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Miriam Cates, member of Parliament of the United Kingdom.

5 Things to know about British MP Miriam Cates, who isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo 

Apr 22, 2023

By Madeleine Teahan

Miriam Cates recently took on the U.K. prime minister about sex education in U.K. schools. Here’s some background on this... Read more

Ugandan priests celebrate Mass at the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, June 3, 2018.

Catholic input ‘ignored’ in Uganda’s new sex-ed program, bishops say

Jun 17, 2018

A new sex-education program created by the government of Uganda will be rejected by Christian schools unless considerable revisions are... Read more

Philippines Catholics pledge to defeat backers of RH bill

Jan 3, 2013

Philippines Catholics have strongly criticized President Benigno Aquino III for signing a controversial “reproductive health” bill, vowing to oust supporters... Read more

Bishop Gabriel Reyes laments the passage of the RH Bill in a press conference Dec. 17, 2012 with the media.

Filipino bishops will not concede to 'reproductive health' bill

Dec 19, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

Catholic leaders in the Philippines vowed to continue fighting for life, marriage and family as a controversial “reproductive health” bill... Read more

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Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

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Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

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Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

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Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

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