World Central Kitchen resumes relief efforts, dedicates operation to slain Catholic worker  — By: Catholic News Agency

Palestinians carry empty pots during a demonstration held by the displaced Palestinians gathered in a protest carrying empty pots and pans asking for more relief aid and fuel to reach Gaza strip in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. / Credit: SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr…

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Catholic Answers pulls plug on AI priest ‘Father Justin’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Billboard for AI priest Father Justin on social media. / Credit: Catholic Answers / Screenshot National Catholic Register, Apr 29, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Father Justin, we hardly knew ye. Just days after debuting an artificial intelligence (AI) priest character to overwhelmingly negative reviews, Catholic Answers has given “Father Justin” the virtual heave-ho. The…

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Miami archbishop slams Biden for ‘unconscionable’ deportation of Haitian refugees — By: Catholic News Agency

Migrants, mostly Haitians, wait in Mexico City to be sent to different migration centers in Puebla, Hidalgo, and Queretaro to obtain their humanitarian visas, which will allow them to continue their journey to the U.S. border ion March 31, 2023. / Credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 29, 2024 / 14:00…

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Archbishop: Minister to trans-identified people while stressing ‘goodness of human creation’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne. / Credit: Diocese of Burlington, Vermont CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A New England prelate is urging Catholics to both minister to transgender-identifying individuals in the Catholic Church while still continuously affirming “the goodness of human creation” as male and female. Coadjutor Archbishop Christopher Coyne of Hartford,…

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Sidewalk Advocates for Life celebrates over 22,000 lives saved from abortion — By: Catholic News Agency

Sidewalk advocates withstand the rain to be present outside a Planned Parenthood in Syracuse, New York. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Sidewalk Advocates for Life CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A national organization that organizes sidewalk counseling — the practice of giving women information outside abortion clinics about their other options…

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