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Judicial Watch pushes for transparency in 2023 FBI memo linking extremist risk to some Catholics

Lawyers for Judicial Watch complained the FBI has not been fully compliant in its release of records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Cardinal Simoni, imprisoned for years in communist Albania, prays before St. Francis’ bones

Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, was able to pray before the remains of St. Francis, celebrate Mass at the Protomonastery of St. Clare, and pray before her tomb. He was imprisoned in communist Albania.

Pope: Authorities must pursue ceasefire and peace through dialogue

Pope Leo XIV issues a brief statement to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, renewing his appeal to “work for peace, not with weapons,” and denouncing the rise in hatred, violence, and death.

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Conference to highlight ‘Orestes Brownson and the Mission of America’

Conference organizers said they hope “to spread the word on Orestes Brownson” through his 19th-century writings’ message to present times.

Loyola University mourns student killed in Chicago shooting: ‘We are heavy with grief’

Sheridan Gorman was shot and killed allegedly by an immigrant in the country illegally, according to police.

Pakistan Christian prisoners rebuild lives after church bombings

Eleven years after twin suicide bombings struck two Pakistan churches, survivors of mass arrests still bear the scars as a young martyr who died stopping the attack moves toward sainthood.

Yad Vashem chief: Holocaust memory is key to fighting antisemitism

Dani Dayan spoke after meeting Pope Leo XIV, saying antisemitism is “bigotry” independent of Israeli policy.

Exorcists urge pope to appoint trained practitioners in every diocese

An exorcist group said growing occult practices and spiritual harm highlight the need for trained priests and better formation.

On World Tuberculosis Day, Catholic sisters tend to Bangladesh's sick and forgotten

Catholic women religious at two hospitals in Bangladesh have spent decades treating tuberculosis patients whom the government and society have largely overlooked.

UNICEF appeals for end to Mideast war as children suffer devastation

The United Nations Children's Fund appeals for an end to the violence in the Middle East and unimpeded humanitarian access to assist over 1.2 million displaced children in Iran and Lebanon. The humanitarian organization warns that a generation of children is being pulled deeper into crisis and paying a devastating price.

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