Archive for February 19, 2019

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With Nigerian elections postponed, Catholic leaders stress peace

Catholic leaders have voiced disappointment at a last-minute delay in Nigerian elections, but called for Christians to remain peaceful and... Read more

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Bishops ask Supreme Court to hear case on racism in death sentencing

Three U.S. bishops have called on the Supreme Court to take up the case of a death row inmate in... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Religious superiors voice shame over child abuse failings

Superiors general of men’s and women’s religious communities expressed sorrow Tuesday for sexual abuse committed within religious congregations and orders... Read more

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Assisted suicide threatens the entire medical profession, Maryland doctor warns

Assisted suicide contradicts the foundations of medical ethics, violates the basic standards of medical care, and threatens people who most... Read more

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Supreme Court overturns death penalty for man with intellectual disability

In a ruling released Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the death penalty sentence of a Texas inmate whom... Read more

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Cologne's cardinal warns against inventing 'a new Church'

Noting the challenges facing the Church in Germany, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne told EWTN last week that amid... Read more

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Philadelphia archdiocese has authorized $8.4 million to abuse victims

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has so far authorized more than $8.4 million in compensation to survivors of child sexual abuse... Read more

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Why the USCCB is speaking out against payday loan rule rollbacks

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Feb. 14 officially proposed to rescind a rule to protect borrowers from predatory lending,... Read more

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Notre Dame rescinds McCarrick's honorary degree

The University of Notre Dame has rescinded the honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree it conferred on former Cardinal Theodore... Read more

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Chilean whistleblower to meet with bishops, victims ahead of abuse summit

Juan Carlos Cruz, a clerical sex abuse whistleblower and a victim of Fr. Fernando Karadima, will meet with bishops and... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Colorado's Catholic bishops will open abuse records for review

An agreement between Colorado’s attorney general and the state’s Catholic bishops aims to investigate clergy sex abuse of minors in... Read more