As conditions worsen in Gaza, novena for peace set to start — By: Catholic News Agency

Charitable organizations distribute food to displaced people in shelter tents in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024. / Credit: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 14, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). As U.N. agencies issue dire warnings of humanitarian collapse in Gaza, the Catholic arm of an organization that promotes Christian…

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6 months into new presidency, Lebanese Christians take stock — By: Catholic News Agency

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi receives Joseph Aoun back in January 2024. / Credit: The Maronite Patriarchate ACI MENA, Jul 14, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Six months ago last week, Lebanon broke a 14-month presidential deadlock by electing Joseph Aoun — an army commander backed by international powers and cautiously welcomed by Christian…

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Rome readies for Jubilee of Youth: ‘You will never experience anything like this again’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 14, 2025 / 08:05 am (CNA). With less than a month to go before the Jubilee of Youth begins, the pope’s diocese is making final preparations to welcome tens…

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Six months into new presidency, Lebanese Christians take stock — By: Catholic News Agency

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi receives Joseph Aoun back in January 2024. / Credit: The Maronite Patriarchate ACI MENA, Jul 14, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Six months ago last week, Lebanon broke a 14-month presidential deadlock by electing Joseph Aoun — an army commander backed by international powers and cautiously welcomed by Christian…

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Athlete, convert to Catholicism, and future priest: The story of Josh Brooks — By: Catholic News Agency

Seminarian Josh Brooks. / Credit: Courtesy of Catholic Philly, official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 13, 2025 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Josh Brooks, a native of Delaware County in metro Philadelphia, dreamed of following in the footsteps of his idol LeBron James and becoming a professional basketball player. However, God…

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Ukraine visit leaves mark on Canada’s military ordinariate — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Scott McCaig of the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada celebrates Divine Liturgy as part of the spiritual retreat for military chaplains in Lviv, Ukraine. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Bishop Scott McCaig Ottawa, Canada, Jul 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Bishop Scott McCaig of the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada returned home…

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