Swiss politician faces court after firing 20 shots at image of Mary and Jesus — By: Catholic News Agency

Zurich, Switzerland. / Credit: Gianfranco Vivi/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 / 08:42 am (CNA). Swiss prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Zurich councillor and former Green Liberal Party leader after she posted images of herself firing approximately 20 shots at a Christian image depicting the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. According to…

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Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘Christ is not absent from Gaza’ amid war — By: Catholic News Agency

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (left) and Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on July 22, 2025. / Credit: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 / 09:38 am (CNA). Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa spoke on Tuesday about the devastation…

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Mississippi launches MAMA program to support moms, families, and pro-life values — By: Catholic News Agency

The Mississippi state capitol building. The Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance (MAMA) program connects mothers and families with assistance from state and faith-based organizations like Catholic Charities. / Credit: Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Mississippi is promoting family, motherhood, and pro-life policies through its Mississippi Access to…

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CELAM and the Alienation of the Church in Latin America: An Ex-Liberationist Speaks Out — By: Crisis Magazine

Clodovis Boff, the brother of the famous liberation theologian Leonardo Boff, recently wrote an open letter to the Latin American Bishops’ Conference (known as CELAM) in which he criticized what he called the same old music: “social, social, social.” He said the bishops neglected the basic religious message of Jesus. His words were very pointed:…

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