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International Religious Freedom Summit examines religious persecution in the West — By: Catholic News Agency

Panelists discuss religious persecution in the West at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025. From left to right: Rabbi Emile Ackermann, a co-founder of Ayeka; Janet Buckingham, the director of global advocacy at the World Evangelical Alliance; Todd Huizinga, a senior fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute; Alliance…

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Building leaders in Catholic education: Miami Archdiocese partners with local university — By: Catholic News Agency

The first round of graduates of the Catholic Educational Leadership Cohort pictured with Superintendent Jim Rigg (back, middle) and David Armstrong (back, right) at graduation celebration on Jan. 10, 2025. / Credit: Scott Gillig/St. Thomas University CNA Staff, Feb 6, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Miami and St. Thomas University (STU) in…

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Missouri diocese opens sacred music consultation process after hymn ‘bans’ rescinded — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Igor Bulgarin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 6, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, has opened a new yearlong “synodal” consultation process on sacred music after a now-rescinded decree from the bishop last fall banning certain hymns from Mass led to a flurry of debate in the diocese and elsewhere.  In…

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