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Virginia bishops urge laity demand lawmakers ‘reject’ assisted suicide
February 09, 2024
NEW YORK – Virginia’s Catholic bishops have raised concerns that assisted suicide could soon become legal in the state after legislation promoting the practice recently advanced in both the state House and Senate, with debate in each chamber expected in the coming weeks. In a 5 Feb. message, Bishops Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Barry
US Bishops highlight nationwide threats to religious liberty 
January 17, 2024
NEW YORK – A first-of-its-kind report from the U.S. Bishops’ Conference spotlights religious freedom concerns nationwide. It highlights a particular concern for attacks on houses of worship, as well as efforts by federal agencies to impose abortion and gender-related requirements. The 48-page report, published 16 January – to coincide with national religious freedom day –
New poll finds Pope’s unfavourable rating among Americans at all-time high
January 13, 2024
NEW YORK – A new survey conducted this past December has found that while most American adults still have a favourable view of Pope Francis, the percentage that hold an unfavourable opinion of the pontiff has risen to a new ten-year high. The survey, conducted 1-20 Dec by the Gallup organisation, found that 58 per
Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick deemed not competent to stand trial in abuse case 
January 12, 2024
NEW YORK – A Wisconsin judge on 10 January suspended a sexual assault case against Theodore McCarrick after a court-appointed psychologist found the ex-cardinal not competent to stand trial, possibly ending efforts to secure a criminal prosecution. County Judge David Reddy didn’t dismiss the case outright, because, he said, the court doesn’t have that authority.
US bishops back ‘Bread Not Stones’ campaign against military-industrial complex 
January 08, 2024
NEW YORK – Seventeen US bishops have thrown their weight behind a campaign to encourage Congress to redirect military spending towards helping the nation’s poor and marginalised. Those leading the campaign hope to see more bishops add their support.  For decades, Catholic peace advocacy organisation Pax Christi USA has advocated through its “Bread Not Stones”
Saint Paul & Minneapolis: ministry of ‘imprudent’ Archbishop Nienstedt inhibited
January 07, 2024
NEW YORK – A Vatican investigation into alleged misconduct by former Saint Paul & Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt has cleared him of committing any canonical crime, but determined that certain “imprudent” actions warranted limitations placed on his ministerial ability. “After reviewing all of the information gathered, the Dicasteries for Bishops and for the Doctrine of
US politicians demand action to stop Ortega’s persecution of Catholic Church
January 05, 2024
NEW YORK – Members of the US government’s global religious freedom watchdog have added their voices to a growing chorus of calls for the release of imprisoned Catholic leaders in Nicaragua, arguing that it is time for legislative action against the Caribbean nation. Frank Wolf, Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,
‘Deteriorating situation’: Persecution of Catholic Church in Nicaragua
January 04, 2024
NEW YORK – Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami has said Nicaragua’s dictatorship has gone “off the rails” with the latest round of arrests of Catholic leaders in Nicaragua and the continued imprisonment of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa. “It’s a deteriorating situation where the government is persecuting the church, and it’s hard to see what
Texas bishops ‘celebrate’ court ruling blocking US government’s requirement for abortions if ‘stabilising treatment necessary’ 
January 04, 2024
NEW YORK – After a federal appeals court ruled 2 January that emergency room doctors in Texas are not required to perform abortions, effectively blocking regulatory guidance previously issued by the federal government, the state’s Catholic bishops said they welcome the ruling. “We celebrate the decision by the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,” the
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