Archive for January 30, 2020

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Effort to legalize assisted suicide resurfaces in Maryland

Lawmakers in Maryland are again seeking to introduce a bill to legalize assisted suicide, after similar efforts have failed four... Read more

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By Mary Farrow

This unique Catholic school has served Native American students since 1927

In central South Dakota, along the northern jog of the Missouri River in what one might call “the middle of... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: Civilized society recognizes the value of human life

Warning of the modern tendency to judge human life on the basis of utility rather than dignity, Pope Francis Thursday... Read more

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French cardinal acquitted by appeal court of failing to report abuse

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin has been acquitted by a French appeals court of failing to report sexual abuse by a diocesan... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Amid protests, Iraqi archbishop calls for 'equal rights and dignity' for Christians

Iraqi Christians must take an active role in the country’s future if they want a unified, multi-religious Iraq, the Archbishop... Read more

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Cistercian nuns seek help to build new monastery in Wisconsin

Valley of Our Lady Monastery, a community of Cistercian nuns in Wisconsin, is raising funds for a new monastery complex... Read more

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Virginia Lt. Governor breaks senate tie to liberalize abortion access

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Catholic, cast the tie-breaking vote on Wednesday to pass a bill to liberalize abortion... Read more

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Priest apologizes after 'hurtful' homily on Muslims, immigration

A priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has apologized for a homily that described Islam as the... Read more

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Federal court: labor board can't judge Catholic schools' religious mission

Longstanding court precedent has recognized religious schools’ right to pursue their mission in faculty employment decisions, and so the National... Read more

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South Dakota House passes ban on transgender surgery for minors

A bill aiming to ban sex-reassignment surgery and puberty-blocking medication for minors passed the South Dakota House of Representatives by... Read more

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Democracy activists in Cuba report ongoing repression

A pro-democracy group in Cuba says its members are continuing to experience repression and harassment from police and government officials... Read more

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Pope Francis greets the crowd gathered at St. Peter's Square on May 5, 2024.

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The "Holy Fire" is passed from inside Christ's tomb to pilgrims gathered inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jersusalem on May 4, 2024, for the annual Orthodox Christian ceremony, held on the day before Easter, according to the Julian calendar.

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Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Angola’s Archdiocese of Luanda.

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A patient at the new Misky María Palliative Care Hospital located on the outskirts of Lima, Perú.

New palliative care hospital brings ‘sweetness of Mary’ to poorest in Peru

Professor Mouna Maroun is the first Arab to be elected as the rector of an Israeli university, the University of Haifa. Maroun belongs to the Arab minority in Israel, the Christian minority among Arabs, and the Maronite minority among Christians. She says she is proud of her religious affiliation and wears a golden crucifix around her neck. "My election is an important message that everything is possible in the Israeli academia," she told CNA.

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Mother Marla Marie stands on the front porch of the sisters’ Mother of the Light convent in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

From the Washington Post to the Maronite convent: Meet Mother Marla Marie

Father Roger Landry, Catholic chaplain at Columbia University, discusses the protests at Columbia University in New York City on EWTN’s “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on May 2, 2024.

Columbia’s Catholic chaplain: Campus protests were pushed by ‘explicitly communist’ outsiders

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