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U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger turns the pages of an ancient book he was just presented with by Pope Paul VI, left, during a special audience on Nov. 5, 1974, in Rome. Kissinger was in Rome to attend the World Food Conference.

Henry Kissinger’s 4 Key Catholic Moments

COMMENTARY: By his own estimate, Kissinger was about the protection and promotion of hope in the midst of geopolitical conflict.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries

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Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak, of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, sprinkles Holy Water during the Priestly Ordination Liturgy of Deacon Paul Spotts at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Frackville, Pa., on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.

Ukrainian Archbishop Gudziak on Catholic Faith, Children and Truth

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Chris Slattery RIP: Remembering a Pro-Life Giant

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Sandra Day O’Connor: The Story Behind Her Appointment and Decisive Abortion Vote

Paul Kengor Commentaries

House Republican Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

Former Speaker McCarthy Says He’s Leaving Congress at End of Year

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Attorneys at ADF argue in the letter that the policy and the practice of the school district violates the parents’ deeply held religious beliefs and their parental rights in the education and upbringing of their children, citing Supreme Court precedent on these constitutional protections.

Colorado Parents Protest After Daughter Told to Share Bed With Male Student on School Trip

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The Holy Child Program, begun in 1996, helps children and their families in the West Bank flourish.

In Bethlehem, These Modern-Day Shepherds Are Tending a Flock of Children Who Need God’s Mercy — and Your Help

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Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke during the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, June 29, 2019.

Here are 5 Things to Know About Cardinal Burke

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The Hollywood sign is seen, along with a cross, in the hills above Los Angeles.

The Catholic Priest Who Changed Hollywood

Christian Peschken and Stephen Werner Commentaries

Disney’s ‘Wish’ Unfulfillment

Barbara Nicolosi Movies

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A Catholic Definition of Womanhood From Edith Stein, Defender of Women

The Last Supper is depicted in ‘The New Manna.’

Fascination About Eucharistic Miracles Prompts ‘The New Manna’ Movie

St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878).

St. Nicholas: 5 Things to Know and Share

‘Loved, Cherished and Called’: Singer-Songwriter Marie Miller Shares Needed Message for Women Through Song

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FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5.

FBI Director Grilled After Release of New Report on Targeting of Catholics

The hearing followed the unveiling of the House Judiciary Committee’s report detailing the results of a monthslong investigation into a leaked internal FBI memo that discussed investigating Catholics as potential domestic terrorists.

Tyler Arnold, Joe Bukuras/CNA Nation December 6, 2023

Father Gabriel Romanelli (center), the Latin parish priest of Gaza, is among the celebrants at a Mass to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine and the Holy Land at the shrine dedicated to her at Deir Rafat on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

‘These Are Very Hard Times’: Pastor of Gaza Catholic Church Gives Update on Christians’ Plight

Though a small minority in Gaza, the Christian community has been greatly impacted by the war.

Peter Pinedo/CNA World December 6, 2023

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick outside the Dedham District Court in Massachusetts on Sept. 3, 2021.

Theodore McCarrick Case in Wisconsin Hangs in the Balance After New Competency Exam

Cardinal McCarrick is facing misdemeanor sexual assault charges in Wisconsin related to an incident that allegedly occurred in April 1977 near a house by Geneva Lake.

Joe Bukuras/CNA Nation December 6, 2023

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández celebrates his Mass of titular possession at the Church of Sts. Urban and Lawrence at Prima Porta on the northern outskirts of Rome on Dec. 3, 2023.

Cardinal Fernández: Offer Yourselves to the Lord ‘Like Clay Ready to be Molded’

Cardinal Fernández was one of several new cardinals to take possession of his titular church in recent weeks.

Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican December 6, 2023

Pope Francis speaks at his general audience on Dec. 6 in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis at General Audience: ‘The Spirit Is the Protagonist’ of Evangelization

Msgr. Filippo Ciampanelli again read the prepared papal remarks on his behalf, with Francis noting that he was ‘still struggling’ from his illness. ‘But I’m better.’

Matthew Santucci/CNA Vatican December 6, 2023