Religious freedom, free speech advocates support Vermont couples barred from fostering — By: Catholic News Agency

Bryan and Rebecca Gantt, two foster parents in Vermont, had their licenses revoked for refusing to embrace gender ideology. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom CNA Staff, Jun 12, 2025 / 17:38 pm (CNA). Twenty-two states and various religious freedom and free speech advocates have filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of two Vermont…

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Gravely wounded Colombian presidential hopeful improving; could be miracle, cardinal says — By: Catholic News Agency

Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombian senator and presidential hopeful; and Cardinal Luis José Rueda, archbishop of Bogotá. / Credit: Luigi Venegas (CC BY-SA 4.0); Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Lima Newsroom, Jun 12, 2025 / 16:38 pm (CNA). Cardinal Luis José Rueda, archbishop of Bogotá and primate of Colombia, said that with the slight improvement of Miguel Uribe…

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Charismatic renewal leader confident Pope Leo XIV will affirm movement’s status in Church — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 12, 2025 / 15:47 pm (CNA). A leader of the Catholic charismatic renewal said he believes that charismatics will enjoy harmonious relations with Pope…

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New York on brink of legalizing assisted suicide as advocates urge protection of vulnerable — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Patrick Thomas/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 12, 2025 / 13:43 pm (CNA). Pro-life advocates are warning of the need to protect vulnerable patients, including the elderly and terminally ill, as New York prepares to legalize assisted suicide. New York will become the 12th state in the country, along with the District of Columbia,…

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First-of-its-kind Center for Sainthood Studies launches — By: Catholic News Agency

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone specifically commissioned the United States’ first Center for Sainthood Studies to foster “a deeper understanding of the processes involved in recognizing the holiness of individuals and their potential for sainthood.” / Credit: Dennis Callahan/Archdiocese of San Francisco Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 12, 2025 / 14:47 pm (CNA). The United States’…

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