Bishop Conley on Catholic Schools Week: educating the whole person — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska. / Credit: Diocese of Lincoln Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 31, 2025 / 12:50 pm (CNA). Having spent the past week paying visits to Catholic schools across the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Catholic Schools Week, Bishop James Conley has issued a reflection on the value of faith-based education for students and…

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Broglio defends U.S. bishops against ‘false’ immigration criticisms on Italian TV show — 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 Vatican City, Jan 31, 2025 / 11:10 am (CNA). Archbishop Timothy Broglio defended the U.S. bishops’ support of migrants against “false” accusations in an interview this week with an Italian…

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At Vatican marriage tribunal, Pope Francis extols ‘gift of indissolubility’ of marriage — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets with the Roman Rota in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 31, 2025 / 09:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday extolled the “gift of indissolubility” of marriage, which he said is not a limitation on freedom but something married couples live…

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Journalists in Nigeria urged to speak up, expose all forms of Christian persecution — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku. / Credit: ACI Africa ACI Africa, Jan 31, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The vice chancellor of Nigeria’s Veritas University, a priest in the Awka Diocese, has encouraged journalists in the west African nation to expose Christian persecution, which is at its highest peak in the country. In an interview with…

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Summer school at Vatican Observatory offers unique opportunity for young scientists — By: Catholic News Agency

Jesuit Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120…

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Catholic priest at crash site of deadly midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Frederick Edlefsen is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Arlington, Virginia. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, a local priest made his way to the scene “to be present” with the grieving families. …

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Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders — By: Catholic News Agency

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sept. 27, 2025. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:25 pm (CNA). Since last week, Catholic bishops across the country have publicly responded…

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‘Night of terror’ in Nicaragua: Dictatorship forces cloistered nuns to leave monasteries — By: Catholic News Agency

The Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago Apóstol and the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Martin Thurnherr, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Lima Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:35 pm (CNA). The Nicaraguan dictatorship has forced the Poor Clare nuns to leave their monasteries in Managua and Chinandega in an action described by a…

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Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration — By: Catholic News Agency

United Nations Building and the flags in Geneva Switzerland. / Credit: Nexus 7/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:05 pm (CNA). During its first week in office, the administration of President Donald Trump announced that the United States has rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a coalition of nations united in support of pro-life…

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California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood — By: Catholic News Agency

David Daleiden arrives for court at the Harris County Courthouse after surrendering to authorities on Feb. 4, 2016, in Houston. / Credit: Eric Kayne/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA). The state of California has agreed to a plea deal with pro-life activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt this week after…

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