Archive for September 4, 2019

Protesters at a school boycott rally in Hong Kong’s Central District Sept. 2, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Hong Kong auxiliary bishop calls for ‘Friday fasting’ amid ongoing protests

As widespread protests continue in Hong Kong, a local bishop is urging people to pray and fast for peace, while... Read more

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McCarrick created 'culture of fear and intimidation,' Seton Hall review finds

Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick created a “culture of fear and intimidation” at the Seton Hall University seminary, according to... Read more

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'This could be the end for me,' Buffalo bishop says in taped conversation

Recordings of private conversations appear to show that Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo believed sexual harassment accusations made against a diocesan... Read more

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Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique for 3-nation trip

Pope Francis arrived in Maputo, Mozambique on Wednesday, kicking off a Sept. 4-10 trip to sub-Saharan Africa. The pope was... Read more

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Medical groups support North Carolina's 20-week abortion limit

Four non-profit medical groups have filed a brief with a federal appeals court in support of a 20-week abortion limit... Read more

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Lawyers' group hesitant about Australia's religious discrimination bill

The president of the Law Council of Australia signalled dissatisfaction with the government's religious discrimination bill Wednesday. Among his concerns... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

HHS announces $2 billion to fight opioid addiction

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday it will send almost $2 billion in grant funding to the states to fight the... Read more

Pro-life activists take part in a march against the legalization of abortion in San Jose, Costa Rica, Aug. 31, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Thousands participate in Costa Rican pro-life march

Thousands participated in Saturday's March for Life in the Costa Rican capital, urging that the president not sign a technical... Read more

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Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, who oversaw the Jubilee Year 2000, dies at 96

French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, a frequent collaborator of Pope St. John Paul II, has died at 96.  Read more

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Colombian bishop decries assassination of mayoral candidate

The secretary general of the Colombian bishops' conference has deplored the assassination of Karina García, a mayoral candidate in the... Read more

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Cardinal Tobin blesses immigration protest

Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark, blessed a group of protesters on Wednesday, as a they demonstrated in front... Read more

Police officers disperse protesters outside Po Lam Station on Sept. 5, 2019 in Hong Kong. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Student leader: Withdrawal of Hong Kong extradition bill not enough to quell protests

Despite Hong Kong’s chief executive announcing that she will withdraw a controversial extradition bill, protests are continuing, with demonstrators demanding... Read more

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Paglia responds to controversy at JPII Institute

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, grand chancellor of Rome’s Pontifical Institute John Paul II, has responded to controversy over a plan to... Read more

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke during the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, June 29, 2019. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA?w=200&h=150

Burke and Brandmüller say Amazon synod challenges deposit of faith

Two cardinals have sent letters to fellow members of the College of Cardinals, raising concerns about the working document for... Read more