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Pro-lifers lament High Court ruling on abortion in N Ireland
It set out the measures in a statutory instrument known as the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021. In July 2021,...
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Muslim leaders ‘alarmed’ by Catholic politician’s inclusion in European Islamophobia report
By CNA Staff Zagreb, Croatia, Feb 9, 2022 / 08:00 am A body representing more than 1,000 Muslim leaders worldwide...
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Catholic doctor to challenge abortion pill reversal ban at UK High Court
The Christian Legal Centre, the legal ministry of the group Christian Concern, argued in a Feb. 7 press release that...
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St. Josephine Bakhita sculpture shines light on reality of human trafficking
“So yes, I went back to my studio and put a newborn baby . The newborn baby is...
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German ‘Synodal Way’ meeting ends with call for same-sex blessings, change to Catechism on homosexuality
The last text approved on Feb. 5, the “Basic order of serving in the Church,” appeals for reform of employment...
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Retired Anglican bishop Peter Forster becomes Catholic, news report confirms
Forster had served as a member of the English Anglican-Roman Catholic Committee. He has been critical of a “drift” in...
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German ‘Synodal Way’ members back text calling for women priests
Later on Feb. 4, the assembly voted in favor of further debating a document calling for women deacons, by 163...
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Spanish legislature may create commission to investigate sex abuse in Church
In the coming weeks, the Congress will vote on whether to create the investigative commission. Bishop Luis Javier Argüello Garcia,...
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Munich abuse report: German Catholic bishop says Benedict XVI did not want to cover up
Oster has led the Passau diocese since 2014. The 56-year-old bishop’s diocese includes Marktl, the village where Benedict XVI was...
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Parents, never reject a gay child: Pope
Reading Time: 4 minutesPope Francis said parents of a child with same sex attraction should never reject their child but...
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