Archive for July 7, 2020

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Pro-life MP hails ‘clear victory’ over abortion amendments

A leading pro-life MP welcomed the defeat Monday of attempts to strip away protections for unborn children in the U.K.  Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference July 7, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican cardinal: peace is threatened as health and economic crises continue

A Vatican cardinal has said that the world is facing a “tsunami” of humanitarian crises caused by the coronavirus emergency,... Read more

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Catholic bishops join 1,000 faith leaders to oppose federal executions

Several U.S. bishops, along with clergy and religious brothers and sisters from around the country, have signed a statement opposing federal executions... Read more

The Church of Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah in Qaraqosh, Iraq celebrates Christmas Mass Dec. 25, 2018 before the church's renovation. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

‘Life after ISIS’: Christians are leaving Iraq due to ongoing security concerns

More Christian families left the Nineveh Plains than returned to their hometowns last year amid ongoing security concerns in the... Read more

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Mississippi bishops denounce racism in 4th of July letter

Bishop Louis Kihnemann of Biloxi and Bishop Joseph Kopacz of Jackson issued an unequivocal call for all Catholics to reject... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

Catholic military archbishop laments US Navy ban on 'off-base indoor religious services'

The US Navy is reportedly loosening some restrictions on some sailors attending “off-base indoor religious services,” which it had promulgated... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

'Roe' abortion decision could still be overturned at SCOTUS, law professor says

Even after the U.S. Supreme Court's overturned a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, one law professor says that longstanding abortion... Read more

Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger. CNA file photo.?w=200&h=150

Tucson diocese again halts public Masses to curb rise of coronavirus cases

As cases of COVID-19 spike in Arizona, the Diocese of Tucson has once again suspended the public celebration of Mass... Read more