day is annually observed by Catholics on Feb. 8 — the feast day of…

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Catholic bishops praise Trump’s executive order barring men from women’s sports — By: Catholic News Agency

President Donald J. Trump signs an executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Two committees of the United…

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Archbishop Naumann weighs in on need to solve current immigration, refugee challenges — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, speaks to “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly” on July 21, 2022. / Credit: “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly” screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, is the latest among prelates throughout the country who are weighing in with Catholic…

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Nearly 2 dozen bishops visit remote community of ‘banished’ Catholics in eastern India — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholics await the arrival of bishops in front of the Catholic church in Nandagiri, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. / Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Feb 7, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Dozens of Catholic families of the Nandagiri settlement in the remote Kandhamal district of eastern Odisha state in India said on Feb. 5…

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Virginia McCaskey, Chicago Bears owner and pro-life Catholic, dies at 102 — By: Catholic News Agency

Virginia McCaskey in 1963 with her father, George Halas. / Credit: Pro Football Hall of Fame/Wikimedia/Fair use CNA Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears football team and a committed pro-life Catholic, died Thursday at age 102. “While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia…

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