Trump’s planned visit to Pennsylvania Catholic shrine with Polish president is canceled — By: Catholic News Agency

A man prays at the Candlelight Chapel at the National Shrine to Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 2005, the day Pope John Paul II died. / Credit: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 19, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Former President Donald Trump is no longer planning to attend an event with Polish…

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‘Catholics for Harris-Walz’ online meeting downplays abortion concerns among faithful — By: Catholic News Agency

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024. / Credit: STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 19, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Catholic supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential candidacy hosted a national organizing call…

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Christian community comes closer together amid attacks in the Holy Land — By: Catholic News Agency

“If we are attacked because of our common baptism, maybe we should also live this common baptism,” said Father Nikodemus Schnabel, abbot of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 19, 2024 / 14:47 pm (CNA). Although interreligious dialogue among the Holy Land’s Jews, Muslims, and Christians…

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UK bishops warn new Public Order Act unfairly affects people of faith — By: Catholic News Agency

Isabel Spruce-Vaughn was arrested twice for praying outside abortion clinics. / Credit:ADF UK London, England, Sep 19, 2024 / 12:06 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have condemned legislation relating to prayer outside abortion clinics, claiming that the proposal represents a step backward for civic and religious freedom. Bishop John Sherrington, auxliary…

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Vatican approves devotion at Medjugorje while not pronouncing on authenticity of ‘alleged messages’ — By: Catholic News Agency

A statue of Our Lady in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. / Credit: Gnuckx via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Rome Newsroom, Sep 19, 2024 / 09:23 am (CNA). In a highly anticipated report on the alleged decadeslong apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, the Vatican’s doctrinal office on Thursday endorsed prudent devotion to Mary…

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