Former ambassador Sam Brownback praises Trump's religious freedom pick: 'It's in his DNA' — By: Catholic News Agency

Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback speaks to EWTN News Nightly Anchor Mark Irons on Friday, April 11, 2025. / Credit; EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Apr 12, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback on Friday praised President Donald Trump’s choice of former U.S. Rep….

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University of Mary and Diocese of Phoenix launch first-ever Catholic seminary in Arizona — By: Catholic News Agency

Seminarians live active lives, balancing prayer, studies, fraternity, and exercise. The Nazareth House provides seminarians with a healthy space to recreate, pray, cook, and share meals together. / Credit: Mike McCleary/University of Mary CNA Staff, Apr 12, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). A Catholic liberal arts university based in North Dakota is partnering with the…

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Gothic Revival cathedral in Nottingham to shine again with historic grant — By: Catholic News Agency

The exterior of St. Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham. / Credit: Diocese of Nottingham/Luke Potter Nottingham, England, Apr 12, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A new project, the Restoring Pugin Project, aimed at restoring the original design of a popular English cathedral, is seeking to attract people to encounter “a representation of the glory of God.” …

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Jimmy Lai to be honorary recipient of 2025 Bradley Prize — By: Catholic News Agency

Jimmy Lai and other demonstrators were convicted in 2021 of taking part in what the Hong Kong government argued was an “unauthorized assembly” at Victoria Park in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay neighborhood. / Credit: 美国之音莉雅, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 11, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA). The Lynde and Harry Bradley…

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Traffickers pose as Christian missionaries in Thailand to entrap victims — By: Catholic News Agency

Photo illustration. / Credit: yougoigo/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 11, 2025 / 17:46 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week: Traffickers pose as Christian missionaries to entrap victims, Thai-Phillippine law enforcement says Human traffickers have begun posing as Christian missionaries or pilgrims in order to…

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