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Proposed amendments to Iraqi law undermine women’s dignity, human rights expert says

Nov 29, 2024

By Georgena Habbaba

Iraqi Christians push for Personal Status Law amid controversial amendments related to child marriage, divorce rights, and child custody. Read more

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The heads of Churches and their representatives in Syria meet the de facto leader.

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A statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Seton Legacy Garden at the Seton Shrine in Maryland.

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Religious sisters mingle at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 3, 2025.

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The Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus.

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Sister Veronica Higgins of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Infant Jesus died in a car accident Jan. 2, 2025, after running off a rural highway northwest of the city, according to local news reports.

Oklahoma City nun dies in car crash after suspected medical incident

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Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People on Jan. 3, 2025, in Clementine Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis encourages blind young people to be pilgrims of hope

Ascension's new podcast 'The Rosary in a Year' with Father Mark-Mary Ames, CFR.

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Thousands gather for the opening Mass of the SEEK25 conference held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2–5, 2025.

‘Our hearts are restless until they rest in you’: SEEK25 kicks off in Washington, D.C.

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