Colombian bishops discuss with President Petro their role in peace process with guerillas — By: Catholic News Agency

Cathedral of Bogotá, Colombia. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 7, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). In a meeting this week between the leadership of the Colombian Catholic Church and President Gustavo Petro, the bishops reiterated their commitment to peace and reconciliation in the country. The meeting, held on March 4 at…

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New Jersey Supreme Court to consider whether grand jury can hear clergy abuse allegations — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: tglegend/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 7, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). A New Jersey diocese this week faced a significant setback in its ongoing court battle related to a clergy abuse investigation as the state Supreme Court announced it would consider whether decades of abuse allegations can be presented to a grand jury….

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Pope Francis appoints NASA scientist, Chinese biologist to Pontifical Academy of Sciences — By: Catholic News Agency

Maria Zuber, an American planetary scientist involved in multiple NASA missions (left), and Meng Anming, a Chinese developmental biologist specializing in embryonic research, are among five new members whom Pope Francis has appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Vatican announced March 7, 2025. / Credit: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons;…

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Bishop Barron comes to Washington, speaks with EWTN ahead of Trump’s address to Congress — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on March 4, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron during his visit to the nation’s capital this week to attend President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress called on Catholic politicians…

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U.S. bishops respond to Senate’s failure to pass women’s sports bill — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: FabrikaSimf/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). The U.S. Catholic bishops reiterated their support on Thursday for a bill to protect women’s sports after the measure failed to pass the Senate in a procedural vote this week. In a statement released by the bishops’ conference, Bishop Robert Barron and…

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