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Prayer ‘is what will save Nicaragua,’ bishop says
Jul 20, 2022 / 15:43 pmDuring a recent pilgrimage, Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa also called for a “crusade” of prayer in coming months.
Archbishop asks Virgin Mary to intercede for release of jailed Cubans
Jul 20, 2022 / 14:52 pmArchbishop Dionisio García of Santiago de Cuba asked the Virgin Mary to move the hearts of those who can determine the fate of Cubans imprisoned for demonstrating on July 11, 2021.
U.S. House passes same-sex marriage bill
Jul 20, 2022 / 11:39 amThe House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill on Tuesday that would federally recognize same-sex marriage, and provide legal protections for interracial marriages.
U.S. bishops call House bill that would offer free abortions ‘a grave evil’
Jul 18, 2022 / 18:03 pmThe bill would expand abortion access rather than help women and children.
Priest says worst poverty in Cuba is ‘lack of freedom’
Jul 18, 2022 / 15:15 pmIn a recent interview with Aid to the Church in Need, Father Bladimir Navarro of Spain discussed the dire situation in Cuba.
Peruvian archbishop: No right to euthanasia; ‘it’s a crime’
Jul 18, 2022 / 14:32 pmArchbishop José Antonio Eguren responded to the July 14 decision of Peru’s Supreme Court to permit euthanasia for a woman with an incurable disease.
Spain ombudsman 'concerned' that most doctors refuse to perform abortions
Jul 14, 2022 / 20:00 pmIn a letter leaked to a Spanish newspaper July 12, Ángel Gabilondo said the situation “should be subject to assessment and analysis.”
Leading laywoman and Co-President of German 'Synodal Way' calls for 'nationwide provision of abortion'
Jul 14, 2022 / 03:31 amA leading laywoman and co-president of the German "Synodal Way" has demanded that "abortion be made available nationwide".
Pope Francis rules out living in the Vatican or Argentina if he resigns
Jul 12, 2022 / 18:06 pmIn an interview with Univisión and Televisa broadcast July 12, the pope said that “for the moment,” he hasn’t considered resigning from the papacy.
Fire destroys half of the Chapels of Light at Lourdes shrine
Jul 12, 2022 / 16:19 pmThe shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France estimated damages to be a little more than $1.5 million.
Pope Francis considers it an ‘incoherence’ that President Biden, a Catholic, supports abortion rights
Jul 12, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe pope made the comment about the Catholic U.S. president in an interview broadcast July 12.
Twitter hoaxer raises alarm with false report of Benedict XVI's passing
Jul 11, 2022 / 20:18 pmItalian Tommasso De Benedetti has created bogus Twitter accounts before to fool people.
Church of England lacks 'official definition' of woman, bishop says
Jul 11, 2022 / 15:11 pmRobert Innes, the Church of England’s Bishop in Europe, has said that that ecclesial community has no definition of a woman because such definitions were long thought self-evident.
Archbishop Lori: Biden's abortion executive order 'disturbing and tragic'
Jul 9, 2022 / 20:15 pmThe chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee on Saturday called President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at protecting abortion access “deeply disturbing.”
Pope Francis says measures against sexual abuse in the Church are 'irreversible'
Jul 8, 2022 / 07:39 amPope Francis has said the Catholic Church will continue implementing measures against clerical sexual abuse, even if there may be reluctance or pushback or in some places.
European Parliament calls on Vatican to support Cardinal Zen
Jul 8, 2022 / 04:24 amThe European Parliament has called on the Vatican "to give full support to Cardinal Zen" and told the Holy See it should "strengthen its diplomatic efforts and its leverage on the Chinese authorities".
Archbishop of Bogotá: 'It's our duty to be bishops during difficult times' in Colombia
Jul 6, 2022 / 18:00 pmDuring his opening address to the bishops’ plenary assembly July 4, the president of the Colombian bishops’ conference exhorted fellow bishops to “return to the joy of service.”
Vox party files complaint against journalist for inciting destruction of abbey in Spain
Jul 6, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe journalist was cited for a hate crime for encouraging on air that the basilica and abbey at of the Valley of the Fallen memorial complex northwest of Madrid be blown up “with dynamite.”
At least 22 killed in jihadist attack on village in Burkina Faso
Jul 6, 2022 / 13:29 pmNo fewer than 22 people were killed in an attack by suspected jihadi terrorists on a village in Burkina Faso on Sunday.
Pope Francis announces appointment of women to committee selecting new bishops
Jul 6, 2022 / 05:59 amPope Francis has said he would announce the appointment of two women to the Vatican committee that elects bishops.