Fallout continues after Durbin backs out of Catholic award over pro-abortion beliefs — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. bishops meet for their 2022 annual fall general assembly in Baltimore. / Credit: Katie Yoder CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2025 / 13:46 pm (CNA). Political and religious debate has continued to ferment in the wake of Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin’s withdrawal from a prominent Catholic award after backlash over his decades of…

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Bishop Zaidan urges prayers for ‘end to this devastating war’ in Gaza amid peace plan — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace. / Credit: Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 2, 2025 / 14:16 pm (CNA). As negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue, Bishop A. Elias…

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Italian bishops, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to undertake joint Gaza hospital project  — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Giuseppe Baturi (left), the secretary-general of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, meets with Latin patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in the Holy Land during a Sept. 27–30, 2025, trip to the region. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Italian Bishops’ Conference Rome Newsroom, Oct 2, 2025 / 14:46 pm (CNA). The secretary-general of the Italian Bishops’ Conference…

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Girl Scouts, Cincinnati Archdiocese announce ‘renewed’ partnership after LGBT dispute — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: maximino/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2025 / 09:41 am (CNA). After cutting ties with the Girl Scouts over the group’s endorsement of gender ideology, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati said this week that it has struck up a renewed partnership with the more-than-century-old youth organization.  Last year, the archdiocese ended a 110-year relationship…

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