Massacre in Nigeria follows bishop’s U.S. testimony on Christian persecution — By: Catholic News Agency

Doug Burton of Truth Nigeria speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Erik Rosales on May 27, 2025, about the brutal massacre in Nigeria that occurred May 25. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 28, 2025 / 10:37 am (CNA). A brutal attack by extremist Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria on Sunday left…

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Pope Leo to ‘promote the fundamental role of the family,’ former diocesan colleague says — By: Catholic News Agency

Edinson Delgado worked closely with then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost. / Credit: Victoria Isabel Cardiel/EWTN News Vatican City, May 28, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The city of Chiclayo in Peru erupted with excitement when the news broke that American missionary Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez, who pastored their diocese from 2015 to 2023, had been…

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Pope Leo XIV taps Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro for presidency of Pontifical Academy for Life — By: Catholic News Agency

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro is the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. / Credit: ACI Stampa National Catholic Register, May 27, 2025 / 19:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of its outgoing president, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, signaling a…

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Pope Leo XIV approves first decrees recognizing 3 new venerables — By: Catholic News Agency

The Servant of God Matthew Makil (center) appears in this 1896 photo flanked by apostolic vicars Aloysius Pazheparambil (left) and John Menachery (right). / Credit: kirchlicher Fotograf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, May 27, 2025 / 14:36 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate…

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Catholic Relief Services urges Israel to let its humanitarian aid teams into Gaza — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic Relief Services distributed humanitarian aid to Gaza earlier in the spring and has asked Israel to allow it to resume its work. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Relief Services Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 27, 2025 / 15:06 pm (CNA). Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is calling on Israel to resume allowing its humanitarian aid…

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Catholics, Buddhists gather in Cambodia for interreligious meeting focused on peace — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV greets Buddhist monks in a meeting with representatives of other Christian churches, ecclessial communities, and other religions on May 19, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, May 27, 2025 / 15:36 pm (CNA). The Vatican commenced its eighth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium on Tuesday in Cambodia, bringing together representatives of…

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