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Founder defies Vatican order to leave ecumenical community
Rome Newsroom, Feb 18, 2021 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- Enzo Bianchi has defied a Vatican order to leave the...
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Famed monastery to reopen property after founder refuses second order to exile
ROME – After closing one of their locations and setting it aside for the exclusive use of their founder, Italy’s...
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Delayed Legion of Christ extortion trial goes ahead in Italy
ROME — A judge in Milan has ruled that trial can go ahead in a case in which priests and...
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Discrimination abortion restrictions proposed in Northern Ireland
Washington D.C., Feb 16, 2021 / 04:16 pm MT (CNA).- Lawmakers in Northern Ireland are seeking to ban abortions in...
Read moreEuropean bishops launch network of prayer for COVID-19 victims
VATICAN CITY — The Council of European Bishops’ Conferences announced the launch of a prayer network during Lent to pray...
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Jesuit who absolved Pope of charges of complicity in ‘Dirty War’ dies
ROME – Jesuit Father Franz Jalics, a Hungarian missionary who was kidnapped and tortured during Argentina’s last military dictatorship when...
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With carnival canceled, sadness takes over Belgian town
BINCHE, Belgium — In normal times, the small town of Binche in southern Belgium would be bursting with excitement. It’s...
Read moreSpanish lawyers act to prevent removal of crosses by local officials
A group of Spanish lawyers has launched petitions and lawsuits to prevent the removal of crosses by local officials, after...
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Vatican, Russian Orthodox stress collaboration in COVID response
ROME – Top officials from both the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox churches met for a virtual discussion Friday on...
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A subdued year for Germany’s Carnival, thanks to the virus
BERLIN — Germany’s renowned Carnival celebrations got underway Thursday but without any of their usual raucous revelry. Parades, street festivals...
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