Archive for November 8, 2019

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Don’t use ’tragic case’ to legalize assisted suicide, UK group says

An anti-euthanasia group in the UK is calling for the continuation of laws against assisted suicide, as the family of... Read more

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Updated: Pro-life group allowed to open at Florida high school after dispute

A student pro-life group will launch at Gulf Coast High School in Collier County, Florida, after a Christian legal group... Read more

Pope Francis addresses participants in a meeting on prison pastoral care in the Vatican's Clementine Hall, Nov. 8, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Prison ministry includes helping people after incarceration, Pope Francis says

In addition to looking after the physical and spiritual needs of those in prison, Catholics have an obligation to recognize... Read more

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Holy See won't participate in Nairobi Summit

The Holy See will not participate in next week's Nairobi Summit, its mission to the UN announced Friday, saying next... Read more

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Police raid former offices of Argentine bishop charged with fraud, sex assault

Local civil authorities on Thursday raided the chancery of the Diocese of Orán, where Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta was bishop from... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Second federal court rules against HHS conscience protection rule

For the second time in two days, a federal judge on Thursday said the Trump administration’s conscience protection rule for... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Cardinals Nichols tells child sex abuse inquiry Church 'shocked to core'

The Archbishop of Westminster has admitted that he did not properly handle an accusation of abuse in his archdiocese, as... Read more

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Family demands answers after migrant in ICE custody removed from life support

Relatives are still seeking answers about an asylum-seeker who was removed from life support after an apparent accident while in... Read more