Dominican Father Ambrose Little appointed new director of Thomistic Institute — By: Catholic News Agency

The Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2025 / 18:37 pm (CNA). An organization encouraging the presence of “the Catholic intellectual tradition” in universities across the globe has a new leader. Dominican Father Ambrose Little has been appointed the new…

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Prominent Catholic bioethics center in Oxford, England, shuttered amid financial strain — By: Catholic News Agency

An aerial view of Oxford, England, taken on Oct. 14, 2016. / Credit: Chensiyuan via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2025 / 16:17 pm (CNA). A prominent Catholic bioethics center in Oxford, England, has shut down after nearly 50 years due to financial constraints, according to an announcement from its director,…

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Young European Catholics release manifesto: ‘The revolution has begun’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Representatives of the International Committee of the “Rome 25 – Santiago 27 – Jerusalem 33” initiative present their project on July 2, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 2, 2025 / 16:47 pm (CNA). A project conceived as a true “spiritual revolution” was presented at the Vatican on July…

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Diocese of Fresno officially files for bankruptcy amid more than 150 abuse claims — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Minerva Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 2, 2025 / 11:17 am (CNA). The Diocese of Fresno in California filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 1, seeking to address more than 150 abuse claims filed there in what Bishop Joseph Brennan said was part of a “journey of conversion through contrition.” Brennan announced…

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Religious freedom report: Russia guilty of ‘severe’ violations against religious minorities — By: Catholic News Agency

Palace of the Senate of the Russian Empire in Moscow. / Credit: Angel Miklashevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2025 / 09:29 am (CNA). Russia continues to perpetuate “particularly severe” religious liberty violations against minority groups within its own country and the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, according to a…

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