Pope to Cardinal Pizzaballa after Gaza church attack: ‘It is time to stop this slaughter’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV called Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa on Friday, July 18, 2025, just before the cardinal entered Gaza following the July 17 attack on Holy Family Parish in Gaza. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 18, 2025 / 12:09 pm (CNA). “It is time to stop this slaughter.” With these words, Pope…

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Federal court blocks Washington law that would force priests to violate seal of confession — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 18, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). A federal court on July 18 blocked a controversial Washington state reporting law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession, siding with the state’s Catholic bishops who brought suit against the measure earlier this year. The law,…

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Mexico City government projects pro-abortion images on cathedral’s façade — By: Catholic News Agency

Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. / Credit: Salvador alc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Puebla, Mexico, Jul 18, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). The Metropolitan Cathedral’s communications office in Mexico City expressed its dissatisfaction with the projection of pro-abortion messages on the façade of the church during a show organized by the capital city’s…

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Catholic bishops seek relief from federal abortion rule in appeals court — By: Catholic News Agency

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2025 / 19:30 pm (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking a federal district court to block the government from enforcing any portion of an abortion “accommodation” rule…

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Catholic youth urge European leaders to address migrant crisis with charity, understanding — By: Catholic News Agency

Migrants aboard an inflatable vessel in the Mediterranean Sea approach the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in 2013. Carney provided food and water to the migrants aboard the vessel before coordinating with a nearby merchant vessel to take them to safety. / Credit: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington,…

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