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null / Credit: VIVEK M NARAYANAN/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2024 / 12:37 pm (CNA). Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously approved the raising of the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 earlier this month, amending a 19th-century law allowing the marriage of Christian children.  The Christian Marriage Act of 2024 amended an 1872 British rule…

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv on Sunday, July 21, 2024. / Credit: Secretariat of the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church Vatican City, Jul 22, 2024 / 10:48 am (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro…

Throughout the week, the perpetual adoration chapel at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis has been full to overflowing. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno Indianapolis, Ind., Jul 22, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). It was standing room only at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in downtown Indianapolis for much of the week as a steady…

A recent Cardus study says young Catholics are twice as likely as their senior counterparts to attend religious services at least once a month. / Credit: Elijah Bautista Vancouver, Canada, Jul 22, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). A recent Cardus study says young Catholics are twice as likely as their senior counterparts to attend religious…

Parishioners attend a July 2024 Mass at St. Peter Church in Quincy, Illinois. This parish is one of many participating in the “Family School Agreement” meant to increase regular Mass attendance and activity among parishioners. / Credit: Randy Dickerman Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 22, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). In an effort to encourage families…