Federal, state police investigate arson fire at historic Massachusetts Catholic church — By: Catholic News Agency

Firefighters work to extinguish the fire at St. Mary Church in Franklin, Massachusetts, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. / Credit: Credit: Franklin Fire Department CNA Staff, Oct 24, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Local, state, and federal officials are investigating an apparent act of arson that has shuttered a Massachusetts Catholic parish. The Franklin Fire Department…

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Maryland school district pulls LGBTQ books amid legal battle before Supreme Court — By: Catholic News Agency

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board’s policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Becket Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA). A Maryland school district has pulled two books with “LGBTQ+” characters from its curriculum amid an ongoing legal battle…

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Ancient ruins in Armenia might be oldest church in world’s first Christian nation — By: Catholic News Agency

A reconstruction of an ancient church recently discovered in Armenia. The newly discovered church measures about 100 feet across and is shaped like an octagon with “cruciform annexes oriented east-west and north-south,” according to Achim Lictenberger, who noted the discovery of a similar structure from a slightly later period found in Abchazia (Sebastopol). / Credit:…

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