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January 16, 2019

Poll: 75 per cent of Americans want ‘substantial’ abortion limits

January 16, 2019

An annual US poll has found that 75 percent of respondents want “substantial” restrictions on abortion access even as more than half of respondents describe themselves as “pro-choice.” Conducted by the Marist Poll at Marist College, the survey of 1,066 adults on January 8-10 revealed that respondents would welcome limits on abortion so that it

Pope Francis advances the Causes of 17 women

January 16, 2019

Pope Francis has advanced the Causes of three women and recognised the martyrdom of 14 religious Sisters who were killed during the Spanish Civil War. The Pope formally recognised a miracle needed for the canonisation of Blessed Marguerite Bays, a lay woman from Switzerland known for her spirituality in the face of great physical suffering

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

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/01/19

January 16, 2019

Pope Francis has praised the Pontifical Academy for Life for its 25-year struggle against the “extremely grave evils” of abortion and euthanasia (full text). Vatican magazine editor Lucetta Scaraffia has suggested that women remain “nonexistent and invisible” to the hierarchy. Women served as deacons for a millennium in both ministerial and sacramental roles, two members