Justice Department sues Washington state over law forcing priests to break confession seal — By: Catholic News Agency

Purple stole and confessional. / Credit: Roman023_photography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 23, 2025 / 17:13 pm (CNA). The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington over its recent law mandating that priests must violate the seal of confession if child abuse is learned about during the sacrament of reconciliation. The DOJ in…

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Ireland reconsecrated to the Sacred Heart on feast of Corpus Christi — By: Catholic News Agency

In Knock, Ireland, on Sunday June 22, 2025, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh urged the people of Ireland to “feel inspired and courageous” by the renewed consecration to the Sacred Heart. / Credit: Sean Flynn/Irish Catholic Bishops Conference Dublin, Ireland, Jun 23, 2025 / 12:36 pm (CNA). Ireland was reconsecrated to the Sacred Heart on…

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‘The Chosen’ cast visits Vatican after filming Crucifixion scenes in Italy — By: Catholic News Agency

Director Dallas Jenkins (left) and Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the wildly successful TV series “The Chosen,” speak with journalists during a press conference on June 23, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 23, 2025 / 13:41 pm (CNA). “The Chosen” actor Jonathan Roumie said Monday coming to the…

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Euthanasia facility quietly opens at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Paul’s Hospital, operated by Providence Health Care, has a MAID facility on its campus, operated by the British Columbia government’s Vancouver Coastal Health. / Credit: Terry O’Neill Vancouver, Canada, Jun 23, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A government-ordered euthanasia facility, operated by the British Columbia, Canada, government’s Vancouver Coastal Health Authority on the downtown…

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Vatican secretary for protection of minors: ‘Harming a victim is harming the image of God’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Auxiliary Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera is secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. / Credit: “EWTN Noticias”/Screenshot ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 23, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Auxiliary Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCTM, by its Italian acronym), contends that instead…

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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concludes with Corpus Christi Mass in LA — By: Catholic News Agency

Smoke from incense drifts in the air at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California, where the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concluded on June 22, 2025, / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/EWTN Los Angeles, Calif., Jun 22, 2025 / 23:23 pm (CNA). The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage completed its 3,300-mile journey across…

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Pope Leo XIV tells politicians that AI should serve human beings, not replace them — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV tells political leaders that “natural law, which is universally valid apart from and above other more debatable beliefs, constitutes the compass by which to take our bearings in legislating and acting” at the Jubilee of Governments on June 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 21, 2025 / 09:30 am…

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