Vatican permits exclusively private devotion for alleged apparitions at Italian mountain — By: Catholic News Agency

The Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, the seat of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. / Credit: Jim McIntosh via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0) Vatican City, Jul 29, 2025 / 10:47 am (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrinal office has expressed reservations about an alleged Marian apparition site in southern Italy, permitting only private devotion and…

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Lebanese twin brothers turn tragedy into a call to action for Middle East Christians — By: Catholic News Agency

Charbel and Giovanni Lteif, 20-year-old Maronite Lebanese twin brothers, have built a Christian social media platform in just one year, expanding across multiple platforms to reach global Christian audiences. Their digital work has earned them acceptance into EWTN’s Summer Academy in Rome. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Charbel and Giovanni Lteif ACI MENA, Jul 29,…

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Trump administration acts to protect religious expression of federal workers — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Office of Personnel Management headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 29, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has issued new guidance to safeguard the right of federal employees to express religion in the workplace, including the display…

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Vatican communication office urges 2-state solution as France backs Palestinian statehood — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Andy – Rock News/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2025 / 18:34 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication reiterated its long-standing call for recognition of Palestine statehood amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict after France announced last week it would recognize the region’s statehood. The editorial manager for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication,…

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Iconic Notre Dames des Champs church in Paris closed after 2 fires in 48 hours — By: Catholic News Agency

Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris, which arsonists set fire to the day after an electrical fire damaged the church. / Credit: Julien Jean Zayatz/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 / 18:54 pm (CNA). Notre Dame des Champs, an iconic Catholic church in the Parisian neighborhood of Montparnasse, was targeted in an arson attack just…

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World’s largest Planned Parenthood clinic to close due to lack of funding — By: Catholic News Agency

Prevention Park in Houston was at one time the largest Planned Parenthood administrative and medical facility in the United States. / Credit: Hourick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Houston, Texas, Jul 28, 2025 / 17:03 pm (CNA). Planned Parenthood has announced the closure of two of its six clinics in the Houston area, including its…

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