Archive for March 29, 2019

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis issues child protection laws for Vatican City State, Roman Curia

Pope Francis Friday issued new laws and guidelines on the protection of minors for those working within Vatican City State... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: 'Sacramental confession is the way of sanctification'

Pope Francis told priests and seminarians Friday that the sacrament of penance is “the way of sanctification” in which miraculous... Read more

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Poll finds two-thirds of New Yorkers oppose late-term abortion

The vast majority of New Yorkers are opposed to late-term abortion, a new Marist Poll has found. The opposition comes... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Francis: Let us restore Confession ‘to the place it deserves’ in Catholic life

Pope Francis called for the Sacrament of Confession to be elevated in the pastoral life of the Church during a... Read more

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'Unplanned' star opens up about her own unplanned pregnancy

Ashley Bratcher, star of the film Unplanned, opened up about her own unplanned pregnancy during an interview Thursday on EWTN... Read more

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By Ed Condon

Analysis: Pope Francis issues new definition of ‘vulnerable’ adult

How “vulnerable” adults are defined in law has been hotly contested in recent discussions of scandal and reform in the... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Texas bishops praise delayed execution of prisoner denied Buddhist chaplain

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops praised the Supreme Court’s decision to delay the execution of Patrick Murphy, a Buddhist... Read more

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Underground bishop, vicar general detained in China's Hebei province

A bishop of the underground Church in China's Hebei province and his vicar general were placed in detention this week,... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Will LGBT activists split the Methodists?

While the United Methodist Church has reaffirmed traditional Christian teaching on controversial LGBT issues, some American leaders in the denomination... Read more

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Texas AG investigating potential discrimination against Chick-fil-A

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating the San Antonio City Council for potential First Amendment violations. The council voted... Read more

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How popes have addressed the conquest of the Americas

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico this week wrote to Pope Francis and the King of Spain, Felipe VI,... Read more