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Belarus Pardons 2 Catholic Priests After Talks With Vatican

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The priests’ release was credited in part to Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, pictured here celebrating the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Belarus expressed 'gratitude to all those who contributed to the release of imprisoned priests.'

What Does Science Really Say About God’s Existence?

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Author Michel-Yves Bolloré say faith and reason are not in opposition.

A book that integrates philosophy, morality, history and enigmas — because the question of God spans all forms of knowledge.

Two Federal Appeals Cases Could Reset the Religious Freedom Landscape

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The 5th and 10th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals are housed in the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse in New Orleans and the Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver, respectively.

COMMENTARY: A 5th Circuit case in Louisiana and Texas and a 10th Circuit case in Colorado are worth keeping an eye on.

Polish, German Bishops Sign New Declaration 60 Years After Historic Reconciliation

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Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gniezno, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference (left), and Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, embrace after signing the joint declaration “Courage of Extended Hands” at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław, Poland, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the historic correspondence between the Polish and German Bishops’ Conferences.

The churches in Poland and Germany want to 'continue to work to break down and overcome enmities in Europe.'

Faith Leaders File Suit to Distribute Communion at ICE Facility

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Police vehicles surround the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Oct. 31, 2025, in Broadview, Illinois.

The complaint alleged that ICE’s refusal to allow clergy to pray with detainees or offer Communion violates the First Amendment.

Immigrant Rights Advocate Mercy Sister JoAnn Persch, 91, Dies

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Sister of Mercy JoAnn Persch, a longtime immigrant rights advocate, died on Nov. 14, 2025, at age 91.

Sister Persch and Sister Pat Murphy were founding members of the Su Casa Catholic Worker House in Chicago.