Archive for October 25, 2018

Cake artist Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Masterpiece Cakeshop case drew $500k in grants from religious freedom foes

Some opponents of broad religious freedom protections have spent over $500,000 on advocacy and public relations campaigns related to the... Read more

Bishops and youth auditors from the synod walk the Via Francigena in Rome, Oct.25, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Synod bishops and youth delegates pray together along medieval pilgrimage route

As the 2018 Synod of Bishops draws to a close, young people and bishops walked together along a medieval pilgrimage... Read more

Briana Santiago, synod youth auditor. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

What Pope Francis says about women and the youth synod

Women, including religious and consecrated women, have had an active role in the 2018 synod of bishops: they have listened... Read more

President's Hall, Seton Hall University. ?w=200&h=150

Seton Hall president condemns student harassment of seminarians

Dr. Mary Meehan, interim president of Seton Hall University, has issued a strongly-worded letter to the campus community following numerous... Read more

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For families separated at the border, Catholics and Lutherans work together

Catholic and Lutheran agencies jointly released a report Oct. 17 to document the two agencies’ role in helping to reunite... Read more

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Mail-order abortion pill service may violate drug laws, FDA says

A European online service that has been quietly offering mail-order abortion pills to women in the United States for several... Read more

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By JD Flynn

Bishop Holley says 'revenge,' not ‘mismanagement’ led to his removal

One day after he was removed as head of the Diocese of Memphis, Bishop Martin Holley told CNA that he... Read more

October 3, 2018 - Vatican City: The 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

What is ‘synodality’? Experts explain

As the 2018 synod of bishops considers a draft text of the meeting’s final document, discussion has turned to the... Read more

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Cardinal Zen: The Vatican is badly mishandling China situation

The recent agreement between the Vatican and China is a step towards the “annihilation” of the Catholic Church in China,... Read more