Vatican urges faithful to revive efforts for sainthood cause of Cardinal Van Thuan — By: Catholic News Agency

Then-Archbishop Van Thuan meets St. Teresa of Calcutta during her first visit to Vietnam as mother superior of the Missionaries in Charity in 1991. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Elisabeth Nguyen Vatican City, Sep 21, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The beatification cause of Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is receiving renewed attention from the…

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Catholic Church in U.S. to kick off National Migration Week — By: Catholic News Agency

The “Angels Unawares” sculpture depicting immigrants to America on The Catholic University of America’s campus in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Peter Pinedo/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 21, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in the United States is preparing to observe National Migration Week 2025, calling for “growing in appreciation of the challenges faced…

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Bomb squad called after Christian nonprofit in Ireland receives possible anthrax — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Andrius Zemaitis/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 20, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Bomb squad called after Christian nonprofit CEO in Ireland receives anthrax The Irish Army bomb squad blocked off part of Dublin city center…

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Forgiveness is fundamental to justice, Pope Leo XIV tells legal professionals at Jubilee — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV addresses thousands of Church and civil lawyers, judges, and others who work in the legal environment during the Jubilee of Workers of Justice, part of the yearlong Jubilee of Hope, in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Sep 20, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). Forgiveness…

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Documentary brings Father Marko Rupnik abuse allegations to big screen — By: Catholic News Agency

“Nuns vs. The Vatican” includes the detailed stories of Gloria Branciani (left) and Mirjam Kovac, two of three former members of the Loyola Community in Slovenia in the 1980s and early 1990s, when Father Marko Rupnik, a co-founder of the community, is accused of having committed sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse against dozens of women…

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Clinician says Minnesota law harms kids struggling with sexual orientation, gender identity — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Pormezz/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). In 2023, Minnesota passed a law, signed by Gov. Tim Walz, that prohibits clinical mental health counselors from practicing “conversion therapy” with minors, effectively barring them from offering any guidance that does not affirm a child’s struggles with sexual orientation or gender…

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Massive mural honoring New York City migrants unveiled at St. Patrick’s Cathedral — By: Catholic News Agency

A new mural painted by artist Adam Cvijanovic, the south and west panels seen here, was unveiled at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in New York. The mural, which is the largest permanent artwork commissioned for the cathedral in its 146-year history, celebrates the 1879 Apparition at Knock, Ireland, the faith of…

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