Austria to ordain more priests in 2025 than in previous years — By: Catholic News Agency

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria, is the largest church building in that country. / Credit: Dein Freund der Baum, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have…

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By disarming Iran, Israel’s ambassador to Vatican says his country is preventing World War III  — By: Catholic News Agency

Yaron Sideman is Israel’s Ambassador to the Holy See. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2025 / 21:33 pm (CNA). In a June 19 interview with EWTN News, Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See, Yaron Sideman, defended his country’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying Israel is preventing World…

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U.S. House panel investigates Planned Parenthood’s use of federal funds — By: Catholic News Agency

The United States Capitol. / Credit: vgm8383 via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2025 / 18:33 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: House panel investigating Planned Parenthood’s use of federal funds The U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) is opening an investigation…

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Archbishop of Los Angeles criticizes mass deportations: ‘Judge each case on its merits’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 18:53 pm (CNA). In an op-ed criticizing the current U.S. administration’s mass deportation efforts and immigration raids, Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez urged the federal government instead to take a case-by-case approach on how it handles immigrants who are…

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CatholicVote names Kelsey Reinhardt new president  — By: Catholic News Agency

Political advocacy and media organization CatholicVote announced on June 19, 2025, that Kelsey Reinhardt will be its new president. / Credit: CatholicVote Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 17:33 pm (CNA). CatholicVote has named Kelsey Reinhardt to serve as its new president effective June 19, following the appointment of the organization’s co-founding leader, Brian…

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Catholic parishes mark Juneteenth, the ‘second independence day’ for U.S. — By: Catholic News Agency

An 1889 rendition by architects Bullard & Bullard of the National Emancipation Monument proposed for Springfield, Illinois (Library of Congress), superimposed on a 34-star U.S. flag dating to the Civil War. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 16:33 pm (CNA). Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this…

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UPDATE: Classical Catholic high school in DC announces plans for second location — By: Catholic News Agency

Demand among Catholic families in northern Virginia has spurred the leadership of the St. Jerome Institute, a classical liberal arts high school in Washington, D.C., to announce plans to open a second campus in the Diocese of Arlington. / Credit: St. Jerome Institute Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 09:36 am (CNA). Demand among…

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