‘Never again second-class people:’ German bishops defend life amid high court controversy — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishops Rudolf Voderholzer and Stefan Oster / Credit: Diocese of Regensburg / Diocese of Passau CNA Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). Amid a heated debate over appointments to Germany’s constitutional court, two Bavarian bishops have issued an urgent call to uphold human life and dignity, warning “there must never again be second-class…

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San Antonio Archdiocese to commemorate martyr who fought for religious freedom in Mexico — By: Catholic News Agency

Blessed Anacleto González Flores, martyr of the religious persecution that Mexico experienced in the 1920s. / Credit: Mexican Bishops’ Conference Puebla, Mexico, Jul 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, will hold a celebration in Spanish and English on Sunday, July 13, commemorating the 137th anniversary of the birth of…

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Crippling priest shortage leads to restructuring of Grand Rapids Diocese — By: Catholic News Agency

The Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced on June 29, 2025, a restructuring plan that will merge parishes in the face of a priest shortage. / Credit: Snehit Photo/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has announced a restructuring process as it faces a shortage…

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Historic Mass celebrated by papal nuncio at Anglican cathedral in rare event — By: Catholic News Agency

Canterbury Anglican Cathedral. / Credit: Antony McCallum WyrdLight.com/Wikimedia, CC BY SA 4.0 London, England, Jul 9, 2025 / 18:55 pm (CNA). For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most celebrated Anglican cathedral. On Monday, July 7, which marked the feast of the Translation…

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U.S. Catholic bishops: Church will not endorse political candidates despite IRS shift — By: Catholic News Agency

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 18:25 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has confirmed that the Catholic Church will not endorse political candidates for public office in any elections,…

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Vatican approves Marian devotion in Slovakia but doesn’t recognize apparitions — By: Catholic News Agency

The Vatican recognizes the pastoral value of the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Mount Zvir near the village of Litmanová in northwestern Slovakia from 1990 to 1995 and authorizes public worship, without commenting on the supernatural authenticity of the apparitions. / Credit: Courtesy of Michal Petriľak, Zvir Shrine Vatican City, Jul 9, 2025…

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