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October 15, 2019
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the state will erect a statue of St Frances Xavier Cabrini. The announcement comes two months after a New York City public arts program decided they would not build a statue of Mother Cabrini, despite the saint topping a poll organized by the program. During a public nominations
October 14, 2019
A court in the United Kingdom ruled last week that it is in the best interest of a pregnant woman with severe learning disabilities that she undergo an abortion. A British court made the same decision in a similar case earlier this year, though that decision was overturned after it was issued. The unidentified woman
October 14, 2019
The head of the Vatican City State’s national police force has resigned, after a confidential internal memo was leaked to the press that announced the suspension of some Vatican officials and employees and restricted their access to the Vatican. The suspended officials were connected to an October 1 raid of some Vatican offices, part an
October 11, 2019
The Polish bishops’ conference has agreed to begin the canonization process for the parents of Saint John Paul II. The Polish episcopate made the announcement on October 10, setting in motion the first steps for the beatification of John Paul II’s father, Karol Wojtyła, and mother, Emilia nee Kaczorowska. The next step will be to
October 11, 2019
A judge in England has decided that a disabled woman who is pregnant will be fitted with a contraceptive device immediately following her Caesarean section, Premier Christianity has reported. The woman was originally ordered to undergo a forced abortion by another judge, until that ruling was overturned on appeal. Justice MacDonald heard arguments in the case
October 11, 2019
A senior legal official in the Vatican has dismissed the idea that a planned “synodal process” in Germany will be “binding,” noting that bishops must exercise their authority in unity and obedience to the authority of the Pope. Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, said the idea that
October 08, 2019
The Archbishop of Krakow has compared the LGBT rights movement in Poland to communism. Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski made the comparison in a pastoral letter to the archdiocese released on September 28, as he announced a new initiative to encourage people to pray for Poland. In the letter, Jędraszewski said that the LGBT rights movement is “the next great
October 08, 2019
An advertising company has apologized for displaying a pro-life billboard in the United Kingdom, saying it is removing the ad and will make a donation to a pro-abortion charity. The billboard was erected in Walthamstow, East London, as part of the #StopStella campaign. The campaign is in reference to local Labour MP Stella Creasy, the
October 07, 2019
At least 42,000 people protested in Paris on Sunday against a bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples access to IVF. Many French bishops have spoken against the bill. Police said there were 42,000 at the October 6 protests, while media-funded researchers estimated 74,000, and organizers 600,000. Speaking at the protest, former legislator
October 03, 2019
The High Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the parents of Tafida Raqeeb may take her to Italy for medical treatment. The five-year-old girl has been comatose since February, and UK doctors want to remove her life-sustaining treatment. Doctors at Royal London Hospital, where Raqeeb is on life support, had barred her parents (Muhhamed Raqeeb
October 02, 2019
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, presented a book on Wednesday arguing that in the face of challenges, the Church should not grab at quick solutions, but seek to deepen its understanding of the uninterrupted tradition of priestly celibacy in the Latin rite. Friends of the Bridegroom: For a Renewed Vision of
October 02, 2019
An Italian news magazine has reported that five Vatican employees have been suspended following an October 1 raid of offices within the Vatican’s Secretariat of State. An October 2 internal memo from the government of the Vatican City State conveyed that the five employees have been “suspended from service.” The memo was published by L’Espresso.
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