Catholic News – General
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Hawaii’s seafarer ministry brings pastoral relief to island’s ‘invisible’ fishing industry
Catholics attend Mass via the Apostleship of the Sea Ministry in Honolulu, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. / Credit: Deacon Marlowe…
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Christians in northeast India unfazed by bid to revive 46-year-old anti-conversion law
Women baptized by Prem Bhai climb to his memorial singing devotional songs during a 2018 observance of the Catholic missionary.…
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1,600 of Rome’s poor attend ‘Bernadette of Lourdes’ premiere
The musical will be available for a month for pilgrims coming to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. /…
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Pope Francis calls for global commitment to eradicate child labor and exploitation
Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025,…
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Pope Francis’ autobiography ‘Hope’ is out this week
Pope Francis greets pilgrims from his wheelchair during the Saturday jubilee audience in the Vatican’s audience hall on Jan. 11,…
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Historic Italian naval ship chosen to be a jubilee church in 2025
The Amerigo Vespucci Italian naval ship. / Credit: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Jan 13, 2025…
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Black Nazarene procession attracts millions in the Philippines
Filipino Catholic devotees jostle one another to touch the Black Nazarene during its annual procession on Jan. 9, 2025, in…
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Appeal for ‘fervent prayers’ issued for religious sisters kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria
An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha…
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Lebanon elects Gen. Joseph Aoun as president amid divided Christian bloc
Lebanon’s Parliament has elected Gen. Joseph Aoun to be president of the Republic of Lebanon. / Credits: Carlos Braga-Pinterest and…
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Pope Francis: Christians have a duty to prevent, condemn child exploitation
Pope Francis greets young people gathered for his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at…
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