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Ireland at a crossroads: Redefining family, motherhood on the ballot
Posted on 03/5/2024 14:25 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
CNA Newsroom, Mar 5, 2024 / 09:25 am (CNA).
Proposed changes to the Irish Constitution would abolish “all reference to motherhood,” Ireland’s bishops argue.
Finnish study: Transgender surgeries for minors do not solve mental health issues
Posted on 03/4/2024 22:40 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 4, 2024 / 17:40 pm (CNA).
While some have claimed that puberty-blocking drugs and transgender surgical procedures are “life-saving medicine,” the study disputes that claim.
French bishops call for fasting and prayer as France enshrines abortion in constitution
Posted on 03/4/2024 20:22 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
CNA Staff, Mar 4, 2024 / 15:22 pm (CNA).
The French National Assembly in January voted to introduce a “right to abortion” in the French Constitution.
Archdiocese demands priests apologize for ‘scandalous’ words about Pope Francis
Posted on 03/1/2024 23:00 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 1, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain, has demanded that two priests apologize for comments they made “that harm the communion of the Church.”
French bishops lament country’s enshrinement of abortion in constitution
Posted on 03/1/2024 21:00 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 1, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
The French Bishops’ Conference said it was “saddened” by the Senate’s overwhelming passage of the constitutional measure.
Polish nunciature: Archbishop’s resignation linked to negligence in addressing abuse claims
Posted on 02/29/2024 22:30 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
CNA Staff, Feb 29, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).
According to a 2021 report by the Polish Catholic outlet Więź, the Polish nunciature had received four reports from three separate individuals.
Putin warns West of nuclear war risk over Ukraine troop deployment
Posted on 02/29/2024 21:05 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
CNA Staff, Feb 29, 2024 / 16:05 pm (CNA).
“[The West] must understand that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a Feb. 29 speech.
What should a Lenten homily be like? God told a saint
Posted on 02/29/2024 17:40 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 29, 2024 / 12:40 pm (CNA).
St. Angelo d’Acri (1669–1739) heard a divine voice give him advice on preaching and went on to become known for many spiritual gifts.
Relic of martyr killed by Mafia to be used in prison ministry in Naples
Posted on 02/29/2024 14:15 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Rome Newsroom, Feb 29, 2024 / 09:15 am (CNA).
The relics of Blessed Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge brutally killed by the mafia in 1990, will be brought to a prison in Naples on Saturday.
Catholic chapel where two men celebrated ‘marriage’ now subject to deconsecration
Posted on 02/28/2024 23:28 PM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Madrid, Spain, Feb 28, 2024 / 18:28 pm (CNA).
The private Catholic chapel where two Spanish men celebrated their civil “marriage” last weekend is subject to “canonical effects” and deconsecration.