Archive for June 28, 2017

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By Matt Hadro

Senate health care bill 'unacceptable,' bishop says after budget office report

The Senate’s health care bill remains “unacceptable,” one U.S. bishop insisted after a non-partisan government office estimated it would result... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square June 17, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: The way of Christ is the way of persecution

On Wednesday Pope Francis said that following Christ means taking a path contrary to that of the world, and being... Read more

Pope Francis creates five new cardinals during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica on June 28, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Keep your eyes fixed on the cross, Pope urges new cardinals

On Wednesday, Pope Francis created five new cardinals, encouraging them to walk with Jesus, keeping their eyes fixed securely on... Read more

St. John XXIII at the canonization of St. Martin de Porres, May 6, 1962.?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

St John XXIII's relics will visit his home diocese in 2018

The Diocese of Bergamo announced yesterday that next year the body of St. John XXIII will return to the city,... Read more

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UK parents lose final appeal to keep baby alive for treatment

A final appeal to allow continued life support for a U.K. baby whose parents want to seek experimental treatment in... Read more

Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm at the consistory in St. Peter's Basilica, June 28, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Arborelius shows the Church's Scandinavian 'peripheries'

When thinking of the “peripheries” of the Church, many think of places such as Latin America, Africa, or maybe Asia.... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Enforcement is key in fight against human trafficking, report says

With an estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking today, all governments must step up their enforcement efforts, a new... Read more

Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia speaks to CNA Oct. 25, 2016 in Rome. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Australian police charge top Vatican official with sexual abuse

After years of fighting allegations of sexual abuse and negligence in handling abuse cases, Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's top... Read more