Archive for April 24, 2023
Pontifical Academy for Life responds to outcry over Archbishop Paglia assisted suicide comments
The Italian prelate’s statement that legalized assisted suicide is “feasible” refers to a “specific” proposed law in Italy, the Vatican... Read more
Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024; Gänswein to leave Vatican apartment
Since his election to the papacy in 2013, Francis has never returned to his home country of Argentina. Read more
Pope Francis to receive Ukraine’s prime minister on Thursday
The two last met at the Vatican in March 2021 amid clashes between Ukraine and Russia in the Donbas region. Read more
Once ‘papabile,’ bishop-maker Cardinal Marc Ouellet retires
Last week, Cardinal Marc Ouellet handed over the reins of the Vatican’s bishop office to Bishop Robert Francis Prevost. Read more
Anglicans in Africa reject archbishop of Canterbury for supporting same-sex union blessings
The meeting of global Anglicans voiced no confidence in Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and called on him and the... Read more
Pilot who offered women flights to abortion-friendly states fired from job teaching at Catholic seminary
A professor at a Catholic seminary in Louisiana lost his job after it was discovered that he had gone on... Read more
Bishops condemn Florida’s dropping of unanimous jury requirement for death penalty cases
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 20 allowing prisoners in the state to be sentenced to death without... Read more
