Death of Melkite Catholic in Syrian prison sparks debate over security abuses — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Sep 14, 2025 / 08:09 am (CNA). The death of Milad Farakh, a member of the Melkite Greek Catholic community from the village of Kafra in Syria’s Valley of Christians (Wadi al-Nasara), has stirred controversy on social media. About two weeks after his arrest and transfer to the…

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Pope Leo approves new measures to include people with disabilities in Vatican workforce — By: Catholic News Agency

Ferrara, Italy resident Davide Andreoli and his family visit St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, Monday, April 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican City, Sep 13, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has approved new measures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities in the Vatican, saying…

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‘Surge of enthusiasm’ among Catholics in Asia after St. Carlo Acutis canonization  — By: Catholic News Agency

Pilgrims at the canonization Mass for Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 7, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: ‘Surge of enthusiasm’…

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New Vatican interfaith team to meet Russian patriarch, leading imam in Kazakhstan — By: Catholic News Agency

The venue of the VIII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. / Credit: N. Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Inter-Civilization Dialogue Vatican City, Sep 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Religious leaders from China, Russia, the Middle East, and the Vatican are converging in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 17–18 for the…

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The spiritual testament of Cardinal Karlic, one of the authors of the catechism — By: Catholic News Agency

The late Cardinal Estanislao Karlic. / Credit: Courtesy of Archdiocese of Paraná ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 13, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Paraná in Argentina has published the spiritual testament of Cardinal Estanislao Karlic one month after his death. The prelate was one of the authors of the Catechism of the Catholic…

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