Lebanon crisis threatens Eastern Catholic participation at Vatican Synod on Synodality — By: Catholic News Agency

An Israeli air strike hits the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. / Credit: Mawan Semaan/ACI MENA Beirut, Lebanon, Sep 27, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The ongoing military escalation between Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah has not only put Lebanon under fire, including the country’s Christians, but the situation…

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Doctors dispute claim raised at Senate hearing that pro-life laws are killing women — By: Catholic News Agency

A sign at the entrance to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Katherine Welles/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2024 / 17:36 pm (CNA). At a hearing held by U.S. Senate Democrats this week doctors, experts, and Republicans disputed claims that former president Donald Trump and state pro-life laws enacted…

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In a secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelize Europe — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis arrives at Luxembourg Airport on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, the first stop in a four-day tour of Luxembourg and Belgium, two historically Christian countries in Europe, both of which are experiencing steep declines in religious adherence amid the spread of secularization. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Sep 26, 2024 / 13:45 pm…

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Jerusalem patriarch announces ‘day of prayer and fasting’ on Oct. 7 anniversary — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at a meeting with other Arab bishops on Aug. 28, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2024 / 14:50 pm (CNA). The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has invited the faithful to participate in…

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