Archive for August 23, 2019

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Agreement reached on permanent Holy See representative to Vietnam

A Holy See-Vietnam diplomacy working group, which met inside the Vatican this week, reached an agreement on establishing a permanent... Read more

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By Ed Condon

Analysis: Pell, and the politics of Rome

With no further civil progress likely, and Cardinal George Pell almost sure to remain in prison for the foreseeable future,... Read more

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Exorcists to Jesuit head: Satan is real

An international organization of Catholic exorcists said Thursday that the existence of Satan as a real and personal being is... Read more

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Arizona bishops welcome tuition break for undocumented students

Arizona’s Catholic bishops issued a statement Thursday in support of a change in policy that will offer a discounted tuition... Read more

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Christian filmmakers win right to sue against Minnesota human rights law

A federal court has reversed a decision dismissing a lawsuit brought against the Minnesota Human Rights Act.  Read more

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Cincinnati Catholic raised 'red flags' about priest over a year before rape indictment

A Cincinnati news station is reporting on the contents of a letter, sent to Archbishop Dennis Schnurr and Auxiliary Bishop... Read more

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HHS conscience rule essential for freedom say Catholic healthcare groups

Legal briefs filed Aug. 21 on behalf of four non-profit organizations, including the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the Catholic... Read more

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Catholic leaders voice concern over Amazon fires

Catholics groups in the Amazon have expressed concern over the wave of forest fires that have been ravaging the region.  Read more

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New West Virginia bishop addresses scandals head-on at installation Mass

After nearly a year without a bishop, due to the scandal-ridden former Bishop Michael Bransfield, the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in... Read more

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Amid efforts to rebuild, residents of Karala face another round of floods

Just a year after devastating floods swept through Kerala, India, the state is again facing devastating flooding.  Read more