Australian study finds ‘lifelong benefits’ to Catholic education — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: RasyidArt/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A recent Australian study based on government data found that people who attended Catholic schools saw “lifelong benefits” across employment, health, and general life satisfaction. The study, released at the beginning of this month, found that Catholic school attendees were more likely…

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Mother Angelica’s work still brings inspiration — and conversion — 9 years after her death — By: Catholic News Agency

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN. / Credit: EWTN CNA Staff, Mar 27, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The foundress of EWTN, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, died nine years ago, but her legacy lives on in the spiritual renewals that have resulted from the fruits of her work.  Born Rita Antoinette Rizzo on April…

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Pro-life groups praise Trump plan to cut taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Orhan Cam/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2025 / 17:45 pm (CNA). Several pro-life organizations are praising President Donald Trump’s administration for plans to freeze tens of millions of dollars in federal taxpayer money that was intended in part for the country’s largest abortion supplier, Planned Parenthood. Officials are mulling an immediate freeze…

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Diocese promotes day of ‘unplugging’ from screens, devices for Lent — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Zyabich/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 26, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is promoting a “Diocesan Day of Unplugging” — intentionally eliminating screen time or time spent consuming digital media — on March 28 as a Lenten fasting discipline to encourage Catholics to spend more time with God as opposed to…

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Bishop Zaidan calls for ‘lasting peace’ in Holy Land following resumed attacks in Gaza — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of…

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French independent abuse authority has compensated nearly 850 victims since 2021 — By: Catholic News Agency

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. / Credit: Gabriele Maltinti/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA). France’s National Independent Authority for Recognition and Reparation (INIRR) has compensated nearly 850 victims of clergy sex abuse since 2021, according to its latest report released on Wednesday.  The annual report for 2024 states that since 2021,…

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Regnum Christi: Principal resigns following arrest of school chaplain on sex abuse charges — By: Catholic News Agency

Highlands El Encinar School in Madrid. / Credit: Courtesy of Highlands School Madrid, Spain, Mar 26, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). The principal of the Regnum Christi Highlands El Encinar school in Madrid, Father Jesús María Delgado, LC, has resigned days after five complaints of sexual abuse involving Father Marcelino de Andrés, former secretary of…

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Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ to begin shooting in Italy this August — By: Catholic News Agency

Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson. / Credit: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Mar 26, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). Mel Gibson’s sequel to “The Passion of the Christ” — “The Resurrection of the Christ” — is set to begin production in Italy this August, according to Manuela Cacciamani, CEO of…

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Pope Francis: God desires to offer his love and mercy to those at the ‘crossroads’ of life — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot Vatican City, Mar 26, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the transformative power of God’s merciful love for those who encounter him at the…

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