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Ahead of trial, Finnish MP facing jail after tweeting Bible verse says case a test of religious freedom
On June 17, 2019, she asked in a Twitter post how the sponsorship was compatible with the Bible, linking to...
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Jesuit journal criticized for article supporting assisted suicide bill in Italy
“We cannot remain convinced by an article published today in La Civiltà Cattolica on the subject of assisted suicide norms,”...
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English prosecutors consider guidelines advising against charges for those who assist in ‘mercy killings’
The Sunday Post reported that under the draft guidance, cases where the suspect was motivated only by compassion, where they...
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Vatican astronomer: ‘Trust the science’ does not convince those who most need to be convinced
The 69-year-old Jesuit brother, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, said that the phrase suggested that science was the only...
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Report: 1 in 5 Irish Catholic priests and brothers have died in the past three years
Referring to figures in the official Irish Catholic Directory, it noted that 166 priests and brothers died in 2019, 223...
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Rector agrees to delay departure from Rome’s North American College
By CNA Staff Rome, Italy, Jan 12, 2022 / 13:00 pm Father Peter Harman has agreed to delay his departure...
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‘We all weep for these victims’: Nigerian cardinal responds after gunmen kill 200 people
“We all weep for these victims,” Onaiyekan said. Around 10,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by this month’s...
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Austria’s Catholic Church reports decline in membership, rise in income
In addition, 545 people made use of their “right of withdrawal” in 2021. People invoking this right initially declared their...
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Catholic nun who secretly baptized babies under communism dies at 92
The communist regime forced her to leave and return home to her parents seven years after entering the convent. Following...
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Podcast tops charts for second year
Reading Time: 2 minutesA giant advertisement in Times Square, New York, promotes Fr Schmitz’s Number One podcast.Photo: CNS/Paul HaringAmerica’s top...
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