Archive for September 12, 2019
Pope Francis announces ‘global village’ alliance for education, environment
Pope Francis announced Thursday his newest initiative to form an international and interreligious alliance, which he described as “global village”... Read more
New Australian law requires priests to break confessional seal
A law passed in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday would require priests to violate the seal of confession... Read more
Vatican: German synod plans ‘not ecclesiologically valid’
In a letter sent to German bishops last week, the Vatican has said that plans for a binding Church synod... Read more
Priests 'cannot comply' with laws that break seal of confession, Tasmania's archbishop says
The leader of Tasmania’s Catholic Church said priests in his archdiocese will not comply with a law that would require... Read more
Pope Francis urges new bishops to draw close to God and His people
As Pope Francis met Thursday with bishops ordained in the past year, he urged them to make time for an... Read more
Academics object to pro-choice federal appointment in Argentina
The deans of five Argentine law schools have protested the appointment of a supporter of legalized abortion as Argentina’s Ombudsman... Read more
Minnesota House committee hears testimony on assisted suicide
More than 200 people attended an informational hearing of a Minnesota House committee Wednesday that listened to testimony regarding an... Read more
Ahead of fiscal deadline, senators use budget process to attack Mexico City Policy
US Senate Democrats sought to repeal the Mexico City Policy this week in an appropriations bill, raising concern that some... Read more
Florida parents who refused chemo for child denied custody
A judge in Florida has denied a couple custody of their four-year-old son, who has leukemia, because there is “imminent... Read more
ND judge nixes law requiring doctors to inform women on abortion pill reversal
After a North Dakota judge nixed part of a new law requiring doctors to inform their patients about abortion pill... Read more
Catholic leaders appeal for help after Jesuit school in India attacked
Catholics in the Archdiocese of Ranchi have appealed for help after a local Jesuit mission was brutally attacked by a... Read more
