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How a Supreme Court case involving herring fishermen affects the Little Sisters of the Poor
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 16, 2024 / 15:30 pm A Supreme Court case being argued this week could have significant implications for a decade-long religious liberty battle fought by the Little Sisters of the Poor. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. …
Director Martin Scorsese confirms completion of script for ‘A Life of Jesus’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jan 15, 2024 / 07:00 am Oscar winner Martin Scorsese recently confirmed that a script for his new movie, “A Life of Jesus,” is now finished. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times on Jan. 8, Scorsese said he co-wrote the screenplay with critic and filmmaker …
Americans of faith feel less accepted by society, new survey finds
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 09:00 am Religious Americans feel their faith is less accepted by society than in previous years, a new survey by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found. According to Becket, “the greatest change in perceived feelings of acceptance is among Christians.” …
Religious Americans’ lives possibly at risk in 2024, new report by U.S. bishops says
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 10:00 am After a year of renewed attacks on churches and religious centers, the U.S. bishops said in a new report released today that attacks on houses of worship constitute the “largest threat to religious liberty in 2024” and could threaten …
Ohio House votes to override veto of bill banning children’s transgender surgeries
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2024 / 17:47 pm The Ohio House of Representatives voted to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto on a bill banning children’s transgender surgeries. The House voted to overturn DeWine’s veto in a strictly party-line, 65-28 vote. Next, the bill will be sent …
Land dispute in Jerusalem threatens Armenian Christians, nonviolent group says
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Jan 10, 2024 / 12:45 pm For the past two months, 33-year-old Kegham Balian, an Armenian Christian, has spent a significant part of his days and nights in a tent in a parking area known as “Cows’ Garden” in the southeast corner of the Old City of …
Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Jan 12, 2024 / 10:30 am Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a way to achieve greater “dialogue” and help in the search for the “common good.” “I thank you for your commitment to dialogue,” the pope said in a …
Vatican official says Church should allow married priests
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 8, 2024 / 12:13 pm A Vatican official has said that he thinks the Catholic Church’s priestly celibacy requirement in the Latin rite should be revised. Archbishop Charles Scicluna, who serves as the archbishop of Malta and is an assistant secretary at the Vatican’s Dicastery …
Vatican responds to widespread backlash on same-sex blessing directive
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 4, 2024 / 10:10 am The Vatican’s doctrine office issued a response on Thursday to “clarify the reception of Fiducia Supplicans” amid widespread international backlash to the Vatican’s recent declaration on same-sex blessings. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of …
Cardinal Fernández: Vatican’s same-sex blessings guidance is ‘clear answer’ to German bishops
By Jonathan Liedl Rome Newsroom, Jan 3, 2024 / 18:20 pm Amid significant confusion about the Vatican’s recent guidance on same-sex blessings, the document’s architect has lashed out at those advancing the most liberal interpretation: Catholic leadership in Germany. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine …
