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Experts warn that organ donation could help drive high assisted suicide rates in Canada

The North American country is known for being a global leader in suicide deaths.

Pope reiterates need to respect rights of children, protect them from danger

Pope Leo XIV renews the Church’s call to place children at the heart of global concern, warning that despite international commitments, the situation of the world’s youngest remains deeply troubling.

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Kenya’s Lenten campaign: A call to national renewal for equity and human dignity

As the Catholic Church prepares to enter the sacred season of Lent, which will commence on Ash Wednesday, 18 February, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), through its Commission for the Promotion of Integral Human Development (CPIHD), Catholic Justice and Peace Department, has called for spiritual and social transformation and for the renewal of the nation.

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Pope Leo meets Prime Minister of Republic of Albania

Pope Leo XIV receives the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama, in the Vatican on Thursday.

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Meeting scheduled between Society of St. Pius X and Prefect of the DDF

Responding to reporters' questions, the Director of the Holy See Press Office explains that there will be an “informal and personal dialogue” between Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X.

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Guterres: World destabilized if law of power replaces power of law

We publish extensive excerpts from an interview with Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, first published in the Italian daily newspaper, La Repubblica.

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Cardinal Farrell: Local Church must help lay people with basic formation

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, opens the Dicastery's plenary assembly taking place this week in Rome with a call for local Churches to help laypeople in basic formation and with the hope that World Meetings be 'authentic experiences of encounter with Jesus.'

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Expanding Our Hearts

You may recall that St. Anthony Parish participated in the Disciple Maker Index (DMI) survey during Lent of 2023. This year, we’re doing it again—and we need your voice! As part of the diocesan With One Heart initiative, the...

U.S. bishops mark 100th anniversary of Black History Month

February marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month being commemorated in the U.S.

Church fresco angel that resembled Italian prime minister painted over to end controversy

The restored fresco in an ancient church in Rome sparked controversy after one of the angels depicted in the restoration bore a striking resemblance to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.