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September 07, 2023

‘Alert and conscious’ 19-year-old put on death pathway against her will

September 07, 2023

A judge has ruled that an “alert and conscious” adult woman does not have mental capacity because she disagrees with doctors who want to put her on a death pathway. The Court of Protection concluded that the 19-year-old student, named only as ST for legal reasons, could not be trusted to make decisions for herself

Pope’s Mongolia trip reaffirms globality of a non ‘Eurocentric’ church

September 07, 2023

ROME – During a trip seemingly to the ends of the world to visit one of the remotest flocks in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis found a small, but warm welcome, with many praising his visit as not only reaching out to the peripheries, but as expanding the Church’s own perspective. Father Ambrose Mong, a

Outrage in Brazil after archbishop gives communion to Muslim sheikh

September 07, 2023

SÃO PAULO – During a funeral Mass of a major figure in the Brazilian Church on August 28, a Muslim sheikh ended up receiving communion, sparking controversy among part of the local community and traditionalist Catholics all over Brazil, who called what happened a “sacrilege”. Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, who played a central role in