Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2019 / 02:01 pm (CNA).- The Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly delayed enforcement of the new Protect Life Rule, which bars public money from.. CNA - Published
Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2019 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- If reports of major cuts to the U.S. refugee resettlement and asylum programs are true they are alarming, the chair of the US bishops' migration.. CNA - Published
Santa Rosa, Calif., Jul 22, 2019 / 11:05 am (CNA).- When EMTs rushed to the scene of a Santa Rosa car accident June 19, they found Fr. Oscar Diaz, a local pastor, stuck in the car with a broken hip and.. CNA - Published
Berlin, Germany, Jul 22, 2019 / 10:55 am (CNA).- Continuing a years-long trend, the Catholic Church in Germany saw a significant drop in membership this past year, losing more than 200,000 members in.. CNA - Published Also reported by •Catholic Culture
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jul 22, 2019 / 10:40 am (CNA).- The Puerto Rican bishops' conference announced Saturday it will hold a 24-hour prayer encounter this weekend, in the face of the territory's.. CNA - Published
Vatican City, Jul 22, 2019 / 04:52 am (CNA).- Pope Francis, with concern for the humanitarian crisis in bombarded Idlib, has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to safeguard the weak and.. CNA - Published
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vaticanâs Secretary of State, sent a message to the president of SECAM (the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar) as the body celebrates its 50th.. Catholic Culture - Published
Doctors at the Royal London Hospital informed the five-year-old girlâs parents that it is in the childâs âbest interestsâ to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration; the parents want her to.. Catholic Culture - Published
A majority of local priests in the southwestern Indian state (map) oppose the Popeâs decision to restore Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, to his full.. Catholic Culture - Published
Police also filed sedition charges against four senators and the nationâs vice president. Archbishop Romulo Valles, president of the Catholic Bishopsâ Conference of the Philippines, described the.. Catholic Culture - Published
Following the fall of Constantinople (sometimes called the âSecond Romeâ) to the Turks in 1453, some Russian writers began to refer to Moscow as the âThird Rome.â Catholic Culture - Published
The conference (âLaudato Siâ Generation: Young People Caring for Our Common Homeâ) was named in honor of Pope Francisâs second encyclical letter. âThe world needs more of your prophetic.. Catholic Culture - Published
Emanuela Orlandi, 15, disappeared in 1983; she was a citizen of Vatican City State. On July 11, investigators who excavated two tombs in the Teutonic Cemetery, inside the Vatican, found no human.. Catholic Culture - Published
Caritas Internationalis is the Churchâs federation of relief and development agencies. In March, Cyclone Idai killed more than 1,200 people in Mozambique and other nations, causing $2 billion in.. Catholic Culture - Published
Pope Francis addressed his Spanish-language message (video) to participants in a conference at the Pontifical University of Mexico. Catholic Culture - Published
During his July 21 Sunday Angelus address (video), Pope Francis reflected on Luke 10:38-42, the Gospel reading of the day. The Pope concluded, âMay Mary Most Holy, Mother of the Church, give us the.. Catholic Culture - Published
âThe world is in the midst of the greatest humanitarian displacement crisis in almost a century,â said Bishop Joe VĂĄsquez of Austin, chairman of the US bishopsâ Committee on Migration. âI.. Catholic Culture - Published
â50 years ago yesterday, man set foot on the moon, realizing an extraordinary dream,â Pope Francis said following his July 21 Angelus address. âMay the memory of that great step trigger the.. Catholic Culture - Published
Pope Benedict XVI asked Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to become his Secretary of State, but the future Pontiff declined the offer, according to a priest who know Cardinal Bergoglio in Buenos Aires. Father.. Catholic Culture - Published
Pope Francis has sent a personal message to Syriaâs President Hafez al-Assad, urging an end to violence and resumption of negotiations to end the countryâs bloodshed. âWhat is happening is.. Catholic Culture - Published
The Catholic bishops of the Holy Land have issued a statement denouncing the actions of Jewish extremists who have targeted Christians. Recent incidents in Galilee and in Jerusalem prompted the.. Catholic Culture - Published
Vatican City, Jul 21, 2019 / 06:29 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Sunday recalled the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, encouraging Catholics to look to that great event for inspiration to overcome.. CNA - Published
Rome, Italy, Jul 20, 2019 / 04:36 pm (CNA).- A little over 100 years ago, the Catholic Churchâs first Filipino-born bishop died while on a visit to Rome. Now, a group of Filipino priests are on the.. CNA - Published
Orlando, Fla., Jul 20, 2019 / 06:01 am (CNA).- An Orlando-area McDonaldâs is being sued for denying employment to a man on account of his beard.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which.. CNA - Published
Washington D.C., Jul 20, 2019 / 12:00 am (CNA).- The British Parliament is imposing its will on the citizens of Northern Ireland by passing legislation decriminalizing abortion there, one Catholic.. CNA - Published
Springfield, Ill., Jul 19, 2019 / 04:08 pm (CNA).- Illinois will provide state funding to abortion clinics and clinics that refer for abortions in the light of new changes to Title X rules, Gov. J.B... CNA - Published
Lansing, Mich., Jul 19, 2019 / 02:26 pm (CNA).- The Michigan Catholic Conference is urging state residents to support a petition drive for a ballot initiative to ban dilation and evacuation abortions,.. CNA - Published
Wheeling, W.V., Jul 19, 2019 / 01:57 pm (CNA).- Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, Bishop emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, will no longer be allowed to participate in public Masses or live within his former.. CNA - Published
London, England, Jul 19, 2019 / 11:05 am (CNA).- The English and Welsh bishops' representative on life issues urged Thursday that the public be reserved in judgement on the case of Tafida Raqeeb, a.. CNA - Published
Patna, India, Jul 19, 2019 / 10:44 am (CNA).- Catholic Relief Services is working with local partners to provide aid amid severe flooding and landslides in parts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, the.. CNA - Published
The article contrasts the approaches of those who âhave largely hewed to a legal strategy to pass laws adding incremental limitationsâ and those who seek âto challenge Roe v. Wade directly with.. Catholic Culture - Published
The US State Departmentâs 2nd Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom has brought together 1,000 foreign ministers, religious leaders, and other participants from 115 nations. Catholic Culture - Published
âAmazonia: new paths for the Church and for an integral ecologyâ is the theme of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region, which will take place October 6-27. Catholic Culture - Published
âBecause of this settlement, the Diocese of Crookston can avoid filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,â Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston wrote in a letter to the faithful after he.. Catholic Culture - Published
âI sometimes wonder what the Diocese of Greensburg would look like today if the doors had been locked to impoverished and persecuted immigrants who came to the United States at the turn of the 20th.. Catholic Culture - Published
Seven bishops issued statements praising the Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children, during which priests, religious sisters, and lay advocates were arrested in the US Capitol and charged with.. Catholic Culture - Published
The East African nation of 6 million (map) has been a repressive one-party state since it gained independence in 1993. Although Catholics have freedom of worship, the government shut down Catholic.. Catholic Culture - Published
After an investigation of âsexual harassment of adults and of financial improprietiesâ by Bishop Michael Bransfield, Pope Francis has ruled that the retired bishop may not live within the Diocese.. Catholic Culture - Published
The heads of two German Catholic relief agencies, having been involved in preparations for the Amazon Synod, have voiced their expectation that the Synod meeting will produce âa profound change in.. Catholic Culture - Published
The Catholic bishops of Ireland have voiced their regret at the move by the British parliament to legalize abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. The measures were attached to an.. Catholic Culture - Published
âTurkey has been amassing troops at Ras al-Ayn, where there is no U.S. military presence,â a Syriac Christian political leader said. âIf Turkish forces come in, the expectation is that they will.. Catholic Culture - Published
During his last days as apostolic nuncio to Spain, Archbishop Renzo Fratini, 75, criticized the Spanish governmentâs decision to exhume the body of Francisco Franco (Encyclopedia Britannica article).. Catholic Culture - Published
On July 17, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak a âpublic health emergency of international concern.â Catholic Culture - Published
For several decades after a cure was found, the Japanese government continued to segregateâand in some cases, forcibly sterilizeâthose affected by Hansenâs disease (leprosy). A court recently.. Catholic Culture - Published
Washington D.C., Jul 19, 2019 / 12:31 am (CNA).- As a new regulation takes effect, barring Title X recipients from making abortion referrals, Planned Parenthood has reportedly decided to forego the.. CNA - Published
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