Pope Francis to Slovak pilgrims: ‘Bear witness joyfully to hope that does not disappoint’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pilgrims walk through St. Peter’s Square in September 2024. / Credit: Dorisb.83/Shutterstock Vatican City, Apr 4, 2025 / 11:23 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday shared a message with Slovak pilgrims, including Slovakia’s President Peter Pellegrini, in Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. In a written message released by the Vatican, the Holy…

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A Tale of Two Cities: ICKSP kicked out of Oakland, TLM Sheltered in Tampa Bay — By: OnePeterFive

Above: Tampa Bay, Florida. LifeSite News recently published two stories about the traditional Latin Mass. In one, Bishop Michael Barber, S.J. of Oakland has informed the diocese that they have “enough properly trained clergy to provide the Traditional Latin Mass to the faithful,” and has kindly invited the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest…

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Post-election data shows nonreligious population in U.S. has plateaued — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Photo Spirit/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 4, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). According to data from the 2024 Cooperative Election Study (CES), the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion has largely stopped rising and has even slightly decreased among certain generations. The Harvard-run CES is conducted before and…

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Nigerian priest recounts abductee ordeal, attributes escape to Our Lady of Perpetual Help — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Isaac Agabi, a parish priest in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi, was abducted and tortured in 2020 and still suffers physical and psyschoigcal effects of his ordeal. / Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Auchi ACI Africa, Apr 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A priest in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi who was abducted alongside…

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