Catholic priest at crash site of deadly midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Frederick Edlefsen is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Arlington, Virginia. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, a local priest made his way to the scene “to be present” with the grieving families. …

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Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders — By: Catholic News Agency

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sept. 27, 2025. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:25 pm (CNA). Since last week, Catholic bishops across the country have publicly responded…

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‘Night of terror’ in Nicaragua: Dictatorship forces cloistered nuns to leave monasteries — By: Catholic News Agency

The Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago Apóstol and the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Martin Thurnherr, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Lima Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:35 pm (CNA). The Nicaraguan dictatorship has forced the Poor Clare nuns to leave their monasteries in Managua and Chinandega in an action described by a…

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Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration — By: Catholic News Agency

United Nations Building and the flags in Geneva Switzerland. / Credit: Nexus 7/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:05 pm (CNA). During its first week in office, the administration of President Donald Trump announced that the United States has rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a coalition of nations united in support of pro-life…

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