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January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019
Pope John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla, a man from a small town in Poland who lost all of his immediate family – mom, older brother, an infant sister, and father – by the time he was 20 years old. Shortly thereafter, he vowed a life of celibacy as a Catholic priest. And yet,
January 30, 2019
A prominent Catholic theologian and Democrat has said that new pro-abortion legislation in New York diminishes legal protections for pregnant women facing violence from a partner. In a January 28 op-ed for the New York Daily News, Charles Camosy, associate professor of theology at Fordham University in the Bronx, argued that the removal of abortion
January 30, 2019
An Austrian priest and theologian has resigned from his position at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, amid charges that he made sexual advances toward a woman in the confessional several years ago. The priest maintains his innocence. Fr. Hermann Geissler, 53, has been an official within the CDF since 1993, and in
January 30, 2019
New York state legislators yesterday passed the Child Victims Act. The new measure extends the period of time in which both civil suits and criminal charges can be brought in cases of child abuse. Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he will sign the act into law in the coming days. The act, versions which had
January 30, 2019
Burmese Cardinal Charles Bo has said that a dam project funded by China would “destroy our nation’s destiny and dignity”. A missionary priest has urged Kenyan dioceses to “set a good example” on financial transparency. The new Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul has invited Pope Francis to visit the city. The German Archdiocese of Paderborn has
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