Cardinal Ambongo: Opposition to same-sex blessings not an ‘African exception’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar. / Credit: François-Régis Salefran CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Vatican City, Jul 1, 2025 / 14:47 pm (CNA). The leader of Africa’s Catholic bishops pushed back Tuesday on the narrative that it was only Africans who objected to a 2023 Vatican declaration…

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Confraternity of Catholic Clergy defends inviolable seal of confession — By: Catholic News Agency

Confessional. / Credit: AS photo studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 1, 2025 / 13:17 pm (CNA). The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Roman Catholic priests and deacons from the U.S., Australia, and the United Kingdom, has issued a statement defending the inviolability of the seal of confession. The statement was released on June 27,…

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Over 1,000 celebrate 70 years of Marian devotion, Polish heritage at Pennsylvania shrine — By: Catholic News Agency

The icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa is displayed at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Sunday, June 29, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 1, 2025 / 12:07 pm (CNA). More than 1,000 Catholics with Polish roots gathered…

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Advocates sue Colorado over suicide law they say discriminates against disabled — By: Catholic News Agency

Multiple advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against Colorado on June 30, 2025, claiming its assisted suicide law unconstitutionally discriminates against disabled people. / Credit: Patrick Thomas/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 1, 2025 / 11:36 am (CNA). A coalition of advocacy groups is suing the state of Colorado over its assisted suicide law, claiming the statute is…

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EWTN News outlets win dozens of awards for Catholic journalistic excellence — By: Catholic News Agency

Various award-winning members of the EWTN News team are shown here in Phoenix, including National Catholic Register Editor-in-Chief Shannon Mullen, EWTN News Special Initiatives Director Jeanette DeMelo, EWTN News Director of Digital Strategy and Social Media Úrsula Murúa, National Catholic Register Managing Editor Tom Wehner, Catholic News Agency reporter Kate Quiñones, and Catholic News Agency…

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After 20 years of gay marriage in Spain, ‘not impossible’ to rescind the law, expert says — By: Catholic News Agency

Carmen Sánchez Maíllo is academic secretary of the CEU Institute of Family Studies. / Credit: San Pablo CEU Madrid, Spain, Jul 1, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Analyzing the consequences of the law that equated same-sex unions with marriage in Spain 20 years ago, Carmen Sánchez Maíllo, academic secretary of the CEU (Center of University…

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