Archbishop Ganswein: ‘Our times require courageous and convincing testimonies’
May 26, 2020
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A new book collects the writings of Archbishop George Ganswein, and aims to call Catholics to evangelization, and to joy.
After Minnesota bishops plan to defy Mass restrictions, governor eases rules
May 25, 2020
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The Governor of Minnesota has issued an order allowing for the resumption of limited public worship gatherings, days after the bishops of the state said they would allow public Masses to resume in defiance of previous guidelines
Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopens with restrictions
May 25, 2020
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is reopening this weekend, after being closed in late March due to the coronavirus pandemic
Catholics call for public inquiry into UK nursing home deaths
May 25, 2020
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Catholics are calling for a public investigation into why so many elderly people have died in British nursing homes during the coronavirus crisis
Bishop laments ‘sinister’ promotion of at-home medical abortions amid pandemic
May 22, 2020
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Bishop Mark Davies suggested the country would have to face “searching questions” in the wake of the crisis
Bishops respond to England’s new ‘opt out’ organ donation system
May 21, 2020
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A new law treating all adults in England as potential organ donors unless they opt out “potentially undermines the concept of donation as a gift,” bishops have said.
Minnesota bishops will reopen public Masses, defy state order
May 21, 2020
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The bishops of Minnesota are to defy a statewide order prohibiting religious gatherings exceeding 10 people
Hungarian legislation to ban changing sex on official documents
May 21, 2020
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A bill passed by the Hungarian Parliament this week stipulates that birth certificates and other identification documents must state individuals’ sex at birth and cannot be changed based on ‘gender identity’
Former Jesuit Superior General dies aged 84
May 20, 2020
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Fr Adolfo Nicolás, the 30th superior general of the Society of Jesus, died in Tokyo on Wednesday
Houston parish closes after three Redemptorists test positive for coronavirus
May 19, 2020
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Three members of the Redemptorist community at a Houston parish have tested positive for coronavirus, forcing the parish to close after having re-opened earlier this month
More than 600 Nigerian Christians killed in 2020, new report says
May 19, 2020
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Christians in Nigeria faced escalating persecution and a mounting death toll in the first four months of 2020, a new report has said.
French state council orders lifting of religious gathering ban
May 19, 2020
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The Council ruled that the ban on religious gatherings is disproportionate and ordered the government to lift it within eight days.