Cologne Archdiocese calls canonical complaint ‘baseless’ as abuse survivors accuse cardinal — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. / Credit: Archdiocese of Cologne CNA Newsroom, Jul 21, 2025 / 09:32 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Cologne has dismissed as “obviously baseless” a canonical complaint filed against Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki by German abuse survivors to Pope Leo XIV, calling the allegations unfounded and built on “false assumptions.” The archdiocese’s…

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Church dedicated to Mary in popular Canadian resort town ‘mirrors area’s natural beauty’ — By: Catholic News Agency

A rendering of the interior of Whistler’s Our Lady of the Mountain’s newest church, as designed by Oberto Oberti Architecture and Urban Design Inc. The grand opening of the new parish design is slated for later in the fall 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Oberto Oberti Architecture and Urban Design Inc. Vancouver, Canada, Jul…

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Catholic bishops in Ethiopia call for ‘unified voice’ in confronting violent conflicts — By: Catholic News Agency

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia say the situation currently in Ethiopia “calls more than ever” for a unified voice. / Courtesy of CBCE ACI Africa, Jul 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In a statement shared on July 13 following its 58th plenary assembly, members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia…

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Jerusalem bishop shares distress over conditions in Gaza after accidental Israeli strike — By: Catholic News Agency

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (L) and a members of a Christian visit the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City on July 18, 2025. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Bishop William Shomali, the auxiliary bishop for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said…

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