Chicago Archdiocese sues over ‘racketeering scheme’ involving false sex abuse claims — By: Catholic News Agency

Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. / Credit: Edlane De Mattos/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 26, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Chicago this week filed a lawsuit alleging a “racketeering enterprise” among a group of individuals who reportedly filed false abuse claims against a former priest to receive compensation from the Church there.  The…

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Commission urges Trump to take action against governments that violate religious liberty — By: Catholic News Agency

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA. / Credit: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Public Hearing/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). The…

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Napa Institute fosters Catholic-Protestant collaboration on common efforts — By: Catholic News Agency

Thousands particpate in a Eucharistic procession sponsored by the Napa Institute through the streets of Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 15, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic nonprofit organization Napa Institute is pushing for more collaboration among Catholic and Protestant leaders to…

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General audience, Angelus remain suspended despite Pope Francis’ return to Vatican — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis waves to the gathered faithful from the balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot Vatican City, Mar 25, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). The Vatican Press Office reported that Pope Francis’ convalescence at St. Martha’s House, his Vatican residence where he returned after being discharged…

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Memphis police arrest man accused of threatening to ‘butcher’ Catholics with machete — By: Catholic News Agency

Zachary Liberto, 30, was arrested March 22, 2025, and charged with commissioning an act of terrorism for allegedly sending an email to a member of the staff at St. Louis Catholic Church in Memphis, Tennessee, expressing his intent to “butcher” Catholics with a machete. / Credit: Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 25,…

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