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Bunker Bay in Western Australia, Aug. 2, 2020, days after a shark attack on a surfer.

Catholic priest in Australia says grace helped him save surfer in shark attack

Aug 10, 2020

Fr. Liam Ryan, a long-time surfer, was on vacation visiting his best friend in Western Australia when, on the afternoon... Read more

Surfing ministry in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Photos courtest of Fr. Santiago Arriola

‘Surf’s up’ for these Argentine priests

Feb 9, 2018

Fr. Santiago Arriola is convinced that “our entire life, in all its expressions and dimensions, calls for evangelization and can... Read more

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This surfing school in Chile was created for kids with Down syndrome

Aug 17, 2017

On Sundays, Felipe Pereira is full of enthusiasm. That’s because on Sundays, the 21-year-old goes to Paradise Beach to enjoy... Read more

Guido Schaffer, a Brazilian seminarian who drowned while surfing in 2009 and whose cause for beatification has been opened. Photo courtesty of guidoschaffer.com.br.

Beatification cause opened for Brazil's 'Surfer Angel'

Nov 12, 2014

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved the cause of beatification of Guido Schaffer, who was a Brazilian... Read more

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Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Vatican ahead of a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life titled “Common Good: Theory and Practice” in which Mottley was a panelist. The academy’s meeting discussed the global financial system in light of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and crises that have impacted the world.

Vatican meeting highlights ‘common good’ as key objective to reform global financial order

Ernest Board (1877-1934), “Albertus Magnus Teaches in the Streets of Paris.”

St. Albert the Great: The Church and science are in harmony

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with ‘fair and humane treatment’

Mexico’s new president, Claudia Scheinbaum, meets with the country’s bishops during their plenary assembly on Nov. 13, 2024.

Mexican bishops urge new president to address violence, defend life

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Catholic Sen. Marco Rubio is Trump’s nominee for top Cabinet post

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Senators cry foul after faith-based groups allegedly frozen out of prison program

Marian Tompson, 94, a founder of La Leche League, resigned over the group’s decision to allow men who believe they are women to participate in the organization’s breastfeeding support groups.

2 leaders resign from La Leche League over shift to include men in breastfeeding groups

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Ohio Legislature passes bill requiring school bathroom use based on biological sex

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Cardinals test out virtual reality headsets at new AI-inspired jubilee art exhibit

Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark.

UK bishops continue to speak out after release of assisted suicide bill text

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