European bishops’ secretary-general: Secularization is eclipsing Christian values — By: Catholic News Agency

The flag of the European Union flying in Rome. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 28, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). The bishops of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) held their spring assembly this week in Italy, a meeting in which they considered the European Union’s vocation…

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Texas Catholic Charities will drop lawsuit against federal government as payments resume — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: sebra/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). A Texas Catholic charity group that sued the federal government this month over budget cuts says it will drop its lawsuit as payments from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) resume.  Catholic Charities Fort Worth sued the agency at…

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Pope’s recovery progresses as Vatican appoints new librarian, Polish president visits — By: Catholic News Agency

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin (right) meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda on March 28, 2025, at the Vatican.  / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Mar 28, 2025 / 09:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvement as he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, according…

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I Moved My Family Farther from a Traditional Latin Mass — By: OnePeterFive

Above: rural Saskatchewan. My wife, kids, and I used to live over two hours away from the nearest traditional Latin Mass, an 8:00 am offering in a large—by Saskatchewan standards—city. Getting there was tough, but we tried to attend frequently. Over the years these attempts became increasingly burdensome. Gas prices hurt—hotel bills, when needed, even…

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Catholic population in Germany drops below 20 million for the first time — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin, Germany. / Credit: Cedric BLN via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). CNA Deutsch, Mar 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). For the first time, fewer than 20 million Catholics live in Germany, according to the 2024 Church statistics published by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) on Thursday, March 27. Although the…

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