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The inspiring story of Archbishop Naumann’s passion for pro-life activism

Archbishop Joseph Naumann's motto of 'vitae victoria erit,' meaning 'life will be victorious,' reflects the truth on which he has staked his ministry for more than 40 years.

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Marc & Julie Anderson

• May 30, 2025May 29, 2025

Pope Francis replaces Archbishop Naumann with bishop who opposed banning pro-aborts from Communion

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of staunch pro-life Abp. Naumann and is replacing him with Bp. Shawn McKnight, who opposed a prohibition on Communion for pro-abortion politicians.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Apr 8, 2025Apr 9, 2025

‘Heartbroken’ Archbishop Naumann urges prayers for Kansas priest fatally shot in rectory

Archbishop Naumann said he was ‘heartbroken to share the tragic news’ that Fr. Raj ‘Arul’ Carasala of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Seneca was murdered on Thursday by an Oklahoma man.

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Matt Lamb

• Apr 4, 2025Apr 7, 2025

Archbishop Naumann celebrates packed Mass in response to satanic event at Kansas Capitol

Up to 400 people attended Mass celebrated by Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann on Friday in response to a blasphemous satanic event that prompted massive backlash from Catholics.

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Peter Martin

• Mar 29, 2025Mar 31, 2025

PHOTOS: Archbishop Naumann leads pro-life prayer vigil outside Kansas Planned Parenthood

Around 50 pro-lifers joined Archbishop Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, at a prayer vigil outside of Planned Parenthood to witness for the unborn and stand against the culture of death.

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Peter Martin

• Mar 29, 2025Mar 29, 2025

Archbishop Naumann condemns Kansas ‘black mass’ as hate speech targeting Catholics

Archbishop Joseph Naumann denounced the satanic 'black mass' planned at the Kansas Capitol as 'hate speech,' pointing out that it is directly mocking Catholicism.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Mar 21, 2025Mar 24, 2025

Kansas satanic group swears under oath it does not have consecrated Host for ‘black mass’

The leader of a Kansas satanic group has now sworn that they do not have a stolen Eucharistic Host, but the Archdiocese of Kansas City is still suing the satanists to take possession of what they claimed was a Host.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Mar 21, 2025Mar 24, 2025

Kansas satanists say they’ll defy new rules blocking ‘black mass’ on state property

The Satanic Grotto’s president Michael Stewart declared that the group will hold its ‘black mass’ on March 28, despite a new policy banning the event on state property.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Mar 19, 2025Mar 19, 2025

Archbishop Naumann to lead prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood for International Day of Unborn

Kansas Archbishop Naumann will lead the faithful in praying the Rosary, Angelus, and Divine Mercy Chaplet outside of Planned Parenthood on March 29 to witness to the ‘infinite value of the unborn.’

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Doug Mainwaring

• Mar 18, 2025Mar 19, 2025

Archdiocese of Kansas City warns Masses at 3 parishes may have been ‘invalid’ for years due to wrong wine

Archbishop Joseph Naumann said that multiple priests at parishes in his archdiocese 'discovered the long-term use of wines that were in fact invalid matter for the confection of the Eucharist.'

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jun 6, 2023Jun 7, 2023

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The inspiring story of Archbishop Naumann’s passion for pro-life activism

Pope Francis replaces Archbishop Naumann with bishop who opposed banning pro-aborts from Communion

‘Heartbroken’ Archbishop Naumann urges prayers for Kansas priest fatally shot in rectory

Archbishop Naumann celebrates packed Mass in response to satanic event at Kansas Capitol

PHOTOS: Archbishop Naumann leads pro-life prayer vigil outside Kansas Planned Parenthood

Archbishop Naumann condemns Kansas ‘black mass’ as hate speech targeting Catholics

Kansas satanic group swears under oath it does not have consecrated Host for ‘black mass’

Kansas satanists say they’ll defy new rules blocking ‘black mass’ on state property

Archbishop Naumann to lead prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood for International Day of Unborn

Archdiocese of Kansas City warns Masses at 3 parishes may have been ‘invalid’ for years due to wrong wine