Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book — By: Catholic News Agency

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. / Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Human Artistry Campaign Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). The first English-language…

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author  — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Unsplash. / null CNA Staff, Apr 18, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA). A priest at a Michigan parish has resigned his post following a controversy over an “openly gay” author’s appearance at the parish parochial school’s pre-kindergarten class. Father Thomas Held has resigned from the pastorship at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Beal…

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). A group of 17 House Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Claudia Tenney from New York, is urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to prohibit biological men from participating in women’s sports. Under current NCAA rules, biological male athletes who self-identify…

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Belgian court overturns ban on conservative conference attended by German cardinal — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Benedict Kiely, founder of Nasarean.org, speaks during a panel discussion on Day 2 of The National Conservatism Conference at the Claridge on April 17, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. / Credit: Omar Havana/Getty Images Brussels, Belgium, Apr 17, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). Belgium’s highest court ruled late last night that a conference upholding conservative…

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