Maryland bishops say tax deduction change could hurt charitable giving — By: Catholic News Agency

Maryland Capitol. / Credit: Dave Newman/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 6, 2025 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Maryland’s Catholic bishops recently expressed concern that a proposed change to the state’s tax code, specifically the elimination of itemized deductions, could reduce charitable giving in the state.  As part of a broad tax reform agenda pushed by Democratic Gov….

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BREAKING: Vatican shares Pope Francis’ recorded message during rosary in St. Peter’s Square — By: Catholic News Agency

In a prerecorded audio message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday night, March 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media/EWTN YouTube CNA Staff, Mar 6, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). In a prerecorded message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St….

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Vatican clarifies that writings of Maria Valtorta are ‘not of supernatural origin’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Maria Valtorta (1897–1961) was an Italian Catholic mystic who was bedridden for more than 30 years and claimed to have received visions and revelations from Jesus and the Virgin Mary, which she related in extensive writing. The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a Feb. 22, 2025, press release that the…

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