Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, held at the Vatican from March 14–15, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 10, 2025 / 11:40 am (CNA). Defending the rights of Indigenous people is a matter of…

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Vatican official: People ‘terrorized’ by U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Michael Czerny is the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. / Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA CNA Newsroom, Feb 10, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). A prominent Vatican cardinal said on Monday that people are being “terrorized” by the U.S. government’s “crackdown” on immigration and freeze of Catholic-run aid programs. Cardinal Michael…

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Young Christians, Muslims, Jews at the Vatican: ‘It’s possible to live together in peace’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Thirty-three university students of diverse faiths participate in the Middle Meets project at the headquarters of Scholas Ocurrentes in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere. / Credit: Scholas Ocurrentes Vatican City, Feb 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In 2023, the conflict between Israel and Hamas dragged universities around the world into a war of ideas…

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PHOTOS: Military, police gather with Pope Francis for Armed Forces jubilee Mass — By: Catholic News Agency

Military personnel in dress uniforms attend the Armed Forces Jubilee Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Feb 9, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis presided over the Jubilee Mass for Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel on Sunday, with Archbishop Diego Ravelli reading his prepared…

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Cardinal Koch rejects extreme traditionalist, progressive positions on Vatican II — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Kurt Koch speaks to journalists at the Synod on Synodality press briefing held at the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Madrid, Spain, Feb 9, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In his acceptance speech for the honorary doctorate awarded him by the Catholic University of Valencia,…

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U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Approximately 200 Venezuelan migrants cross the Rio Grande seeking to surrender to the Border Patrol in their pursuit of humanitarian asylum on March 31, 2023. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock Caracas, Venezuela, Feb 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The bishops of the United States and Venezuela are both opposed to the Trump administration’s looming…

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