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News – Page 296 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

August 7, 2025

African Catholic Leaders Gather in Abidjan for Historic Jubilee Congress, by Ngala Killian Chimtom

By Ngala Killian Chimtom, Catholic World Report - The Pan-African Catholic Jubilee on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life, convening from August 5th to 10th, comes at a particularly crucial moment for African Catholics... The third Pan-African Catholic Jubilee on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life opened August 5 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, bringing together the continent’s largest assembly of African Catholic theologians, pastors, lay leaders, and others.

August 7, 2025

Saint of the Day for August 7: St. Cajetan (Oct. 1, 1480 – Aug. 7, 1547)

By Franciscan Media - Like most of us, Cajetan seemed headed for an “ordinary” life—first as a lawyer, then as a priest engaged in the work of the Roman Curia... His life took a characteristic turn when he joined the Oratory of Divine Love in Rome, a group devoted to piety and charity, shortly after his ordination at 36. When he was 42 he founded a hospital for incurables at Venice.

August 7, 2025

New Lawsuits Allege Systemic Abuse and Concealment by Dioceses of Las Cruces and El Paso, by Tri City Record, by Staff

Source: Tri City Record, by Staff, (Complicit Clergy) - The Catholic Church’s handling of decades-old sexual abuse allegations involving priests who served in southern New Mexico and West Texas has again come under scrutiny. Eight new lawsuits against the Diocese of Las Cruces and the Diocese of El Paso allege that church officials knowingly concealed child abuse to protect the institution’s reputation... The lawsuits, filed by the Davis Kelin Law Firm and Huffman Wallace & Monagle, allege systemic abuse of minors spanning more than three decades – from 1956 to 1990 – involving children aged 3 to 15.

August 6, 2025

Planned Parenthood Abortion Business Will Close Two Centers in Louisiana, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - The Planned Parenthood abortion business will close two centers in Louisiana – adding to the list of dozens of abortion facilities the company has closed in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Bill that defunded it... Both Planned Parenthood facilities in Louisiana will close their doors effective September 30, making it so the state with be free of the abortion business... Notably, the New Orleans facility was constructed with the stated goal of becoming a regional abortion center, intending to perform nearly 2,844 abortions per year. With Louisiana banning abortions, babies across the state are protected and that goal was not achieved. ...

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