Catholic Distance University renamed Catholic International University, plans expansion — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: PureSolution/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 21, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Catholic Distance University, which offers fully online theology degrees, is changing its name in January to Catholic International University as it plans to offer more degree options and expand further into Latin America and Italy. The name change is meant “to…

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Pope Francis congratulates president-elect Milei of Argentina in phone call — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis and Argentina president-elect Javier Milei. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Press – Vox Spain/Flickr (CC0 1.0 DEED) ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 21, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis contacted the president-elect of Argentina, Javier Milei, to congratulate him on his victory in Sunday’s runoff presidential election. The libertarian economist, who ran for the…

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Hong Kong lawmaker blasts Catholic bishops’ petition for release of Jimmy Lai  — By: Catholic News Agency

Jimmy Lai at a Hong Kong protest. / Credit: Courtesy of the Acton Institute Rome Newsroom, Nov 21, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). A legislative council member from the pro-Beijing New People’s Party has criticized a joint petition signed by 10 Catholic bishops, including three American prelates, calling for the immediate release of pro-democracy media…

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