Toledo bishop’s letter on gender ideology ‘timely’ and ‘loving,’ Mary Rice Hasson says — By: Catholic News Agency

Ethics and Public Policy Center scholar Mary Rice Hasson praised the Bishop of Toledo’s recent pastoral letter, titled “The Body Reveals the Person: A Catholic Response to the Challenges of Gender Ideology.” / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Toledo, Ohio, Bishop Daniel Thomas’ recently released pastoral…

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Federal government cancels grants for fetal human tissue research — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Alex_Traksel/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 18, 2025 / 16:03 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.  National Institutes of Health refuses to renew fetal tissue grants The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is refusing to renew more than a dozen grants related to human fetal tissue research.  The federal…

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Elderly nuns escape nursing home in Austria and find way back to convent — By: Catholic News Agency

Three Augustinian nuns (pictured on Sept. 16, 2025) fled their nursing home and returned to their convent in Austria. / Credit: Photo courtesy Nonnen_Goldenstein CNA Deutsch, Sep 18, 2025 / 16:33 pm (CNA). Since early September, three elderly nuns have been making international headlines and gaining followers on Instagram after fleeing their nursing home and…

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Cardinal Müller calls Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr’ for Christ, rebukes ‘satanic celebration’ of death — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller said assassinated Christian activist Charlie Kirk “upheld and lived in defense of the beauty and sanctity of marriage and family” in an interview on Sept. 17, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2025 / 16:57 pm (CNA). German Catholic Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller referred to Charlie Kirk…

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Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger amid rising violence — By: Catholic News Agency

Gunmen on motorbikes reportedly shot dead at least 22 people at a baptism ceremony in an attack on a village in western Niger. The Sept. 15, 2025, attack happened in the Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group are active. / Credit: Sabrine Amoka/Shutterstock…

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