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Abuse scandal at Indonesian Islamic school seen as call to Catholic schools to strengthen safeguards

A recent child abuse scandal that led to the closure of an Islamic boarding school and the arrest of its head cleric is a wake-up call for Christians to tighten monitoring and introduce reforms in their schools, Church leaders in Asia said.
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First-ever pilgrimage celebrates Pope Leo with Mass, visits to papal boyhood landmarks

On the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election, a group promoting the Catholic faith in Chicago's south suburbs led an inaugural pilgrimage to his boyhood home and the church he attended as a boy.
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As Planned Parenthood defunding nears expiration, USCCB pro-life chair backs bill to block funds

Ahead of the July 4 expiration of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provision that eliminated Medicaid funds to health providers who also perform abortions, the U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman expressed support for legislation that would block federal Title X family-planning grants and funds from going to those entities.
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Religious freedom watchdog urges Trump to fill key ambassador vacancy

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on May 12 reiterated its recommendation that President Donald Trump "swiftly" make a nomination to fill a key ambassador position to promote and protect religious freedom abroad.
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Madre Peregrina tour in archdiocese ends on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day on May 10 marked the final day of the Madre Peregrina tour in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. It began at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on April 23 and ended at Incarnation in Minneapolis.
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Israeli soldiers punished after desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to 21 days of military detention for placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon, while another soldier who photographed the act received a 14-day sentence, the Israeli army said May 11.
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Two Pro Ecclesia Sancta brothers ordained transitional deacons May 9

Brothers Evan Steeves and Jose Ignacio Rodriguez, two local men from Pro Ecclesia Sancta — an ecclesial family of consecrated life in the Catholic Church — were ordained transitional deacons May 9 at St. Mark in St. Paul.
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Catholic health centers respond to massive measles outbreak in Bangladesh

Caritas Bangladesh and Church-run health centers are building infection prevention awareness while the country grapples with a deadly outbreak of measles that has left more than 330 children dead since mid-March.
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Bishop Varden on hope, AI, patience — and not weaponizing Christianity

During his May 7 visit to St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway, a member of the Trappist monastic order, sat down with OSV News to share his insights on Christian hope, the dangers of AI and weaponizing the Christian faith, and the need for patience in the spiritual life.
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Bishops’ pro-life chair ‘urgently’ encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on mifepristone

The head of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee has written a letter to Trump administration officials expressing concern about the status of their promised safety review of mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill.
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Pope Leo thanks Canary Islands as hantavirus-stricken ship arrives in Tenerife

Pope Leo XIV thanked the people of Spain's Canary Islands after passengers exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship were allowed to disembark on the island of Tenerife.
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Trump says he plans to raise Jimmy Lai imprisonment during China visit

President Donald Trump said May 11 he plans to discuss the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during his upcoming visit to China; however, he suggested the prominent Catholic and pro-democracy campaigner "caused a lot of bedlam."
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