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null / Oleksandr Lysenko/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 16, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA). U.S. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Payton Gendron, the then-18-year-old man who in 2022 killed nearly a dozen Black shoppers at a Tops Friendly Market grocery store in Buffalo, New York. In a court filing Jan. 12, Trini Ross, the…

Pope Francis takes part in the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat in Ariccia, Italy, on March 6-10, 2016. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 13:48 pm (CNA). Pope Francis and the Roman Curia will take their traditional Lenten retreats separately and not as an organized group for another year, the Holy See…

null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). Religious Americans feel their faith is less accepted by society than in previous years, a new survey by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found. According to Becket, “the greatest change in perceived feelings of acceptance is among Christians.” However, consistent…

Vandalism of a pro-life display outside St. Paul Catholic Church in Fenton, Missouri on Oct. 3, 2023. / Credit: Katherine Burns Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA). After a year of renewed attacks on churches and religious centers, the U.S. bishops said in a new report released today that attacks on…