Massachusetts mayor defends saint statues on public building, says critics are anti-Catholic — By: Catholic News Agency

Statues of St. Michael and St. Florian. / Credit: Office of Mayor Thomas Koch National Catholic Register, Aug 8, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). A Massachusetts mayor is going to bat for including statues of two Catholic saints on the city’s new public safety building, saying he picked them because of their importance to police…

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Bishop Mark Brennan gives blistering critique of indiscriminate immigration enforcement — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia. / Credit: Archdiocese of Baltimore Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2025 / 14:33 pm (CNA). As officials carry out mass deportations across the United States, Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, is criticizing the Trump administration’s policy of deporting “as many immigrants as possible” without “distinguishing between…

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Pennsylvania priest admits to making up winner of $50,000 raffle, police say — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: ElenaR/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2025 / 11:21 am (CNA). Prosecutors say a Catholic priest in Pennsylvania has confessed to falsifying the results of a high-level raffle at his parish. Father Ross Miceli allegedly “admitted to publicly falsifying the results of the grand prize winner” of a raffle at St. Jude the…

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Diocese of Buffalo reportedly laying off 20% of diocesan workforce amid bankruptcy — By: Catholic News Agency

Assets sold to help pay an abuse settlement include the Diocese of Buffalo’s former headquarters, pictured, here, in downtown Buffalo, New York. / Credit: Warren LeMay/Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2025 / 11:51 am (CNA). The Diocese of Buffalo is reportedly dismissing a substantial number of workers at its headquarters as it…

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Christian, conservative groups optimistic Trump may rein in ‘debanking’ — By: Catholic News Agency

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Some Christian and conservative organizations are expressing optimism that President Donald Trump may rein in “debanking”…

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