Fidelity Month kickoff event in Congress promotes renewal of country’s ‘common bonds’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Jay Richards, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family, speaks at a Fidelity Month gathering on June 9, 2025, in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2025 / 09:54 am (CNA). Members of the grassroots movement promoting the month…

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England’s WeBelieve festival to showcase beauty and diversity of the Catholic Church — By: Catholic News Agency

The city of Birmingham in the United Kingdom is the site of the WeBelieve festival from July 25–28, 2025. / Credit: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock London, England, Jun 11, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). A new Catholic festival in England hopes to bring many different expressions of the Church together under one banner from July 25–28. The breadth…

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Scholars break down compatibility of evolution and Catholic doctrine at conference — By: Catholic News Agency

Daniel Kuebler, a professor of biology at Franciscan University, speaks at the 2025 Society of Catholic Scientists conference on June 7, 2025. / Credit: Rui Barros Photography Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). About 150 scientists gathered at the eighth annual Society of Catholic Scientists conference this past weekend for talks that…

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Chilean cardinal strongly opposes country’s euthanasia bill — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Fernando Chomali of Santiago, Chile. / Credit: Marco Mancini/ACI Stampa ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 11, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). While the government of Chile moves forward with pledges made by President Gabriel Boric to expedite pro-abortion and euthanasia legislation, the Church in that South American country remains steadfast in its defense of life…

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Cardinal Ambongo appeals to Trump: ‘Africa is important to the U.S.’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, asked President Donald Trump for aid to Africa an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, June 8, 2025. / Credit: François-Régis Salefran CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 10, 2025 / 15:19 pm (CNA). Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo…

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New U.S. embryo screening firm raises specter of ‘designer babies’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Tati9/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 10, 2025 / 15:51 pm (CNA). A U.S.-based biotech company has announced the launch of Nucleus Embryo, a company that screens human embryos for desired genetic profiles, a practice the Catholic Church teaches violates human dignity and contributes to a eugenic mentality.  People undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)…

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