Trump NIH director nominee calls for ethical alternatives to aborted fetal tissue research — By: Catholic News Agency

Jay Bhattacharya testifies during a US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on his nomination to be Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2025. / Credit: Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2025 / 18:20 pm…

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Kansas governor says ‘black mass’ must take place outside state capitol building — By: Catholic News Agency

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on March 12, 2025 that said she has “limited authority” to cancel the “black mass,” instead decreeing that the event must take place outside, and not inside the capitol building itself. / Credit: Nils Huenerfuerst|Wikipedia| CC BY 4.0 CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2025 / 18:55 pm (CNA). Amid outcry from Catholics over a…

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Catholic democracy advocate Jimmy Lai ‘fighting for his beliefs’ during long trial — By: Catholic News Agency

Sebastian Lai speaks to EWTN News Nightly Anchor Tracy Sabol on his father’s imprisonment, Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Sebastian Lai, son of Hong Kong Catholic democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, said this week his father is “still fighting for his beliefs” while…

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay foreign aid contracts for finished work — By: Catholic News Agency

null / sergign/Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). A federal judge has ordered the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to make foreign aid payments to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for completed work, but gave administration officials some limited authority in deciding how money will be spent moving forward. Trump issued…

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Cardinal Koch: ‘Suffering of illness’ a great challenge for aging Pope Francis — By: Catholic News Agency

Hundreds of people gather to pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ health on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 12, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, reflected Tuesday on the great challenge…

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Families of Israeli hostages met with Catholic support during D.C. visit — By: Catholic News Agency

Family members of Oct. 7 Israeli hostages gather in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025 / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). Over a dozen family members of Israeli hostages shared the stories of their loved ones in Hamas captivity and asked for continued prayers during an emotional…

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Senators press small business agency on Planned Parenthood’s ‘unlawful’ use of COVID funds — By: Catholic News Agency

A Planned Parenthood facility in Indianapolis. / Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Two Republican senators sent a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to demand answers about why the Planned Parenthood Federation of America received more than $100 million in COVID-19 relief funds, which the…

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Cardinal McElroy stresses hope, mercy, human dignity as new Washington archbishop — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Robert McElroy gives his first homily as the shepherd of the Archdiocese of Washington, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on March 11, 2025. / Credit: Patrick Ruddy/CNA Washington D.C., Mar 11, 2025 / 20:25 pm (CNA). Cardinal Robert McElroy emphasized the importance of Christian hope, mercy, and respecting…

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Rodrigo Duterte, ex-Philippine president, arrested for alleged crimes against humanity — By: Catholic News Agency

Former Philippines president Rodrigo R. Duterte has been arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity. / Credit: Ace Morandante, Wikipedia Public Domain CNA Staff, Mar 11, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines who was rebuked by Catholic leaders for overseeing…

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Special Olympics World Winter Games kicks off in Turin, Italy, with 1,500 athletes — By: Catholic News Agency

Usha Vance visits the 2025 Special Olympics Winter Games in Turin, Italy, on March 10, 2025. / Credit: Emily Higgins, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Mar 11, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). More than 1,500 athletes from 100 global delegations are competing in Turin, Italy, in the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025,…

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