Citing ancient Church teachings, Vance prioritizes religious liberty at IRF summit — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Vice President JD Vance addresses the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2025. / Credit: Migi Fabara/EWTN News Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2025 / 13:55 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance cited both ancient Christian teachings and America’s Founding Fathers as he vowed that the Trump-Vance administration will deliver…

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Spokane bishop urges voters to oppose bill that forces priests to break seal of confession — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Roman023_photography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 5, 2025 / 14:25 pm (CNA). Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly is urging Catholic voters in Washington state to oppose a proposed law that would order priests to violate the seal of confession in cases where child abuse is revealed during the sacrament.  The bill, proposed in both houses of…

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Police charge teenager with stabbing classmate at Catholic high school in England — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Marie’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield, England, was open for prayer on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, after a student at All Saints Catholic High School there was stabbed to death on Monday, Feb. 3. / Credit: alvarobueno/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 5, 2025 / 14:55 pm (CNA). A teenager has been arrested and charged with…

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French prime minister’s Catholic faith slammed after his decision to split end-of-life bill — By: Catholic News Agency

France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou attends a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, France’s lower house of Parliament, in Paris on Feb. 4, 2025. / Credit: ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images Paris, France, Feb 5, 2025 / 12:40 pm (CNA). French Prime Minister François Bayrou’s decision to split the controversial “end…

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Pope Francis prays for victims, grieving families of tragic school shooting in Sweden — By: Catholic News Agency

People light candles at a makeshift vigil near the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Örebro, Sweden, on Feb. 5, 2025, one day after a shooting there left 11 people dead. / Credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Feb 5, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his spiritual…

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