Federal appeals court says Arkansas can ban transgender procedures for minors — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: ADragan/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 11:42 am (CNA). A federal appeals court this week ruled that the state of Arkansas is allowed to ban “gender transition” procedures for minors, reversing a lower court’s decision that blocked the law from taking effect. The state has a “compelling interest” in “protecting the…

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Pope places Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day within Dicastery for the Laity — By: Catholic News Agency

Young people participate in the Mass for the first World Children’s Day in May 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 13, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has decided that the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day should be incorporated within the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and…

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Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges — By: Catholic News Agency

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from Aug. 5–10, 2025. / Credit: Radio Grace Espoir ACI Africa, Aug 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life who gathered in Ivory…

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Catholic University Press to publish Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral dissertation — By: Catholic News Agency

The Catholic University of America. / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 12, 2025 / 17:07 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of some of the latest Catholic education news: Catholic University Press will exclusively publish Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral dissertation The Catholic University of America has secured exclusive English-language editorial rights to Pope Leo…

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