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Missouri attorney general defends pro-life abortion laws amid legal fight over new amendment
Dec 4, 2024Missouri’s Amendment 3 mandates that the government “shall not deny or infringe upon a person’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom.”
Pope Francis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talk Ukraine and family policies
Dec 4, 2024Pope Francis received the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, at the Vatican on Wednesday.
Palliative care doctors in UK say assisted suicide bill rests on ‘misconceptions’
Dec 4, 2024The Association of Palliative Medicine in the U.K. is opposed to changing the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales.
New Orleans priest pleads guilty to 1970s kidnapping, rape of teenager
Dec 4, 2024Father Lawrence Hecker’s trial was repeatedly delayed this year amid Hecker’s ill health and uncertainty over his mental competency to stand trial.
Mercedes-Benz presents Pope Francis with new modified G-Wagon ‘popemobile’
Dec 4, 2024Ola Källenius, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz, presented the pope with a white and chrome key fob inside a white box after showing off the new open-air vehicle.
Pope Francis: Preaching must rely on Holy Spirit, keep homilies under 10 minutes
Dec 4, 2024“Preachers must preach an idea, a feeling, and a call to action. Beyond eight minutes the preaching starts to fade, it is not understood,” Pope Francis said.
21 new cardinals to reflect Catholic Church’s unity amid geographic expansion
Dec 4, 2024While the College of Cardinals will still largely be European, after the Dec. 7 consistory more than 90 countries will be represented in the college.
New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny
Dec 4, 2024Critics of the curriculum cite fear it will “entrench religion in public life” and could “diminish the protections that are afforded to religious minorities.”
Pope Francis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talk Ukraine and family policies
Mercedes-Benz presents Pope Francis with new modified G-Wagon ‘popemobile’
Pope Francis: Preaching must rely on Holy Spirit, keep homilies under 10 minutes
21 new cardinals to reflect Catholic Church’s unity amid geographic expansion
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Judge says New Jersey county can’t exclude churches from historic preservation grant
Supreme Court seems skeptical of claim that Tennessee’s transgender law is discriminatory
Missouri attorney general defends pro-life abortion laws amid legal fight over new amendment
New Orleans priest pleads guilty to 1970s kidnapping, rape of teenager
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Central American bishops call for day of prayer for Catholic Church in Nicaragua
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A sign of ‘renaissance’ in Paris: Notre Dame Cathedral to reopen Dec. 8
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Central American bishops call for day of prayer for Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Dec 4, 2024The bishops of Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are inviting the faithful to participate in a day of prayer for the Church in Nicaragua.
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Dec 4, 2024For the first time, a crèche in St. Peter’s Square will feature a large body of water thanks to the creativity of the residents of a small island Italian town.
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Dec 4, 2024On Dec. 4 we celebrate St. John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene, priest and religious, who also became a doctor of the Church.
Traditional rite to demolish wall protecting Holy Door held at St. Peter’s Basilica
Dec 3, 2024The ceremony is a traditional one to verify and ascertain that the Holy Door, closed during the last holy year, is intact, sealed, and ready to be reopened.
