Notre Dame Cathedral expected to reopen one year from today — By: Catholic News Agency

French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by president of the public establishment “Rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris” Philippe Jost (right) and and Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich (left), visits the nave of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral during its reconstruction on Dec. 8, 2023. / Credit: SARAH MEYSSONNIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2023 /…

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Pope Francis appoints three new auxiliary bishops for Philadelphia Archdiocese — By: Catholic News Agency

Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishops-elect Keith Chylinski (left), Efren Esmilla, and Christopher Cooke. / Credit: Sarah Webb/Archdiocese of Philadelphia CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2023 / 13:59 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday appointed three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, joining Archbishop Nelson Perez and current Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre there. The Vatican announced Dec….

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The miracle that made the Immaculate Virgin patroness of Spain and its infantry — By: Catholic News Agency

‘Immaculate Conception’ by Peter Paul Rubens, circa 1628. / null CNA Newsroom, Dec 8, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). While the dogma of the Immaculate Conception would not be proclaimed until 1854, the Church in Spain had long venerated Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception. In 1585, a miracle attributed to the Immaculate Conception allowed the Spanish…

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Congress drops amendment banning military spending on abortion and sex change surgeries   — By: Catholic News Agency

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memorandum in 2022 announcing that the department would provide paid leave and reimbursement for travel expenses for service members who seek to obtain an abortion. / Credit: U.S. Secretary of Defense|Wikipedia|CC Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 7, 2023 / 17:30 pm (CNA). The House and Senate reached a compromise version…

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Texas judge’s ruling that woman can have abortion leaves hospitals liable to prosecution — By: Catholic News Agency

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texas hospitals that despite a Dec. 7, 2023, court ruling that a woman could have a legal abortion, hospitals involved may be persecuted for violating the state’s law. / Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 7, 2023 / 17:50 pm (CNA). Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned three…

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