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Vatican preparing text for divorced and remarried couples, Cardinal Farrell says

April 26, 2023

The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life is preparing a document that will address divorced and remarried couples at the request of Pope Francis, according to the dicastery’s prefect, Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Farrell mentioned the in-progress document in a speech delivered in Italian on April 22 that opened a meeting of the dicastery,

Pope Francis: ‘I ask you – stop this massacre’

March 13, 2022

Pope Francis has called for an end to the “harrowing war” in Ukraine, condemning in particular the “barbarism” of Russia’s reported attacks last week on civilians— including pregnant women and children— in the eastern city of Mariupol. “With an aching heart I add my voice to that of the common people, who implore the end

Dobbs v. Jackson: What did Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett say?

December 02, 2021

As the wait begins for a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion case, close attention will be paid to the comments and questions of three conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court that some observers view as possible swing votes: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy

British doctors say they will not participate in assisted suicide if it becomes legal

October 22, 2021

London, England, Oct 21, 2021 / 17:00 pm A group of some 1,700 doctors say they will not participate in assisted suicide, amid a push by some lawmakers to legalize the practice in England and Wales. In a letter this week to the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, the doctors write:

Judge temporarily blocks New York vaccine mandate, lacking religious exemption, for medical workers

September 15, 2021

Syracuse, N.Y., Sep 14, 2021 / 19:00 pm A federal court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against a New York state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which disallowed religious exemptions, after a group of anonymous medical professionals filed suit against the governor and her administration. Then-governor Andrew Cuomo announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all

Justice Department pledges to ‘protect’ women seeking abortions in Texas after pro-life law takes effect

September 08, 2021

Denver Newsroom, Sep 7, 2021 / 14:30 pm Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday vowed to “protect” women seeking abortions in Texas, days after a new state law went into effect aiming to prohibit most abortions after six weeks. While the Justice Department “urgently explores all options to challenge” Texas’ new law and “protect the

Former Albany bishop will be investigated under ‘Vos estis’ norms

March 25, 2021

The diocese of Albany confirmed to CNA on Wednesday that Hubbard will be investigated according to Vos estis lux mundi, the procedure for investigating abuse accusations against bishops that Pope Francis promulgated in May 2019.

Texas Catholics press through winter storm to help neighbors

February 18, 2021

Unseasonably cold temperatures in most of Texas— including record lows in cities like San Antonio and Corpus Christi— along with snow and ice have this week crippled much of the state and have caused widespread water problems and power outages.

Father George Rutler accused of sexual assault, denies allegation

December 01, 2020

Father George Rutler, pastor of the Church of St. Michael in Manhattan, on Nov. 20 voluntarily stepped aside from his pastoral duties, while prosecutors are investigating the allegations, the Archdiocese of New York told CNA.

Catholic couple donates hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys in Brooklyn, Queens

November 24, 2020

This year they’ve already distributed nearly 1,600 turkeys and 1,200 produce boxes to families in need.

Virtual photo exhibit seeks to tell diverse Catholics’ stories

November 19, 2020

Open Wide Our Hearts was developed by Peter Weiss for the Diocese of Green Bay, WI.

‘He lived the Beatitudes’: Mass of Thanksgiving for Blessed Michael McGivney

November 02, 2020

At the Nov. 1 Mass of Thanksgiving for newly beatified Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore said McGivney provides a model for both priests and laypeople of how to “live the Beatitudes.” “Anyone aspiring to holiness will exhibit those luminous qualities that Jesus perfectly exemplified…having lived the

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