Archive for July 3, 2020

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Missouri cannot block Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, high court says

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision that intended to cut Planned Parenthood off from Medicaid funding... Read more

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Vatican financial watchdog hails ‘rising trend’ in reports to Promoter of Justice

The Vatican’s financial watchdog authority reported Friday that it received 64 suspicious activity reports in 2019, 15 of which it... Read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, at the Vatican, Oct. 5, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

European bishops call for EU support of persecuted Christians in Nigeria

The president of the European bishops’ commission has promised persecuted Christians in Nigeria that he will advocate for increased support... Read more

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy, in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal says it is time to rebuild, as economic crisis hits northern Italy

A cardinal archbishop in northern Italy said Friday that the COVID-19 health crisis has created an “immense” poverty in the... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis makes donation to World Food Programme as pandemic causes rising hunger

Pope Francis has made a donation to the World Food Programme as the organization works to feed 270 million people... Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Vatican appeals for debt relief for developing countries at United Nations

The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva is urging countries to help relieve the... Read more

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Sagrada Familia invites medical workers to attend July 4 reopening

Sagrada Família, the majestic basilica designed by Antoni Gaudí, will reopen its doors July 4 following a more than 100-day... Read more

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‘God bless America’ - Popes speak to the United States

Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis each made apostolic visitations to the United States during the... Read more