Archive for July 1, 2020

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What the SCOTUS decision on anti-trafficking rules means for pro-life policies 

The Supreme Court is deciding major life and religious freedom cases this term, but one less-recognized ruling could impact billions... Read more

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Analysis: What’s next for the Supreme Court and abortion?

Monday’s ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo came as a major letdown for the pro-life movement in the U.S.,... Read more

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Pope Francis praying for Polish Catholics seeking Vatican intervention on clerical abuse

Pope Francis is praying for a group of lay people who appealed to him to crack down on clerical abuse... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Benedict XVI’s brother Georg Ratzinger has died 

Benedict XVI’s older brother Georg Ratzinger died Wednesday, just a little more than one week after the pope emeritus’ visit.  Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral reopens to pilgrims

Pilgrims can walk the Camino de Santiago once again as the pilgrimage’s destination, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, reopened... Read more

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Cardinal Dolan: Amid statue toppling, let's avoid a cultural revolution

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York wrote Sunday that the destruction of monuments is detrimental to the knowledge of history,... Read more

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By JD Flynn

Analysis: As Archbishop Viganò denounces Vatican II, the Vatican is not speaking

Neither Pope Francis nor the Vatican have said a word about Viganò or his growing pile of missives. Why?  Read more

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By Matt Hadro

'Soft despotism' of anti-Catholicism on the rise, USCCB religious liberty chair warns

The new leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops on religious liberty has warned of a “soft despotism” of religious intolerance... Read more

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New Florida law requiring parental consent for abortion limits harm, Catholic bishops say

After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law requiring parental consent for a minor’s abortion, the Florida Conference of Catholic... Read more

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House discusses ‘brutal, sweeping crackdown’ in Hong Kong

The new national security law in Hong Kong is an assault on the rights of the people, Speaker of the... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

How Catholics can work to 'expel this demon' of racism

Gloria Purvis, host of EWTN’s radio show “Morning Glory,” who has served on the National Black Catholic Congress, said on... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

‘An affront to human dignity’: Ethicists react to death of Michael Hickson

Ethicists and disability rights activists have expressed grave concerns over reports of the recent death of Michael Hickson, a black... Read more

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US bishops ask Trump administration to reconsider federal executions

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked the Trump administration to halt several scheduled executions after the Supreme... Read more

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Founder of Catholic Schoenstatt movement faces allegations of coercion

A German historian says that recently opened Vatican archives include documents that suggest the German founder of the Schoenstatt ecclesial... Read more