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Pope Francis among the delegates of the Synod on Synodality, held in October of 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 9, 2024 / 14:35 pm (CNA). The Vatican published Tuesday the names of the members of 15 study groups doing deeper analyses on questions such as women deacons, the ministry of bishops, and…

Delegates to the Synod on Synodality meet in the final days of the synod, Oct. 25, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 9, 2024 / 15:05 pm (CNA). Synod organizers revealed Tuesday that Pope Francis has asked the Vatican’s doctrine office to study women’s participation and leadership in the Catholic Church, including the…

Credit: platinumArt/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 9, 2024 / 15:35 pm (CNA). With studies showing that most children view pornographic material before they reach their teenage years, several states have passed laws to hold websites accountable for allowing children to access explicit sexual material.  The subject was the topic of discussion for four panelists at…

Smoke billows into the air behind a Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Kyiv, Ukraine, after a missile attack on July 8, 2024. / Credit: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church CNA Staff, Jul 9, 2024 / 12:19 pm (CNA). The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) has condemned a “horrifying” alleged Russian attack that struck…

U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. / Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2024 / 13:02 pm (CNA). A nascent Catholic charter school managed by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court after the state supreme court ruled that it could not be funded using public taxpayer dollars. St. Isidore of Seville…