Catholic News – Americas
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Powerful reflections from saints on Lent: fasting, penance, and conversion
Image of St. John Paul II. / Credit: Adrian Tusar/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 19, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).…
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8 Catholic universities get ready to compete in NCAA men’s basketball tournament
Ryan Kalkbrenner and the Creighton Bluejays are back in the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament, one of eight Catholic universities…
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Five years later: How some parishes are thriving after weathering COVID lockdowns
An Easter Vigil procession at St. Dominic Parish in San Francisco. / Credit: St. Dominic Parish/Lorelei Low CNA Staff, Mar…
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‘From Inclusion to Belonging’ conference welcomes Catholics with disabilities
Attendees visit vendors at the Diocese of Arlington's 2025 "From Inclusion to Belonging Conference." / Credit: Porto Charities Washington, D.C.…
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Cast of ‘The Chosen’ tease what’s in store for their characters in Season 5
From left to right: Abe Bueno-Jallad (Big James), Noah James (Andrew), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Shahar Isaac (Simon Peter), Luke…
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Florida bishops urge DeSantis to commute death sentence of convicted killer Edward James
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about a toll highway relief program during a press conference held at the Greater Miami…
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3 Christian converts in Iran sentenced to over 40 years in prison
null / Credit: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Here are some of the…
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Peruvian bishop denounces ‘direct attack’ on Church’s freedom of speech
Bishop Isaac Martínez Chuquizana leads the diocese of Cajamarca, Peru. / Credit: Peruvian Bishops Conference. Lima Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025…
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UPDATED: Which states protect churches from closure, 5 years after COVID lockdowns?
Normally busy streets in Manhattan are deserted April 10, 2020, after officials imposed a COVID-19 lockdown. / Credit: George Wirt/Shutterstock…
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Trump NIH director nominee calls for ethical alternatives to aborted fetal tissue research
Jay Bhattacharya testifies during a US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on his nomination to be…
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