2 Mexican officials assassinated: The Church expresses ‘profound consternation’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Police patrol in Mexico City. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, May 21, 2025 / 19:22 pm (CNA). The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its “profound consternation” following the assassination of two senior officials of the Mexico City government, which occurred Tuesday in the Mexican capital. The victims of the shooting are Ximena Guzmán, private…

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Georgia attorney general: LIFE Act doesn’t require keeping pregnant brain-dead woman alive — By: Catholic News Agency

Gold dome of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. / Credit: Rob Hainer/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 17:33 pm (CNA). In response to national outcry over the case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support, the Georgia attorney general’s office released a statement clarifying that the state’s heartbeat law, which prohibits…

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UPDATE: New York Catholic health system to pay $3.3 million over alleged Medicare claim violations — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic Health building in Buffalo, New York. / Credit: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 14:01 pm (CNA). A Catholic health care system in New York state has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement over allegations that it violated federal Medicare reporting laws.  The U.S. attorney’s office…

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Pontifical Academy for Life signs elderly care declaration with Muslim council, AARP — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity on March 24, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2025 / 15:22 pm (CNA). The Pontifical Academy for Life, the elderly advocacy group AARP, and the Muslim Council of Elders this month signed a…

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California Catholic school launches ‘house system’ to build community, foster leadership — By: Catholic News Agency

Students pose after being called to “Petra House” at JSerra Catholic High School in Orange County, California, April 28, 2025. / Credit: JSerra Catholic High School CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 10:05 am (CNA). A Catholic school in Southern California is preparing to launch a “house system” that it says will help students connect…

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Church in Korea keeps up quest for reconciliation between the peninsula’s two nations — By: Catholic News Agency

The Catholic Church in South Korea is one of the few voices promoting reconciliation between the two countries. / Credit: Courtesy of South Korean Bishops’ Conference ACI Prensa Staff, May 21, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the…

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