Archive for August 9, 2018

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By Mary Farrow

'Building the Benedict Option': How skillet cookies can lead to community

When Christian author Rod Dreher published The Benedict Option last year, it generated a flurry of debate and comments throughout... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Food and Drug Administration signs controversial contract with fetal tissue provider

Legislators, pro-life groups, and ethicists have condemned a new government contract to obtain human tissue from aborted children for use... Read more

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Argentina Senate rejects bill to legalize abortion

Concluding a 16-hour legislative session in the early hours of August 9, the Argentina Senate rejected a bill to legalize... Read more

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The 'nones' – why some Americans are forgoing religious labels

Among the growing share of religious “nones” in the U.S., a majority say that questioning religious teachings is one important... Read more

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Archbishop Fisichella talks Veritatis splendor, Francis, and development of doctrine

In an interview with Vatican News marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II's encyclical Veritatis splendor, Archbishop Salvatore... Read more

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New pope emojis will mark Francis’ visit to Ireland

Twitter users will have access to special emojis commemorating Pope Francis’ visit to the Ireland later this month, the Irish... Read more

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Nun in Mexico celebrates 75th anniversary of her first profession

Sister Emma of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 97, celebrated last month her “diamond anniversary” of consecration to Christ.  Read more

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

Waiting for a new deputy at the Vatican Secretariat of State

Pope Francis’ trip to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families will be likely his first international trip not to... Read more

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What's driving the growth of Catholic churches in the Bible Belt?

In the thick of the Bible Belt, the famously evangelical Protestant region in the southeastern United States, some Catholic Masses... Read more

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By Ed Condon

New study shows ‘alt-right’ views linked to infrequent church attendance and divorce

Newly released data shows that those Americans who only occasionally go to church services are more likely to hold so-called... Read more

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NJ bishop: Independent avenue for reporting abuse is needed

In light of a scandal involving one of its former bishops, Theodore McCarrick, the Diocese of Metuchen is working to... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Archbishop makes plea to remember Ukraine’s ‘silent and forgotten war’

Four years of fighting in eastern Ukraine have led to “the biggest humanitarian crisis on the European continent since the... Read more

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Lawsuit filed against new US government asylum rules

Immigration activists have made a legal challenge to the government’s criteria for migrants seeking asylum on Tuesday, saying that the... Read more