Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington state over confession law — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Quisquilia/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 11:16 am (CNA). A group of Orthodox churches has joined the Catholic bishops of Washington state in suing the government over its requirement that clergy either violate the seal of confession or face jail time. The Orthodox Church in America, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North…

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Father Gabriele Amorth remembered as ‘most famous exorcist of the 20th century’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Renowned exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth. / Credit: Angela Musolesi (CC BY-SA 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 11:54 am (CNA). Father Marcello Lanza of the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) recently honored Father Gabriele Amorth on the 100th anniversary of Amorth’s birth as “the most famous exorcist of the 20th century.” “Don Amorth…

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New Jersey Supreme Court says state can empanel grand jury to investigate clergy abuse — By: Catholic News Agency

The New Jersey State House. / Credit: Felix Lipov/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 10:37 am (CNA). The New Jersey government will be allowed to assemble a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse there, the state Supreme Court said Monday. In a unanimous ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court said a…

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Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking — By: Catholic News Agency

Bernardo García is executive director of the Casablanca Declaration. / Credit: “EWTN Noticias”/Screenshot Lima Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 09:42 am (CNA). Bernardo García, executive director of the Casablanca Declaration, a coalition that calls for the universal abolition of surrogacy, said that in reality the practice amounts to “the exploitation of poor women and the…

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Nearly half of Americans have a connection to Catholicism, new report finds — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: HoneySkies/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Nearly 50% of adults in the U.S. have some connection to the Catholic faith, according to new data from Pew Research.  “Catholicism’s roots in the United States run deep,” Pew stated in a new report titled “U.S. Catholicism: Connections to the…

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Minnesota victim of political shooting ‘part of parish community’ local priest says  — By: Catholic News Agency

A makeshift memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, is seen at the Minnesota State Capitol building on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota. / Credit: Steven Garcia/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). A suspected shooter faces federal charges after he was arrested for the…

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Catholic cardinals in Iran and Israel pray for peace as violence escalates — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem (pictured) and Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of the Archdiocese of Tehran–Isfahan in Iran asked for prayers on June 16, 2025, as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalated. / Credit: Courtesy of Custos of the Holy Land Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 / 18:40 pm (CNA). Catholic leaders…

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