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November 02, 2021

Man threatening priest, parishioners in Providence arrested

November 02, 2021

Providence, R.I., Nov 1, 2021 / 21:34 pm A 28-year-old man was arrested on Monday evening after bringing a gun to the former parish of a recently-arrested priest in Providence and threatening the priest and parishioners. The man, whose identity has not been released, went to an apartment located near St. Mary’s Church in Providence

Senators mark 1st anniversary of declaration rejecting push to declare abortion an ‘international right’

November 02, 2021

Washington D.C., Nov 2, 2021 / 05:00 am U.S. senators have celebrated the first anniversary of a declaration affirming that there is “no international right to abortion.” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced a concurrent resolution on Oct. 28 marking a year since the launch of the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and

Supreme Court hears challenges to Texas abortion ban

November 02, 2021

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2021 / 14:27 pm The U.S. Supreme Court spent nearly three hours Monday hearing arguments in a pair of cases challenging Texas’ new abortion ban. Now the justices must decide what action, if any, to take in response to a state law crafted expressly to ward off the court’s intervention.

Glasgow summit is ‘final opportunity’ to end irreparable damage to God’s creation, say bishops

November 02, 2021

The climate summit in Glasgow could represent the last chance for world leaders to agree a strategy to halt environmental degradation and climate change, the bishops of England and Wales have said. In a statement released to coincide with the start of the 12-day United Nations COP26 meeting, the bishops said if that God’s creation