Baltimore Archdiocese lowers confirmation age ‘to deepen formation, reduce disaffiliation’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis administers confirmation during the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 4, 2015. / Credit: Martha Calderon/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 5, 2025 / 14:40 pm (CNA). Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore has decided to lower the age of confirmation to 9 in a move designed to increase family involvement in the…

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Teacher at Opus Dei school in Spain maintains innocence after abuse conviction by Vatican — By: Catholic News Agency

José Antonio Satué, bishop of Teruel and Albarracín in Spain. / Credit: Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín Madrid, Spain, Mar 5, 2025 / 15:10 pm (CNA). A former teacher at an Opus Dei school in Spain has been asked to leave the personal prelature after being found guilty following a second Vatican investigation of alleged…

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DOJ: Former Catholic priest convicted of child sex abuse will be deported after sentence — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 5, 2025 / 13:40 pm (CNA). A former Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing a minor will be deported back to his native country of Colombia after he serves his time…

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Supreme Court says Trump administration must pay out $2 billion in frozen foreign aid — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 5, 2025 / 12:10 pm (CNA). The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to pay out billions in frozen foreign aid, siding with a lower court that had directed the White House to disburse the money to nonprofit organizations.  In its divided 5-4 ruling, the court upheld U.S. District…

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Vatican conference examines artificial intelligence implications for democracy, justice — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: maxuser/Shutterstock Vatican City, Mar 5, 2025 / 13:10 pm (CNA). A high-level gathering of judges, legal scholars, and artificial intelligence (AI) experts convened in Vatican City this week to explore the impact of AI on justice, democracy, and human dignity.  The two-day workshop, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy,” was hosted by…

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