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Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision (CWN coverage), a 2019 Kentucky law banning most abortions went into effect.
Six days after the Dobbs decision, however, a state judge halted implementation of the law, leading the Kentucky Catholic Conferen…
Read MoreArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, addressed the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
“Ensuring the peaceful …
Read MoreThe Southeast African nation (map) is 30% Protestant, 24% Catholic, 17% Muslim, and 28% ethnic religionist. An Islamist insurgency began in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province in 2017; over 900,000 people have fled their homes.
Read MoreThe Irish government “intends to introduce fines and prison sentences for people who pray, hold signs, or try to persuade women not to have abortions while they are within the vicinity of an abortion clinic,” according to the report.
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Read MoreIn an article entitled “Revolution and Hope,” L’Osservatore Romano noted that Pope Francis spoke with transgendered persons from a parish in Torvaianica, a neighborhood of Rome, at his April 27, June 10, August 3, and August 10 genera…
Read MoreThe president of the Ivory Coast Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo of Korhogo, spoke of the continued need for reconciliation in the wake of the 2010-11 Ivorian crisis.
Côte d’Ivoire, a West African nation…
Read MoreAt the conclusion of his August 11 general audience, Pope Francis asked for continued prayers for the people of Ukraine.
“I urge everyone to build unity and peace in the family, in the Church, and in society,” the Pope added. “It …
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It’s amazing what happens in what many people call “flyover” country, where many Catholics quietly are going about the work of rebuilding in the nation’s heartland. On a recent road trip through Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Church in the US, Healthcare, lead, News, President Joe Biden, U.S. Congress, Veterans |
The archbishop for the military archdiocese applauded the enactment of legislation expanding federal health care service for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits serving overseas, saying the nation “owes” it to them to ensure their care.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | Auschwitz, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, Cardinal Michael Czerny, Catholic-Jewish relations, lead, News, News Analysis, St. Edith Stein, St. John Paul II |
For those with long memories, Cardinal Michael Czerny’s ascent is reminiscent of another luminary cardinal with Jewish roots whose star burned bright during the Pope John Paul II years: The late Jean-Marie Lustiger of Paris.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | Church in Europe, German bishops, German synodal path, Germany, Lay people, lead, News, Synod of Bishops, synodality, Women |
In a new report summarizing the conclusions of a national consultation process, Germany’s bishops are advocating for greater inclusion in the church of women and laypeople generally, as well as those who disagree on certain moral teachings.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | Chaos, Eucharist, Eucharistic Adoration, Featured, hectic, Humility, Jesus Christ, lessons, News, Prayer, Prayer Life & Liturgy, pride, quiet, reflection, Surrender & Strength |
The light bulb went off and I realized that I desperately needed more quiet time.
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Posted by bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | Commentary, News |
The Pontifical Academy for Life has triggered renewed speculation that Pope Francis could be planning a new document addressing the…
The post Will Francis rescind ‘Humanae Vitae’? appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | In the News, News |
The passing of time in one’s life is meant to be lived as a God-given grace and not a meaningless…
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Read MoreO seem the stranger lies my lot, my life Among strangers. Father and mother dear, Brothers and sisters are in…
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As senior churchmen seek to make Catholicism palatable to modernity, members of a small but significant New York scene are…
The post New York’s Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | 2022, Christ before Herod, Columns, Jesus before Herod Antipas, News, Stephen P. White, Stephen P. White's "The Church Before Herod", The Catholic Thing |
There is a curious episode recounted only in Luke’s Gospel, in which Jesus is sent before Herod by Pontius Pilate….
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Read MoreEntrance Antiphon:How beautiful you are, O virgin of Christ, who were worthy to receive the Lord’s crown, the crown of perpetual virginity.St. Clare of Assisi was the first woman to practice the life of entire poverty as taught by St. Francis. Placed b…
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