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July 09, 2019

A Colombian bishop will exorcise an entire city this weekend. Police in Uganda have said that a gang was responsible for the murder of a Catholic Brother. A German priest has faced a “screaming mob” after urging parishioners to forgive clerical abusers. Sandro Magister asks what happened to the Pope’s rumoured “gift” to Ukrainian Catholics.

Pro-life groups should not be banned from campuses, says equalities chief

July 09, 2019

Pro-life and Christian groups should not be denied affiliation with their university students’ unions, the chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said. Criticizing student unions who have denied requests by such groups to be affiliated with the student body, participate at Freshers’ Fairs, or book rooms for club events, David Isaac

Bill that would force priests to violate Seal of Confessional withdrawn

July 09, 2019

A California bill that would have required priests to break the Seal of the Confessional has been shelved at the last minute. California Senate Bill 360 was pulled from the agenda for a committee hearing on July 8, effectively halting its legislative path. The bill that intended to make clergy members mandatory reporters with no

We can all learn from Regulus’s heroic self-sacrifice

July 09, 2019

In the first book of Augustine’s City of God, the Bishop of Hippo tells the story of a venerated Roman general named Regulus who had become famous for his victories over the Carthaginians in the first Punic war. Even heroic and victorious generals see defeat, though, and Regulus was captured, and made to swear an

Thousands of Irish pro-lifers rally in Dublin, say abortion law must go

July 09, 2019

An estimated 10,000 Irish pro-life advocates attended the first major pro-life rally and march in Ireland since the country implemented permissive abortion legislation, with speakers emphasizing their determination to continue working to restore legal protections for unborn children. The July 6 march began at Dublin’s Parnell Square and ended at the Customs House, where the

Northern Ireland bishops denounce ‘undemocratic’ attempt to expand abortion

July 09, 2019

Bishops in Northern Ireland have spoken out against amendments to a bill in the British parliament that would liberalize abortion provision in the region, bypassing its self-governance. Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh said July 6 that he is “deeply concerned by suggestions that amendments are being considered to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill …