Archive for March 8, 2019
NY senator who backed abortion law disinvited from Catholic group’s parade
Controversy over a New York abortion bill resulted in a rebuke for a state senator who has been disinvited from... Read more
Francis urges personal conversion in implementing Sustainable Development Goals
Pope Francis said Friday that global development goals need to be supported by ethical objectives stemming from personal conversion and... Read more
North Carolina bill would extend statute of limitations
A proposed bill in North Carolina would allow more time for victims of child abuse to pursue both criminal and... Read more
Eucharistic yuca not on the table at Amazon synod, Vatican says
Vatican officials have said there are no plans to discuss changing the matter of the Eucharist during an upcoming synod... Read more
Pope, Congress condemn anti-Semitism
Pope Francis condemned Friday anti-Semitism as a fundamental contradiction to Christianity. The pope spoke during an audience with the American... Read more
Assisted suicide bill advances in Maryland despite lack of 'meaningful safeguards'
The lower house of the Maryland legislature passed a bill Thursday to legalize assisted suicide, in the face of critics'... Read more
Cardinals spar in responses to Vatican-China deal
After Cardinal Fernando Filoni and a Chinese-appointed bishop both spoke out this week separately in support of the Vatican-China deal... Read more
Kansas archdiocese responds after denying school admission to child of same sex-couple
A K-8 Catholic school in Kansas is defending its decision to deny admission to a kindergarten student who is the... Read more
