Archive for January 30, 2023

After being acquitted of federal charges by a jury in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, Mark Houck embraces and kisses his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck. Also with Houck are his son Mark Houck Jr., 14, and his daughter, Ava Houck, 12.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

UPDATE: Mark Houck cleared of FACE Act charges in rebuke to Justice Department’s aggressive prosecution

Pro-life activist Mark Houck was found not guilty Monday on federal assault charges stemming from a shoving incident outside a... Read more

The apostolic nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, together with the Grand Chancellor of the Abat Oliba CEU University, Alfonso Bullón de Mendoza.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Nuncio in Spain explains the Holy See’s position on the UN’s Agenda 2030

Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza detailed how the Holy See participated “very intensely” in the preliminary discussions held for the preparation... Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Exiled priest says bishop on trial in Nicaragua created secret human rights office

Father Uriel Vallejos recounted how the Bishop Rolando Álvarez opened the office to help those persecuted after anti-government protests in... Read more

Bishop Robert Francis Prevost was named prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops on Jan. 30, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis accepts Ouellet’s resignation, appoints American to lead Dicastery for Bishops

Bishop Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Vatican office responsible for evaluating new members of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy. Read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, archbishop of Luxembourg, (left) and Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Synod organizers tell Continental Assemblies not to ‘impose an agenda’ on discussions

Cardinal Mario Grech and Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich stressed that the Synod of Bishops is not meant “to address all... Read more

Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops’ conference, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, June 24, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

German bishops’ president rebukes Pope Francis for criticism of Synodal Way 

Bishop Georg Bätzing says the Germans have “fundamentally different views of synodality” than Rome.  Read more

Pope Francis visits the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, to entrust his upcoming trip to Africa to the Blessed Virgin Mary.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis entrusts trip to Congo and South Sudan to Blessed Virgin Mary

The pope departs Rome on Tuesday morning for the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a... Read more

Mark Houck and his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck, prior to entering the federal court house in Philadelphia on Jan. 25, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Mark Houck trial update: Alternate chosen to replace juror

The alternate took the place of the original juror at approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday, when deliberations began again. Read more

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall plenary assembly in Baltimore, Nov. 16, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

U.S. bishops urge Congress to pass No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Bishop Michael Burbidge issued a letter Friday to House and Senate leaders supporting the legislation to permanently ban taxpayer funding... Read more

Mark Houck talks to reporters outside the U.S. District courthouse in Philadelphia with his lawyers, Peter Breen (left), Brian McMonagle (right), and Andrew Bath (background) following his acquittal on two charges of violating the FACE Act, Jan. 30, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold,Jonah McKeown

Pro-life advocates and lawmakers react to news of Mark Houck’s acquittal

Mark Houck’s pro-life supporters hailed Monday’s verdict while also chastising the Department of Justice for filing charges against the Catholic... Read more

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By Peter Pinedo

Biden administration seeks to remove moral objection exemption from Obamacare contraceptives mandate

Under the Trump administration, employers with religious or moral objections to contraception could opt out of providing coverage without penalty. Read more

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