Archive for October 6, 2017

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By Perry West

A tele-prayer service for Catholics with mental illnesses

To recognize Mental Illness Awareness Week, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability held a teleconference prayer service offering those with... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Pope Francis: 'painful' failures help Church lead in protecting minors

On Friday Pope Francis told a group of religious and secular experts from around the world that protecting minors against... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Trump administration announces broad exemptions for HHS mandate

The Trump administration announced broad new exemptions to the HHS contraceptive mandate on Friday, giving relief to religious non-profits and... Read more

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EWTN chairman encouraged by changes to HHS mandate

The chairman of EWTN Global Catholic Network voiced optimism over an announcement by the Trump administration Friday broadening religious and... Read more

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Trump administration lays out principles for protecting religious freedom

In a set of memos issued Friday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlined principles of religious freedom that federal agencies... Read more

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Vietnamese native appointed auxiliary bishop of Orange

Father Thanh Thai Nguyen, a priest of the Diocese of St. Augustine and a native of Vietnam, was appointed auxiliary... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Religious, secular experts unite in call to protect child safety online

In a joint declaration on the need to protect youth on the internet, leaders and experts from various fields stressed... Read more

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How the US can protect human rights in China

The Trump administration should act to address “severe violations of religious freedom” in China, a bipartisan congressional commission said Thursday.  Read more

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Spanish religious who help trafficking victims celebrate order's 75th anniversary

The Helpers of the Good Shepherd, an order of religious sisters dedicated to helping victims of sexual exploitation, drew praise... Read more

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By Michelle La Rosa

The government's new religious freedom guidance: What does it mean?

All eyes were on the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday, as the Trump administration announced a major... Read more

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By JD Flynn

Archbishop Lori: Religious liberty protections 'a victory for all Americans'

The chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty says that expanded religious liberty protections in the federal contraception... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

New religious freedom protections draw praise from experts

After the Trump administration announced new exemptions to the contraceptive mandate and a religious freedom guidance, experts said both actions... Read more

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Recent rector of a Legionaries of Christ-run seminary fathered two children

The Legionaries of Christ announced Friday that Fr. Óscar Turrión, who was rector of the Pontifical International College Maria Mater... Read more