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Archbishop Georg Gänswein / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Rome Newsroom, Jun 15, 2023 / 04:31 am (CNA).The Vatican confirmed Thursday that Pope Francis has asked Archbishop Georg Gänswein to return to Germany as of July 1.The longtime private secretary of Pope Benedict XVI has been told to return to his home diocese of Freiburg in southwest Germany "for the time being," according to a brief statement June 15.The Vatican also said Gänswein's role as prefect of the Papal Household concluded on Feb. 28. It did not indicate that he had been given any new assignment.The news about the 66-year-ol...

Scene from "Sound of Freedom" starring Jim Caviezel, out in theaters on July 4, 2023. / Photo courtesy of Angel StudiosDenver, Colo., Jun 15, 2023 / 11:26 am (CNA).Catholic audiences know actor Jim Caviezel for his iconic performances in movies such as "The Passion of the Christ" and "The Count of Monte Cristo." His latest film, "Sound of Freedom," which will be released by Angel Studios in theaters nationwide on July 4, is, in his view, among his best work.Caviezel plays Homeland Security agent Tim Ballard, who, after rescuing a young boy from trafficke...

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ, in an interview with EWTN in 2020. / EWTNVatican City, Jun 15, 2023 / 05:22 am (CNA).The priest and artist Father Marko Rupnik, accused of the physical and psychological abuse of numerous religious sisters, was dismissed from the Jesuits this month, according to the religious order.The Society of Jesus said in a June 15 statement Rupnik was expelled due to his "stubborn refusal to observe the vow of obedience."Rupnik had been asked to change communities and "accept a new mission," the statement said. "Faced with Marko Rupnik's repeated refusal ...

Fr. Fidelis Moscinski, CFR (right) encounters protesters during the July 10 "Witness for Life" prayer procession in Brooklyn. / Jeffrey Bruno/Instagram/EWTN Pro-Life WeeklyWashington D.C., Jun 13, 2023 / 16:05 pm (CNA).Pro-life activists are accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James of intimidation and suppressing free speech after the attorney general sued a pro-life group and asked the court to bar members from going within 30 feet of an abortion clinic.The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York on June 8, targets the act...

Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life & Family) headquarters in Rome was vandalized June 10, 2023. / Credit: Pro Vita & FamigliaACI Prensa Staff, Jun 13, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA).The Italian association Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life and Family) denounced an attack on its office in Rome after being called "bastards" by the leader of the LGBT Pride demonstration in Italy, Mario Colamarino.On Saturday, June 10, the demonstration in Rome passed in front of the association's office, where, according to its president, Jacopo Coghe, participants voiced insults and committed acts of &qu...