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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book

Apr 18, 2024

Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, signed a bill on Tuesday that names the Aitken Bible and nine other texts as official state books in the Tennessee Blue Book manual.

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

Apr 18, 2024

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, who was attacked at an Australian church earlier this week, told his attacker: “You’re my son, and you’ll always be in my prayers.”

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

Apr 18, 2024

The Sagninaw priest has been at the center of controversy since last month after area author Dominic Thrasher made an appearance at the parish’s school. 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

Apr 18, 2024

The lawmakers penned a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker that asks him to limit participation in women-only sports to biological women.

A bishop and a priest exchange the sign of peace during Mass.

Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains

Apr 18, 2024

The sign of peace is meant to express “the sincere desire to be reconciled among ourselves, to overcome all divisions between us, to be instruments of peace.”

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako presides over the dedication ceremony of the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mosul, Iraq. April 5, 2024.

As new altar is consecrated at destroyed Iraq church, former parishioner recalls ‘wonderful days’

Apr 18, 2024

Georgena Habbaba says her eyes filled with tears to see her childhood parish and school in Mosul, Iraq, reconstructed and open again for worship and study.

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Arizona lawmakers vote to retain law protecting life at conception

Apr 17, 2024

In a near party-line vote, House Democrats failed to gain a majority of votes to suspend the Legislature’s rules to fast-track a “abortion ban repeal” bill. 

Father Benedict Kiely, founder of Nasarean.org, speaks during a panel discussion on Day 2 of The National Conservatism Conference at the Claridge on April 17, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium.

Belgian court overturns ban on conservative conference attended by German cardinal

Apr 17, 2024

Cardinal Gerhard Müller told author Rod Dreher, who was also speaking at the conference, that the attempt to shut down the conference was “like Nazi Germany.”

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Caitlin Clark’s former coach says she ‘tries to maximize her God-given talents’

Apr 17, 2024

Caitlin Clark was selected as the No. 1 draft pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association draft on April 15.

Catholic and Anglican nuns defend religious freedom in New York’s highest court

Apr 17, 2024

The lawsuit is over a New York Department of Financial Services regulation that could require faith-based organizations to cover “medically necessary” abortions.

Episcopal bishops oppose Catholic music group’s use of New York seminary

Apr 17, 2024

In a letter, the Episcopal bishops said they were “concerned by the lack of full acceptance of the LGBTQ stance” of the founders of the School of Sacred Music.

New York prosecutor, Brooklyn Diocese reach agreement over sex abuse mishandling

Apr 17, 2024

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Diocese of Brooklyn has agreed to “significant action” to address shortcomings in handling abuse complaints.