Archive for March 22, 2019

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Civil disobedience is a fundamental right, says Venezuelan cardinal

A Venezuelan cardinal has called on state security forces to exercise civil disobedience when given orders to use lethal force... Read more

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Catholic priest in Montreal stabbed during Mass

A Catholic priest in Montreal is in stable condition after being stabbed during Friday morning Mass. One suspect has been... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on Nov. 8, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Pope: Education, encounter are key in furthering access to clean water

In a message for World Water Day, Pope Francis stressed the need to remember the suffering of billions of people... Read more

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In Edmonton, growth puts pressure on Catholic school enrollment

Edmonton’s Catholic schools are at full capacity and may soon have to turn away students, although school district officials are... Read more

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Proposed changes to mercury regulations 'troubling,' bishops say

A proposal to ease regulations on mercury pollution levels in the air fails to show proper respect for human life... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Catholics bring pro-life voices to the UN Commission for Women

As participants in the UN Commission for Women’s annual gathering advocated for increased international access to abortion, side events hosted... Read more

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Louisiana police obtain new search warrant in New Orleans Archdiocese abuse investigation

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UK Catholic bishops discourage medical and social gender transition in pastoral statement

Pope Francis speaks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis may visit United States in September after UN invitation

One of the priests on “The Sacristy of the Vendée”show sparked a firestorm after quipping in February that he prayed that Pope Francis would “go to heaven as soon as possible.”

Priests’ talk show that sparked controversy over Pope Francis remarks now back on YouTube

St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.

Historic St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, will host Pope Francis this weekend

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

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