Mary is the servant of her son, but not co-redemptrix, Brazilian archbishop says — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Juárez Marqués shepherds the Archdiocese of Teresina, Brazil. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Archbishop Juárez Marqués Brasilia, Brazil, Dec 3, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). “We don’t need to say that Mary is co-redemptrix, that Jesus needs Mary to save humanity. Mary herself is prepared, saved by God; she is a creature of God….

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Nigerian foundation defends Catholic bishop after remarks about Christian genocide — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto is the founder of The Kukah Centre, a Nigeria-based public policy institute. / Credit: The Kukah Centre ACI Africa, Dec 3, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The Kukah Centre (TKC), a Nigeria-based public policy institute, has responded to what it describes as a “mischaracterization” of…

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Latin patriarch of Jerusalem’s visit to U.S. will spotlight plight of Holy Land Christians — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Custos of the Holy Land Detroit, Michigan, Dec 3, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Detroit will welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for a pastoral visit Dec. 4–7. In an interview with CNA, Father Adam Nowak, vice chancellor…

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Catholics with disabilities reflect ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV greets sick and disabled people, including a young child in a wheelchair, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall after the Wednesday general audience on Sept. 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Catholic adults with disabilities talked about how faith guides their lives…

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European Union imposes recognition of ‘homosexual marriage’ on all member states — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Reshetnikov_art/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 3, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that all member states are obliged to recognize so-called “homosexual marriages” legally contracted in another country, even when this type of union is not valid under their own legal system….

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U.S. Supreme Court hears dispute over faith-based pregnancy centers — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock Washington, D.C., Dec 2, 2025 / 17:04 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center may immediately assert its First Amendment right to challenge a state subpoena demanding donor information — including names, addresses, and places of employment — in…

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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect medical residents from coercive abortion training — By: Catholic News Agency

Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, speaks on the Senate floor. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” CNA Staff, Nov 27, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: U.S. legislators introduce bill to protect medical residents from coercive abortion training  U.S. legislators have introduced a bill to protect the conscience…

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Colorado school to pay $10 million for ordering Catholic doctor, others to get COVID shot — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Karina Lopatina/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 2, 2025 / 12:33 pm (CNA). The University of Colorado’s medical school will pay out a massive eight-figure settlement after it required multiple staffers, including a Catholic doctor, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination.  The Thomas More Society said the university’s Anschutz School of Medicine “agreed to pay…

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