German bishops to Church in Africa: Initiate canonization of German martyrs — By: Catholic News Agency

German martyrs who gave their lives in the service of the Gospel in Africa. Clockwise from top left to bottom right: Bishop Cassian (Franz Anton) Spiess, Father Karl Maria Weber, Brother Bernhard Ignatius Sarnes, Bishop Adolph Schmitt, Sister Magdala (Christa Elisabeth) Lewandowski, and Brother Heinz vom Kreuz (Heinz) Eberlein / Credit: ACI Africa/Martyrology of the…

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Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift and more in far-reaching interview — By: Catholic News Agency

Harrison Butker on the sideline of the AFC Championship in Baltimore on January 28, 2024. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons St. Louis, Mo., Mar 16, 2024 / 09:21 am (CNA). Super Bowl-winning kicker Harrison Butker shared a simple — but countercultural — message when he delivered a graduation speech at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, last…

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Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church talks war, the pope, and same-sex blessings  — By: Catholic News Agency

Sviatoslav Shevchuk is major archbishop of Kyiv–Galicia and primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News Nightly Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 16, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, spoke of the continued need for humanitarian…

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Christendom College women’s basketball wins national title — By: Catholic News Agency

The Christendom College Women’s Basketball team wins the 2024 USCAA DII National Championship. / Credit: Paul Aguilar CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). The Christendom College women’s basketball team has made school history — bringing home the school’s first national title in women’s basketball. Christendom defeated Johnson & Wales Charlotte 76-65 in…

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Pope Francis names U.S. police professional, Colombian bishop to minor protection commission — By: Catholic News Agency

A Colombian psychologist bishop and a retired colonel from the Illinois State Police are the new secretaries of the Pontifical Commission for the Guardianship of Minors. / Credit: Holy See Press Office CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2024 / 15:25 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday appointed an American former law enforcement professional as adjunct secretary…

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