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Revisions announced to Australia religious freedom bill 
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Suspect arrested after arson destroys NJ church
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US education department may allow religious to receive federal student aid
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Archbishop Paglia says priests can be present at assisted suicide
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India's Citizenship Amendment Bill dismays US religious liberty commission
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Archbishop Gomez asks prayers for Francis on his 50th anniversary of priestly ordination
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Pope Francis: Martyrs are a sign the Church is following Jesus
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Pope Francis prays for Chile after plane disappears near Antarctica
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Sainthood cause advances for religious sister, educator who fought racism
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Mexico's nuncio offers his email address for abuse reports
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China punishes families of those who speak out in America, Congress hears
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As general election nears, bishops across UK stress right to life

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Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Archbishop Paglia says priests can be present at assisted suicide
India's Gujarat Congress Chief, along with Gujarat Congress supporters, protest the government's Citizenship Amendment Bill in Ahmedabad, Dec. 11, 2019. Credit: Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images.

India's Citizenship Amendment Bill dismays US religious liberty commission
Pope Francis kisses a relic of St. Junipero Serra presented by Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles at the Ponticial North American College in Rome, May 2, 2015. Credit: L'Osservatore Romano.

Archbishop Gomez asks prayers for Francis on his 50th anniversary of priestly ordination
Pope Francis addresses pilgrims from the Ruthenian Eparchy of Mukachevo in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 11, 2019. Credit: Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images.

Pope thanks Ruthenian Catholics of Ukraine for fidelity to Christ in Soviet era
Pope Francis greets pilgrims during his weekly audience, Dec. 11, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis: Martyrs are a sign the Church is following Jesus
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Pope Francis prays for Chile after plane disappears near Antarctica
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Sainthood cause advances for religious sister, educator who fought racism
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Mexico's nuncio offers his email address for abuse reports
Uighurs learn gardening at reeducation camp (vocational skills training center) in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture in Xinjiang. Credit: Azamat Imanaliev/Shutterstock.

China punishes families of those who speak out in America, Congress hears
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As general election nears, bishops across UK stress right to life
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DC basilica attack leaves 'Mary's Shrine' shaken, and at prayer
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