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A Catholic Church in Laos. / Credit: Amittaya/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2025 / 14:36 pm (CNA). Despite the fact that the constitution and religious freedom laws in Laos officially guarantee the right to worship, Christians in rural areas of this Southeast Asian country are being evicted from their homes and being forced to…

A parish bookkeeper in Lincroft, New Jersey is alleged to have stolen more than $1.5 million in a lawsuit filed by the Church of Saint Leo the Great. / Credit: Neal Bryant/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2025 / 10:53 am (CNA). A New Jersey church is alleging in a lawsuit that its bookkeeper stole more…

The Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham, Alabama. / Credit: R. Wellen Photography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2025 / 12:42 pm (CNA). A high-ranking priest in the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is on leave amid allegations that years ago, he began a relationship with a young woman who was a minor at the time….

Greek Catholic Bishop Maksym Ryabukha of the Exarchate of Donetsk, Ukraine. / Credit: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2025 / 15:57 pm (CNA). Maksym Ryabukha, the Greek Catholic bishop of the Exarchate of Donetsk in Ukraine, describes himself as a “bishop on wheels” because he frequently travels to visit parishes and…

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. / Credit: Maxim Elramsisy/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2025 / 16:57 pm (CNA). Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is investigating reports that a local public school facilitated and funded abortion procedures for minors without informing the parents. Staff at Centreville High School, part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, arranged abortions…

Partial panoramic view of Vatican environs. / Credit: 7777777kz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2025 / 17:27 pm (CNA). The Vatican issued an update to its public procurement regulations to streamline steps in the Holy See’s contracting processes while maintaining integrity and transparency.  The new general executive decree was…

From left to right: Daniel Marker, Susan Young, Bishop Chad W. Zielinski of New Ulm, Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Judy Haag, and Valerie Washington. / Credit: United States Catholic Conference of Bishops CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2025 / 17:47 pm (CNA). Longtime anti-euthanasia activists Rita and Mike Marker were…

The August 2025 Youth Jubilee in Egypt is taking place in two phases this month. The jubilee is under the patronage and presence of apostolic vicar of the Latins in Egypt, Bishop Claudio Lurati, organized by his deputy Monsignor Antoine Tawfiq and Sister Chiara Latif of the Franciscan Elizabethan Sisters. / Credit: Photo courtesy of…

The mosaics decorating the interior dome of St. Peter’s Basilica depict the Blessed Virgin Mary next to Christ the Redeemer and the Apostles. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Aug 14, 2025 / 18:27 pm (CNA). EWTN’s “Crushed by the Woman,” set to air Aug. 15 — the solemnity of the Assumption — aims to…