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February 03, 2021

US President Joe Biden may be Catholic, but he is pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, and pro-transgender rights, putting him at odds with the U.S. bishops, who have set up a task force for dealing with the new president -- and questions have been raised about how a meeting between Pope Francis and Biden might play out – and whether the pontiff will take a hard line with the president on life issues.

Indian government threaten Twitter with “penal action” for unblocking ‘farmer genocide’ hashtag

February 03, 2021

Today, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology threatened Twitter with legal action for unblocking content "designed to inflame passions" about the ongoing farmer protests.

More lay leadership needed as number of priests dwindles, says Archbishop

February 03, 2021

Newly appointed Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has called for a reorganisation of parishes as priest numbers decline.

Bishop urges UK government to “redouble” assistance to the people of Tigray, Ethiopia

February 03, 2021

As opposition parties in Tigray warn of a "humanitarian disaster", Bishop Paul Swarbrick has called on the UK government to increase its support for the people of the Ethiopian region.

Biden signs three executive orders overhauling Trump’s immigration policies

February 03, 2021

Joe Biden has issued three executive orders to overturn Trump-era immigration policies. The orders aim to reunite parents separated from their children at the border, tackle the root causes of immigration and evaluate the existing immigration system in America. In his first order, Biden established an interagency task force to be chaired by the Secretary

Vatican cardinal: Protecting Catholic doctrine will ‘always be necessary’

February 03, 2021

Vatican City, Feb 2, 2021 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- The Vatican’s doctrinal chief has emphasized the Catholic Church’s duty to promote and protect her teachings as passed down by the Apostles.

The Pro-Life Movement Goes Cheap

February 03, 2021

Any resemblance between the ends of Catholic social teaching and the priorities of the existing pro-life movement is imaginary. Nowhere is this disjunction clearer than in the pro-life movement’s regard — or lack thereof — of the intellectually and developmentally disabled.