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California rolls back assisted suicide safeguards

Oct 7, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 380, a law that loosens several safeguarding requirements surrounding assisted suicide.... Read more

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How a sworn Satanist became the apostle of the Rosary

Oct 7, 2021

By CNA Staff

The Marian shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii (Italy) was founded by a former Satanist "priest" now... Read more

Seminarians from the North American College in Rome, Italy pray the rosary in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis on March 13, 2016.

National rosary rally to take place in nation’s capital

Oct 7, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

A “National Rosary Rally” in Washington D.C. on Oct. 10 will cap a 54 day rosary novena for the “protection... Read more

Pope Francis attends the concluding ceremony of the Prayer for Peace Meeting organized by the Sant’Egidio Community at Rome’s Colosseum, Oct. 7, 2021.

Pope Francis: All religious traditions must resist ‘temptation to fundamentalism’

Oct 7, 2021

By Courtney Mares

He was speaking at an interreligious gathering in front of the Colosseum. Read more

Mitchell Rozanski, then-Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts and current Archbishop of St. Louis, in St. Peter's Basilica, Nov. 7, 2019.

Missouri bishops condemn execution of Ernest Johnson

Oct 7, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

The four bishops of Missouri released a joint statement on Wednesday evening condemning the state’s execution of Ernest Lee Johnson,... Read more

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Pro-life leaders slam decision to halt Texas’ ‘heartbeat’ law

Oct 7, 2021

By Matt Hadro

Pro-life leaders on Wednesday responded to a federal judge blocking Texas’ pro-life “heartbeat” law, just more than one month after... Read more

A stained-glass window by Lucien Bégule depicting St. Irenaeus at the Church of St, Irenaeus in Lyon, France.

Pope Francis to declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church with title ‘Doctor of Unity’

Oct 7, 2021

By Courtney Mares

St. Irenaeus is revered by both Catholics and Orthodox Christians. Read more

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This pregnant woman who died in a prison in Spain, became a Martyr of the Rosary

Oct 7, 2021

By CNA Staff

A pregnant woman who found her faith in a Spanish prison during the Civil War (1936-1939) refused to give up... Read more

Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Francis, and UNESCO’s Audrey Azoulay at Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University, Oct. 7, 2021.

Pope Francis launches ecology degree course at pontifical university

Oct 7, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The course was created with the Ecumenical Patriarch’s cooperation. Read more

An original manuscript from the Vatican Apostolic Library.

A 1,200-year-old Vatican Library manuscript is on display at Dubai Expo

Oct 7, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Dubai Expo is the first world’s fair to be held in the Middle East Read more

The niece of Lucia Santos, Maria Dos Anjos Rua, praying the rosary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal on April 6, 2017.

Our Lady of Victory and why October is the month of the Rosary

Oct 7, 2021

By Alejandro Bermudez

October is designated by the Catholic Church as the "Month of the Rosary" because in this month the Church celebrates... Read more

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Indigenous 'expert' who advised book burnings at Catholic schools in Canada draws scrutiny

Oct 6, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

A Catholic school district in Canada that decided to burn 30 library books about indigenous people and remove some 4,700... Read more

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Assisted suicide undermines medicine, targets the vulnerable, panel warns

Oct 6, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

Assisted suicide undermines the practice of medicine and endangers persons with disabilities, a panel of experts argued in an online... Read more

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Pro-life doctors warn against Chilean bill to permit elective abortion 

Oct 6, 2021

By Giselle Vargas

A group of pro-life Chilean doctors on Monday published a video meant to disprove the falsehoods that arise in the... Read more

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Jersey health minister will vote against legalizing assisted suicide

Oct 6, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

The health minister of the British channel island of Jersey has expressed opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide, and... Read more

The Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan in Zapopan, Mexico.

100 clerics will make bicycle pilgrimage to honor Our Lady in Mexico

Oct 6, 2021

By Walter Sánchez Silva

A bicycle pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan will be made this week by 100 clerics, the... Read more

Archbishop Thomas Rodi of Mobile

Mobile archbishop tests positive for COVID-19, reminds public to get vaccinated

Oct 6, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

Archbishop Thomas Rodi of Mobile has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine, the Archdiocese of Mobile announced on... Read more

Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy Oct. 4, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA

Pope Francis creates new Vatican foundation for Catholic hospitals facing financial difficulties

Oct 6, 2021

By CNA Staff

The foundation for Catholic healthcare will support institutions worldwide. Read more

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Federal government issues guidance on COVID-19 vaccine religious exemptions

Oct 6, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

New guidance on issuing COVID-19 vaccine religious exemptions for federal employees insufficiently treats the matter of conscience, one Catholic bioethicist... Read more