‘To give them Jesus’: Missionaries of Charity bring powerful witness to Jubilee of Youth  — By: Catholic News Agency

Fifty-four Missionaries of Charity are in Rome this week for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of Young People, where they are approaching young people one by one to invite them to spend time with Christ in all-day Eucharistic Adoration and to learn about the mission and message of their founder, St. Teresa of Calcutta. / Credit:…

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Federal Trade Commission launches inquiry into harm of ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA). The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating potential “unfair or deceptive trade practices” regarding transgender surgeries and drugs. The launch of the federal inquiry is designed to “gauge the harms consumers may be experiencing” from “false or unsupported claims” about transgender treatment, according…

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Catholic Church in Uruguay warns of risks of approving euthanasia — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Patrick Thomas/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Uruguay’s  Chamber of Deputies (lower house) is scheduled to vote on a euthanasia bill, titled as “death with dignity,” on Aug. 5. Just days before legislators cast their votes, Catholic Church leaders and professionals from various fields are weighing in…

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Lawsuit claims Massachusetts college dismissed Catholic student over objection to abortion — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Ulf Wittrock/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2025 / 15:05 pm (CNA). A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts alleges that a Catholic student in a medical education program was dismissed from the school after she objected to having been forced to witness an abortion as part of her clinical studies. The lawsuit, filed earlier…

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Father Carlos Martins cleared of misdemeanor charges after incident at Illinois parish — By: Catholic News Agency

Ryan Bethea (left) and Father Carlos Martins (right), co-hosts of “The Exorcist Files” podcast. / Credit: The Exorcist Files CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2025 / 13:09 pm (CNA). The popular podcasting priest Father Carlos Martins is no longer facing criminal charges after an incident at an Illinois parish last year led to misdemeanor allegations.  The…

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Cardinal Kikuchi: Youth fighting selfishness are the hope of the Church — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (second from left) with Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Alistair Dutton (second from right) and Caritas Youth delegates during the Jubilee of Youth in Rome on July 29, 2025. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican City, Jul 30, 2025 / 13:39 pm (CNA). President of Caritas Internationalis Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, praised…

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Protests erupt in India after nuns arrested on human trafficking allegations — By: Catholic News Agency

Nuns in habits pray alongside novices at the Indore Bible Convention in Madhya Pradesh, October 2023. / Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Jul 30, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA). Protests are spreading in India over the arrest of two nuns on conversion and human trafficking charges in Chattisgarh state in central India.  The ongoing demonstrations…

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