New Jersey bishop says diocese will drop fight against state’s grand jury abuse probe — By: Catholic News Agency

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. / Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 12:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, said this week that it will drop its fight against the state’s efforts to empanel a grand jury to investigate clergy abuse allegations. Camden Bishop Joseph…

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International theologians to gather at Franciscan University to tackle ‘issues of our times’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, chapel and statue. / Credit: Joseph Antoniello, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 10:08 am (CNA). Theologians from around the world will gather at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, this summer for the fifth annual Truth of Love Conference. This year’s emphasis — the relationship of…

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FULL TEXT & VIDEO: Cardinal Re’s homily for the Mass for the election of the Supreme Pontiff — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, gives the homily in St. Peter’s Basilica at the ‘Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice’ Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 7, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, May 7, 2025 / 04:43 am (CNA). Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals,…

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