Archive for April 5, 2019
Pope’s Via Crucis to highlight suffering of trafficked people
The pope’s annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross, held at the Colosseum, will be written by a religious sister... Read more
From influencers to cyborgs, Pope Francis has tech advice for young people
Discussing current digital trends, from “influencers” to cyborgs to “zapping,” Pope Francis’ recent apostolic letter to young people contains both... Read more
L'Arche: Failures are 'systemic' in NHS treatment of the disabled
The international federation L’Arche says that a British hospital’s mistreatment of a man with Down syndrome in the weeks leading... Read more
‘No backdoors, no end-runs’: Pompeo vows total end to foreign aid for abortion
Mike Pompeo has said the Trump administration is doing its “level best” to prevent foreign aid dollars reaching organizations that... Read more
Emails show Planned Parenthood behind California rule to make churches pay for abortions
A 2014 California rule forcing religious groups, including churches, to cover elective abortions for employees was the result of direct... Read more
Catholic University students vote to block porn
Students at The Catholic University of America have asked the administration to ban the top 200 pornography websites from its... Read more
Appeals court upholds Kentucky ultrasound abortion law
A federal appeals court has upheld a Kentucky law requiring that abortion doctors show ultrasound images of the baby to... Read more
Analysis: In DC, Archbishop Gregory's promise of honesty will define him
Archbishop Wilton Gregory told Washington Catholics Thursday that “the only way I can serve this local archdiocese is by telling... Read more
US bishops, CRS urge administration to grant Venezuelans protected status
Catholic leaders issued a letter Thursday to United States government officials asking for a temporary legal status for thousands Venezuelan... Read more
After Guam archbishop removed for ‘horrible’ sex abuse, Catholics pledge reform
The sexual abuse of minors is “a deep and sorrowful shame,” Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes has said after Archbishop Anthony... Read more
