UPDATE: Pope Leo, patriarch in Lisbon pray for those killed, injured in cable car accident — By: Catholic News Agency

The Ascensor da Glória funicular in Lisbon, Portugal, crashed on Sept. 3, 2025, killing 17 people and injuring at least 23. / Credit: Maragato1976 (CC BY-SA 3.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 15:03 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Thursday offered his “heartfelt condolences” to the families of those who were killed and…

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Review of abortion pill safety is ongoing, Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy says — By: Catholic News Agency

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Senate hearing on Sept. 4, 2025, that the FDA review of abortion pill safety concerns is ongoing. / Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 4, 2025 / 17:02 pm (CNA). Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of the U.S. Department of Health and…

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Opponents urge Supreme Court to hear case as transgender plaintiff backs out — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: NMKStudio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 11:32 am (CNA). A transgender-identifying plaintiff in a major lawsuit being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court has requested that the court drop the case and reverse lower court rulings favorable to him, with opponents meanwhile urging the Supreme Court to hear the case as…

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Pro-life group says late-term abortion clinic halted procedures after campaign against it — By: Catholic News Agency

A late-term abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., has stopped taking appointments after a pro-life group campaigned against it. / Credit: SibRapid/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 12:44 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Pro-life group says late-term abortion clinic halted procedures after campaign against it A pro-life group said…

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Patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, prays for those killed and injured in cable car accident — By: Catholic News Agency

The Ascensor da Glória funicular in Lisbon, Portugal, crashed on Sept. 3, 2025, killing 17 people and injuring at least 23. / Credit: Maragato1976 (CC BY-SA 3.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 15:03 pm (CNA). The patriarch of Lisbon, Rui Valério, offered his prayers for the dead and injured in an accident involving…

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Kendrick Castillo, lone fatality at 2019 STEM school shooting, could become a saint — By: Catholic News Agency

Kendrick Castillo, the lone fatality at the STEM school shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on May 7, 2019. / Credit: Photo courtesy of John and Maria Castillo Denver, Colo., Sep 4, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Kendrick Castillo was 18 years old when he tragically died in the STEM school shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado,…

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Man who brought weapons to California abbey described self as ‘angel of death,’ police say — By: Catholic News Agency

Mass at St. Michael’s Abbey in California. / Credit: “EWTN News In Depth”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 10:19 am (CNA). A man arrested with a car full of weapons after threatening a California Catholic church told the parish he was an angel of death meant to “do the Lord’s reaping,” according to authorities. …

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