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‘You are renewing American society’ nuncio tells Mass for Life

January 18, 2019

Young pro-life marchers are charged with renewing American society. This was the message apostolic nuncio Archbishop Christophe Pierre delivered to a packed arena Friday morning ahead of the March for Life in Washington, DC. Addressing the assembly before beginning the Mass at which he was the principle celebrant, the pope’s personal representative in the United

US Senate fails to advance bill to ban federal abortion funding

January 18, 2019

In a procedural vote on Thursday, the Republican-led U.S. Senate failed to advance a bill that would prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions. The January 17 vote to invoke cloture and end debate on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 (S.109) needed 60 supporters. Only 48 senators, including

Duterte open to dialogue with bishops after suggesting Filipinos kill them

January 16, 2019

A government spokesman said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is open to dialogue with the country’s bishops, after the president recently suggested that citizens of the country kill the Church leaders. Tensions have increased between Duterte and the bishops as Church leaders have continued to condemn the president’s brutal war on drugs. Since Duterte’s rise to

Lori announces whistleblower system for allegations against Baltimore bishops

January 16, 2019

The Archdiocese of Baltimore introduced Tuesday a third-party system for reporting allegations of abuse or misconduct against its archbishop and other bishops serving in the archdiocese. “I pray this step and our continued commitment to child protection will send a clear message to the faithful of this local Church that abuse of any kind will

Caritas Rome will continue receiving Trevi Fountain coins, mayor clarifies

January 15, 2019

After several weeks of confusion, the mayor of Rome has clarified that coins scooped from the famous Trevi Fountain will not be used to pay for city council maintenance projects, but instead will continue to go to Caritas, a Catholic charity that helps Rome’s poor and homeless. “Caritas and all the thousands of people it

Plenary indulgence available for participants in Washington March for Life

January 15, 2019

The Holy See has granted that a plenary indulgence may be obtained by those who participate in the National Prayer Vigil for Life or other sacred celebrations surrounding the March for Life, being held Jan. 18 in Washington, D.C. “The Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See has granted a plenary indulgence that may be obtained,

Judges block Little Sisters’ religious exemption from contraception mandate

January 15, 2019

Judges in California and Pennsylvania have issued injunctions against a Trump administration rule that would allow the Little Sisters of the Poor and similar groups to claim a religious exemption against the Department of Health and Human Services so-called Contraception Mandate. Judge Haywood Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for Northern California issued a preliminary

US Catholics losing trust in clergy, survey finds

January 11, 2019

Trust in the clergy has declined sharply over the last year, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 31 percent of American Catholics now rate the honesty or ethical standards of the clergy as “high” or “very high.” The figures, released Friday, show a drop of 18 points since 2017. Among American Protestants, the same question

Venezuelan bishops denounce Maduro’s new presidential term as illegitimate

January 11, 2019

The bishops of Venezuela have said that Nicolas Maduro’s swearing in for a second term as president Thursday is illegitimate. “The claim to be initiating a new presidential term of office on 10 January 2019 is illegitimate in its origin and opens the door to the nonrecognition of the government, since it lacks democratic support

Congo bishops question presidential election results

January 11, 2019

The bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among several major observers casting doubt on the results of the nation’s December 30 presidential elections. “[T]he results of the presidential election as published by the CENI [National Election Commission] do not correspond to the data collected by our observation mission from the polling and

Cardinal Tagle at Black Nazarene celebration: Be a devotee, not a fanatic

January 10, 2019

Cardinal Luis Tagle of Manila told pilgrims at a popular annual procession in the Philippines to take caution against becoming “fanatics,” stressing that true devotion is about how one lives one’s whole life, not a single day. “A fanatic does not love,” the cardinal told thousands gathered at midnight Mass on Wednesday. “Fanatics hold on

Human rights court to hear case of Belgian euthanasia for depression

January 10, 2019

The European Court of Human Rights has announced that it will take up a case considering whether Belgium wrongly allowed a woman to be euthanized on the grounds of “untreatable depression.” Tom Mortier says that his mother, Godelieva De Troyer, suffered from depression for a majority of her life. Her doctor of over 20 years

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