Pontifical Academy for Life signs elderly care declaration with Muslim council, AARP — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity on March 24, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2025 / 15:22 pm (CNA). The Pontifical Academy for Life, the elderly advocacy group AARP, and the Muslim Council of Elders this month signed a…

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California Catholic school launches ‘house system’ to build community, foster leadership — By: Catholic News Agency

Students pose after being called to “Petra House” at JSerra Catholic High School in Orange County, California, April 28, 2025. / Credit: JSerra Catholic High School CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 10:05 am (CNA). A Catholic school in Southern California is preparing to launch a “house system” that it says will help students connect…

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Church in Korea keeps up quest for reconciliation between the peninsula’s two nations — By: Catholic News Agency

The Catholic Church in South Korea is one of the few voices promoting reconciliation between the two countries. / Credit: Courtesy of South Korean Bishops’ Conference ACI Prensa Staff, May 21, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the…

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Denver ‘Called by Name’ vocations campaign looks to plant seeds for new seminarians — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Gregory Dean/Shutterstock Denver, Colo., May 20, 2025 / 17:28 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Denver launched a vocations campaign this weekend to connect young men who may be interested in pursuing the priesthood with the archdiocese. The “Called By Name” campaign invites parishioners across the archdiocese to nominate young men ages 15 to 35…

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The Catholic University of America cuts staff positions to address $30M budget deficit — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 20, 2025 / 16:28 pm (CNA). The Catholic University of America (CUA) announced Monday that it has eliminated 7% of its workforce in its final step to address the university’s structural deficit. According to CUA — one of two pontifical universities in the U.S. and the only…

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‘A close, affectionate, joyful voice’: How a former colleague of Leo XIV describes him — By: Catholic News Agency

Monsignor Humberto González in St. Peter’s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the beginning of Leo XIV’s pontificate. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA). Monsignor Humberto González is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL, by its Spanish acronym), where he served…

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