As breastfeeding groups begin admitting men, advocates launch new women-only effort — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jul 12, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). “The only males allowed in our meetings will be very young ones,” said Ruth Lewis, one of the founders of MoMa Breastfeeding, a newly launched support group for breastfeeding mothers.  The group was founded by former trustees of La Leche League…

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Former liberation theology leader calls on Latin American bishops to focus on Christ — By: Catholic News Agency

Friar Clodovis Boff belongs to the Order of the Servants of Mary. / Credit: Lennoazevedo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jul 12, 2025 / 08:40 am (CNA). Friar Clodovis Boff has written an open letter to the bishops of the Latin American and Caribbean Bishops’ Council (CELAM, by its Spanish acronym),…

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10 years after Obergefell, state legislators fight uphill battle against same-sex marriage — By: Catholic News Agency

Idaho State Capitol building, Boise. / Alden Skeie via Unslpash Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 12, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Just over a decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that every state must offer marriage licenses to homosexual couples. Ten years later, several lawmakers throughout the country are reigniting the marriage debate within their…

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New York Supreme Court halts payments to Buffalo abuse fund amid parish merger dispute — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo / CiEll/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 11, 2025 / 17:43 pm (CNA). Parishioners in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, won a reprieve on Friday when the state supreme court instituted a temporary halt on payments the diocese has required of parishes in order to fund its clergy abuse settlement amid a…

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