What is the ‘ordo amoris’? JD Vance’s comments on Christian love spark debate — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2025. / Credit: REBECCA DROKE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Feb 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Vice President JD Vance in a Thursday interview invoked the Catholic concept of “ordo amoris” — “rightly ordered love” — in the context…

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Opponents of assisted suicide renew fight in Delaware against proposed bill — By: Catholic News Agency

State capitol in Dover, Delaware. / Credit: Jon Bilous/Shutterstock Baltimore, Md., Feb 4, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Opponents of assisted suicide in Delaware and the rest of the United States are mobilizing against the reconsideration of a bill in the First State that would legalize so-called “medical aid in dying” (MAID). Opponents warn that…

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CNA explains: How the Catholic Church partners with the U.S. government to serve migrants — By: Catholic News Agency

After receiving assistance from the Catholic Charities RGV Humanitarian Respite Center, migrant families from Mexico and Central America who have been granted asylum in the United States are processed for their transport to various destinations across the United States from the at the Central Station Bus Terminal on June 19, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. /…

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Survey reveals common threads behind final vows of 2024’s professed religious — By: Catholic News Agency

Religious sisters gather at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City, Jan. 3, 2025. / Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 15:40 pm (CNA). A newly released survey is pulling back the curtain on the men and women who professed perpetual vows this past year.  Here’s a snapshot of those who made their final vows…

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Indian bishops mourn stampede deaths at massive Hindu festival attended by millions — By: Catholic News Agency

An aerial view of tents installed at Sangam ahead of Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Jan. 7, 2025. / Credit: prabhat kumar verma/Shutterstock Bangalore, India, Feb 3, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has expressed condolences over the tragic death of at least 30 Hindu pilgrims and over…

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CNA explains: The sexual abuse accusation case against Cardinal Cipriani — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani is pictured here during a 2017 liturgical celebration in Lima, Peru. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa Lima Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 13:50 pm (CNA). A recent article published by the Spanish newspaper El País reported an accusation of alleged sexual abuse against Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani that supposedly occurred…

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