Archive for August 3, 2018

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By Perry West

How can parishes be more welcoming to those with disabilities?

A Disability Awareness Conference in Saginaw, Michigan this week encouraged parishes to create an inclusive and accessible environment for those... Read more

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Tyburn Nuns to open chapel at foundress' birthplace

An order of Benedictine nuns based near the site in London where Catholics were martyred during the Reformation announced Friday... Read more

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By Ed Condon

Pope Francis and the death penalty: a change in doctrine or circumstances?

Catholic theologians have weighed in on changes Pope Francis has made to the Catechism of the Catholic Church’s teaching on... Read more

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Judge Kavanaugh’s record on religious liberty and personal conscience examined

As the Senate prepares for confirmation hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, scholars and commentators are... Read more

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Are the Rohingya returning to Burma? All is not as it seems.

The Rohingya, a long-suffering Muslim minority in Burma, are allegedly peacefully returning to their country from Bangladesh, where thousands fled... Read more

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Wuerl calls for spiritual and moral renewal in response to McCarrick scandal

Cardinal Donald Wuerl said Friday that the Church must confirm its commitment to support the survivors of clerical sexual abuse... Read more

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US bishops welcome change to Catechism on death penalty

Bishops across the US have welcomed the modification made to the Catechism of the Catholic Church saying the Church teaches... Read more

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Chinese Catholic church demolition is latest in series of church bulldozings

A Catholic church in China's Shandong province has been demolished by government agents, the latest in a series of church... Read more