First-ever RISE Awards recognizes innovative evangelization projects on college campuses — By: Catholic News Agency

Members of The Catholic University of America Office of Campus Ministry receive their RISE Award from the Associates of St. John Bosco. / Credit: Photo courtesy of The Cartiedas CNA Staff, Aug 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). As more efforts are placed on reaching young adults on college campuses, one organization is encouraging Catholic…

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Daniel O’Connell: The peaceful liberator who won Catholic emancipation in Ireland — By: Catholic News Agency

Daniel O’Connell, lithograph attributed to R. Evan Sly (EP OCON-DA (17) II) from the National Library of Ireland. / Credit: National Library of Ireland Dublin, Ireland, Aug 9, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Daniel O’Connell, known as “The Liberator,” was a pivotal figure in 19th-century Ireland, championing the cause of Catholic emancipation. Opposed to violence,…

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Rubio welcomes new ‘American’ dynamic in papal relationship, lauds Vatican diplomacy — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with EWTN News anchor Raymond Arroyo on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on Aug. 7, 2025. / Credit: “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2025 / 14:08 pm (CNA). As the 100th day of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate approaches, U.S. Secretary of…

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Man guilty of assaulting elderly pro-life activists in Baltimore avoids jail time — By: Catholic News Agency

Judge Yvette M. Bryant handed down Patrick Brice’s sentence after he was found guilty of assaulting then-84-year-old Richard Schaefer and then-73-year-old Mark Crosby on May 26, 2023, when the two were providing sidewalk counseling in which they encouraged potential Planned Parenthood clients in Baltimore to choose life instead of getting an abortion. / Credit: Eric…

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