Abuse of consecrated women: ‘The first words should be: I believe you, you are not alone’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Thibault Verny. / Credit: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Nov 19, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). The challenge of addressing abuse within consecrated life — in all its dimensions: sexual, power, conscience, and also economic — was the focus of an international meeting organized by the Pontifical Commission for…

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Peace plan inspired by Catholic EU founder proposed at European Parliament debate — By: Catholic News Agency

Pierre Louvrier (center) speaks during the “Schuman Plan 2.0 — Europe’s Role in a Fragmented World” debate at the European Parliament, Nov. 11, 2025. / Credit: Maria Grazia Ricciardi EWTN News, Nov 19, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA). A Vatican-based foundation has proposed a new peace initiative inspired by Venerable Robert Schuman, one of the…

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Virgin Mary doesn’t have ‘the role of holding back God’s wrath,’ Vatican expert says — By: Catholic News Agency

Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Nov 19, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). Following the reaction to the new Vatican document Mater Populi Fidelis (“Mother of the Faithful People”), Father Maurizio Gronchi, a Christology expert and consultant to the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, warned that…

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Maine court to rule if mother can take daughter to church over father’s objections — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Joe Belanger/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 19, 2025 / 12:23 pm (CNA). The Maine State Supreme Court is considering whether to give a mother the right to take her daughter to church amid a dispute between the mother and her daughter’s father.  Liberty Counsel, an Orlando, Florida-based legal group, said in a press…

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