Kentucky parish offers scheduled appointments for same-sex blessings — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Unsplash. / null CNA Staff, Jun 6, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). A parish in the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, is openly promoting blessings for same-sex couples despite a Vatican directive that suggests such blessings should be “spontaneous.” Historic St. Paul Catholic Church in downtown Lexington says on its website that “same-sex couples who would like…

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Vatican arrests ex-employee for attempted extortion using allegedly stolen Bernini manuscript — By: Catholic News Agency

Bernini’s famous baldacchino in St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Ricardo André Frantz|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 3.0 Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2024 / 11:52 am (CNA). The Vatican arrested a former employee in late May for attempted extortion after he sold an allegedly stolen 17th-century manuscript to the Vatican for hundreds of thousands of euros. According to the…

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On D-Day anniversary, Pope Francis prays for men who start and prolong wars — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Jacques Habert of the Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux in France greets Britain’s Princess Anne (right) on June 5, 2024, as she arrives to attend the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s annual service of remembrance at Bayeux Cathedral in Bayeux, Normandy, northwestern France, as part of the events to mark the 80th anniversary commemorations of…

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Colorado discriminated against Catholic preschools, judge finds — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Archdiocese of Denver Catholic preschools will now be allowed to participate in Colorado’s universal preschool (UPK) program after a federal court ruled Tuesday that the state’s decision to exclude Catholic preschools was unconstitutional. Two Catholic parishes with preschools, St. Mary Catholic Parish…

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Indian Christians see Hindu nationalist party’s failure to win majority as vote against Modi  — By: Catholic News Agency

People visit a polling station to cast their vote during the second phase of voting on April 26, 2024, in a village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, India. / Credit: Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images Bangalore, India, Jun 5, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for the first…

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