John Paul II’s biographer says late pope is a model for Catholics in fighting antisemitism — By: Catholic News Agency

St. John Paul II at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 21, 1981. / Credit: L’Osservatore Romano Washington D.C., Mar 13, 2025 / 08:55 am (CNA). According to St. John Paul II’s official biographer, George Weigel, living in Nazi-occupied Poland was “the most formative experience of Karol Wojtyla’s life,” shaping the future…

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Chaldean Catholic patriarch: ‘Many Muslims contact me to find out how Pope Francis is doing’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis with Cardinal Sako in 2020. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 12, 2025 / 17:55 pm (CNA). The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said with emotion that most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope Francis’ extended hospitalization and that even “Muslims are praying for his recovery.”…

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Trump NIH director nominee calls for ethical alternatives to aborted fetal tissue research — By: Catholic News Agency

Jay Bhattacharya testifies during a US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on his nomination to be Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2025. / Credit: Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2025 / 18:20 pm…

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Kansas governor says ‘black mass’ must take place outside state capitol building — By: Catholic News Agency

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on March 12, 2025 that said she has “limited authority” to cancel the “black mass,” instead decreeing that the event must take place outside, and not inside the capitol building itself. / Credit: Nils Huenerfuerst|Wikipedia| CC BY 4.0 CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2025 / 18:55 pm (CNA). Amid outcry from Catholics over a…

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Catholic democracy advocate Jimmy Lai ‘fighting for his beliefs’ during long trial — By: Catholic News Agency

Sebastian Lai speaks to EWTN News Nightly Anchor Tracy Sabol on his father’s imprisonment, Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Sebastian Lai, son of Hong Kong Catholic democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, said this week his father is “still fighting for his beliefs” while…

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay foreign aid contracts for finished work — By: Catholic News Agency

null / sergign/Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). A federal judge has ordered the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to make foreign aid payments to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for completed work, but gave administration officials some limited authority in deciding how money will be spent moving forward. Trump issued…

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Cardinal Koch: ‘Suffering of illness’ a great challenge for aging Pope Francis — By: Catholic News Agency

Hundreds of people gather to pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ health on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Mar 12, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, reflected Tuesday on the great challenge…

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Families of Israeli hostages met with Catholic support during D.C. visit — By: Catholic News Agency

Family members of Oct. 7 Israeli hostages gather in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025 / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). Over a dozen family members of Israeli hostages shared the stories of their loved ones in Hamas captivity and asked for continued prayers during an emotional…

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Senators press small business agency on Planned Parenthood’s ‘unlawful’ use of COVID funds — By: Catholic News Agency

A Planned Parenthood facility in Indianapolis. / Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Two Republican senators sent a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to demand answers about why the Planned Parenthood Federation of America received more than $100 million in COVID-19 relief funds, which the…

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