Detroit Archdiocese announces churches that will continue Traditional Latin Mass — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: PIGAMA/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 16:56 pm (CNA). Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit has identified the non-parish churches in the archdiocese that are allowed to continue the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), following an earlier statement saying that most of the TLM celebrated in the area would come to an…

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Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of ‘dictatorship of relativism’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2025 / 17:56 pm (CNA). During the first hearing of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, Bishop Robert Barron echoed Pope Benedict XVI’s warning against the “dictatorship of relativism” encroaching on American society. Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester,…

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At Religious Liberty Commission hearing, scholars urge government to support faith, freedom — By: Catholic News Agency

The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission meets in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16, 2025. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2025 / 15:22 pm (CNA). The White House Religious Liberty Commission held its first hearing in Washington, D.C., on Monday where members received a number of recommendations on how to protect religious…

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Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington state over confession law — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Quisquilia/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 11:16 am (CNA). A group of Orthodox churches has joined the Catholic bishops of Washington state in suing the government over its requirement that clergy either violate the seal of confession or face jail time. The Orthodox Church in America, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North…

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Father Gabriele Amorth remembered as ‘most famous exorcist of the 20th century’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Renowned exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth. / Credit: Angela Musolesi (CC BY-SA 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 11:54 am (CNA). Father Marcello Lanza of the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) recently honored Father Gabriele Amorth on the 100th anniversary of Amorth’s birth as “the most famous exorcist of the 20th century.” “Don Amorth…

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New Jersey Supreme Court says state can empanel grand jury to investigate clergy abuse — By: Catholic News Agency

The New Jersey State House. / Credit: Felix Lipov/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 10:37 am (CNA). The New Jersey government will be allowed to assemble a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse there, the state Supreme Court said Monday. In a unanimous ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court said a…

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