Toulouse, France, archbishop names rape-convicted priest as chancellor — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Guy de Kerimel of Toulouse, France. / Credit: Paralacre, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:20 am (CNA). The archbishop of Toulouse, France, has drawn fierce criticism for appointing a priest previously convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy to serve as diocesan chancellor, sparking outrage from victims’ advocates and the…

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German bishops brace for budgetary blow amid financial crisis — By: Catholic News Agency

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. / Credit: Mylius via Wikimedia (GFDL 1.2) CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:50 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Germany is facing a cascading financial crisis as declining revenues force dioceses nationwide to implement drastic spending cuts, with one diocese projecting a staggering deficit of over…

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Court agreement limits Virginia’s enforcement of ‘conversion therapy’ ban for minors — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Pormezz/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). An agreement between the Virginia attorney general’s office and two Christian counselors will limit that state’s enforcement of a so-called “conversion therapy” ban for minors, a law that restricts the way counselors can interact with patients on issues related to transgenderism…

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