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Celebration of the Virga Jesse, Basilica of Hasselt, Belgium, August 2017.

Belgium town to host Marian celebration ‘Virga Jesse’ again after 7 years

Aug 10, 2024

By Emma Silvestri

Tens of thousands of people are expected this year to attend the 47th gathering of “Virga Jesse” from Aug. 11–25. Read more

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The altar of St. Robert Bellarmine in Sant'Ignazio, Rome.

Robert Bellarmine, the saint who defended the Church with charity

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA.

USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy

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Families are moving out of ‘blue’ states and heading for red and purple, researchers find

Organizers discuss the upcoming second session of the Synod on Synodality at a press conference at the Holy See Press Office on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.

Here’s what will be new at the Synod on Synodality part 2

A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney.

Next International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Sydney in 2028

Bishop Emeritus Edward Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, passed away at age 84 on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

Oklahoma Bishop Emeritus Slattery, ‘man of deep faith,’ passes away at 84

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.

Vatican announces press conference on ‘spiritual experience’ of Medjugorje

A worshipper waves the flag of China as Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience on June 12, 2019, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope’s Asia visit draws attention to Holy See’s delicate China diplomacy

Voting booths on Election Day.

Pro-life groups adjust tactics in challenging electoral panorama

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New study finds regular porn usage linked to higher loneliness, depression

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