‘The greatest privilege for priests is to celebrate the Eucharist,’ Irish archbishop says — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Eamon Martin. / Credit: Irish Jesuits, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 4, 2025 / 14:23 pm (CNA). In a moving message, Eamon Martin, primate of Ireland and archbishop of Armagh, commemorated St. John Vianney, the patron saint of all priests and especially parish priests, whose memorial is celebrated Aug….

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‘Incomparably rich’ teaching program launches amid Catholic education revival — By: Catholic News Agency

The Augustine Institute’s new campus in St. Louis. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Augustine Institute CNA Staff, Aug 3, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Most people don’t go to graduate school for the rich liturgical life. But that’s exactly what Adelyn Phillips has found at “Teachers for Christ,” a nascent Catholic master’s program in…

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Senate confirms former CatholicVote President Brian Burch as Holy See ambassador — By: Catholic News Agency

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 20, 2024, that he has chosen CatholicVote President Brian Burch to be his ambassador to the Holy See. / Credit: Photo courtesy of CRC Advisors Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 2, 2025 / 16:25 pm (CNA). The Senate has confirmed former CatholicVote president and founder Brian Burch to serve as…

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Pakistan softens death penalty laws to keep EU trade, preserves blasphemy statutes — By: Catholic News Agency

Pakistan minority rights campaigners protest the sentencing of a Christian man to death for sharing an allegedly blasphemous TikTok post in Karachi on July 2, 2024. / Credit: RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images Brussels, Belgium, Aug 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pakistan’s Senate has passed legislation removing the death penalty for two specific crimes…

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