Catholic bishops end refugee partnership with government amid Trump funding cuts — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit: USCCB video Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 7, 2025 / 17:29 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has made what it is calling the “difficult decision” to not renew…

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Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ following gender transition treatments — By: Catholic News Agency

National Institutes of Health building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 7, 2025 / 16:22 pm (CNA). The Trump administration has directed the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to begin a research initiative to study “regret” among individuals who undergo so-called gender transition treatments. In March, the White…

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Stray bullet breaches brand-new Detroit high school chapel; no injuries reported — By: Catholic News Agency

Loyola High School alumni, students, and school benefactors gather in the new St. Peter Claver Chapel on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The chapel features sacred items donated from various churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit. / Credit: Valaurian Waller/Detroit Catholic CNA Staff, Apr 7, 2025 / 16:47 pm (CNA). A shooting in northwest Detroit on…

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At Harvard, Scott Hahn expounds upon humility, saving truth of God’s word — By: Catholic News Agency

Professor Scott Hahn speaks at St. Paul Catholic Church at Harvard University on Friday, April 4, 2025, about the saving truth of Scripture. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Harvard Catholic Center Cambridge, Massachusetts, Apr 7, 2025 / 13:01 pm (CNA). Professor Scott Hahn on Friday, April 4, spoke to Harvard’s Catholic Church, St. Paul’s, about…

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Monsignor Charles Pope warns: Hell is real — and many are headed there — By: Catholic News Agency

Monsignor Charles Pope is the author of the new book “The Hell There Is: An Exploration of an Often-Rejected Doctrine of the Church.” / Credit: “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”/EWTN News screenshot National Catholic Register, Apr 7, 2025 / 10:07 am (CNA). Many Catholics underestimate the power of hell and the possibility they may…

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Catholic sea ministry calls for regulators to promote human rights, labor protections — By: Catholic News Agency

A fishing boat returns to Bridlington Harbor after a day at sea on Jan. 31, 2025, in Bridlington, England. Bridlington is the leading shellfish port in Europe. / Credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images CNA Staff, Apr 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A major U.K.-based Catholic seafarers ministry is calling on regulatory authorities to push for…

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The sickbed as a holy place: Pope Francis reflects on his own illness at Jubilee of Sick — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/ EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Apr 6, 2025 / 07:32 am (CNA). Still recovering from bilateral pneumonia that hospitalized him for nearly…

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4 digital content creators discuss their role in the Church’s mission of evangelization — By: Catholic News Agency

From left to right: Alexandro Jurado, known as VoiceofReason on social media; Desirae Sifuentes, known as UncatechizedCatholic on Instagram; speaker and content creator Emily Wilson; and Kira Andrea, also known as Mercy Divine Music. / Credit: Photos courtesy of Alexandro Jurado, Desirae Sifuentes, Emily Wilson, and Kira Andrea CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2025 / 07:00…

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