HHS investigation exposes ‘horrifying’ ethical failures in organ transplant system — By: Catholic News Agency

Consultant Surgeon Andrew Ready and his team conduct a live donor kidney transplant at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on June 9, 2006, in Birmingham, England. / Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 18:17 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a sweeping reform initiative…

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Report highlights which states are the best and worst at protecting religious liberty — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Amanda Wayne/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 23, 2025 / 17:13 pm (CNA). In the past year Florida has been the most successful state at protecting religious liberty through safeguards in the state’s statutes or constitution, while West Virginia has been the least successful, according to the fourth annual Religious Liberty in the States report…

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Bishop prohibits Catholic influencer from Church activities amid ‘grooming’ allegations — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic influencer Alex Jurado, who runs the social media ministry Voice of Reason (right), and Bishop Artur Bubnevych of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Alexandro Jurado; photo courtesy of Father Artur Bubnevych CNA Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 17:43 pm (CNA). A popular Catholic influencer…

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Church in Mexico warns of demographic change, calls for protection of families — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: maxim ibragimov/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 16:43 pm (CNA). The Catholic Church in Mexico called on Latin American society and authorities to care for the family, emphasizing that “protecting the family is protecting the future of our society.” In a recent editorial in its weekly publication Desde la Fe…

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Pope Leo’s words ‘I am a son of Augustine’ thrilled Algeria, home of the saint’s diocese — By: Catholic News Agency

On July 11, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michel Guillaud, a priest of the Diocese of  Lyon, France, as the new bishop of Hippo in Algeria, St. Augustine’s see. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Bishop-elect Michel Guillaud ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Constantine-Hippo, located in Algeria…

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Digital missionary priest helps young people ‘move from the screen to the altar’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Heriberto García Arias with a group of young people. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Heriberto García Arias Vatican City, Jul 23, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). In the context of the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, which will be held in Rome July 28–29, Mexican priest Father Heriberto García Arias, author…

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