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By a vote of 240-2, the U.S. bishops voted last Wednesday to write a letter of support to Pope Francis, for an effort to see St. John Henry Newman named a Doctor of the Church. “John Henry Newman,” Si John Everett Millais, 1881. public domain. Bishop Daniel Flores, who heads the USCCB doctrine committee, explained…

Father Jesús Mariscal recently helped a homeless woman give birth to twins outside St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, Washington . / Credit: Catholic Extension Yakima, Wash., Nov 20, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA). A young priest recently helped a distressed homeless woman bring two young lives into the world. He shared the remarkable story with…

null / Credit: Zolnierek / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA). An Ohio priest was sentenced to life in prison Friday after being convicted of multiple sexual abuse charges earlier this year.  Parish priest Michael Zacharias was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in the Northern District of…

Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid met with Pope Francis Saturday, days after a cardinal lost an Iraqi legal challenge over the withdrawal of a presidential decree. Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid. Fars Media Corporation via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0). The Vatican said that during Nov. 18 talks between Rashid, the pope, and senior curial officials,…

Waiters bring lunch to Pope Francis and those seated at his table on the World Day of the Poor on Nov. 19, 2023. The lunch was offered by Hilton Hotels and organized by the Vatican’s charity office and the Sant’Egidio community. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Nov 20, 2023 / 11:11 am (CNA). Pope…