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China’s oldest priest dies at 104: a life of faith amid 25 years of persecution
St. Francis Xavier statue in front St. Joseph Cathedral in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2016. / Credit: Zvonimir Atletic/Shutterstock Washington,…
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Catholic priest sentenced to 11 years in prison by Belarusian regime
The Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus. / Credit: nastya_krii/Shutterstock ACI…
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Catholic priest in Nigeria murdered by ‘unidentified assailants’
Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of…
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Louisiana priest Lawrence Hecker dies in prison after life sentence over rape of teenager
Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a…
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Catholic News - Americas
‘Hollywood Priest’: PBS documentary tells life story of Father Bud Kieser
“Hollywood Priest: The Story Of Father ‘Bud’ Kieser,” is scheduled to air on PBS World at 5 a.m. and 11…
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Catholic News - Americas
Miraculous cure of former atheist, now priest, clinches canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati
Father Juan Manuel Gutiérrez in interview with “EWTN Noticias” anchor Nathalí Paredes on Dec. 19, 2024. / Credit: EWTN Noticias/Screenshot…
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Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras
The moment a man tries to steal a consecrated host in Honduras. / Credit: Facebook Canal 16 Ocatepeque/Screenshot ACI Prensa…
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Los Angeles priest experienced miracle that paved way for Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization
Archbishop José H. Gomez held a press conference on Dec. 16, 2024, to present Father Juan Gutierrez, who experienced a…
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Nicaraguan dictatorship kidnaps and expels another priest
The Nicaraguan dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his “co-president” and wife, Rosario Murillo, kidnapped and expelled from the country a…
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Canadian priest assigned to Vatican’s Secretariat of State
Father Paul Goo, center, is pictured during a missions trip to the Philippines in 2017. He will serve in the…
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